- X-Particles
- Adobe After Effects
- Adobe Photoshop
- Cinema 4D
- Octane
- Full Course
- Intermediate
- Over 1 hour of training!
Design for Production: Workflow
with Michael Rigley
- X-Particles
- Adobe After Effects
- Adobe Photoshop
- Cinema 4D
- Octane
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Create complex and beautiful styleframes the smart way.
Learn to create compelling, production-ready styleframes in Cinema 4D and After Effects with award-winning art director Michael Rigley. Michael will guide you through his entire creative process, from interpreting a project brief, all the way through procedurally generating and rendering complex 3D scenes. Students can expect a high level look at the creative and design processes, walking away with some solid portfolio work as well as a fundamental understanding of professional workflow.
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Your Instructor
Michael Rigley
The award-winning Art Director and designer Michael Rigley is as solid and professional as they come. Regardless of the challenge, he meets his clients' briefs with an elite pipeline that will crush any production targets on his path.
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Artwork by instructor Michael Rigley
Course Lesson Plan
Here's the low-down on everything covered in this course.
- 1 hour 57 minutesTotal Bundle Duration
- 17 VideosVideo Lectures in Bundle
- 13.38 MB of FilesDownloadable Project Files
Tools Used ?The tools listed below are used throughout the lectures of this course. Using alternatives is definitely possible depending on your proficiency, but we can only recommend using these listed softwares.
- X-Particles
- Adobe After Effects
- Adobe Photoshop
- Cinema 4D
- Octane
Lesson 1
Getting Started
This overview lesson will provide the essential knowledge we’ll need for this course. Michael will walk you through the project brief and creative deck, and discuss narratives, storyboards and references. Next, you’ll learn the foundational principles of Michael’s procedural workflow in Cinema 4D, followed by workspace customizations, and an introductory software technique session.- 1 hour 57 minutesTotal Lesson Duration
- 17 VideosVideo Lectures in this Lesson
- Project FilesDownloadable Project Files
Guidance
Introduction
The Creative Deck
Procedural Logic
Technique: Creating Procedural Geometry
Conclusion
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