NAB 2018 Rewind - Caitlin Cadieux: Cinema 4D in Editorial Animation

Watch all of the NAB 2018 Rewinds on Cineversity: https://c4d3d.com/2qUomyM In this C4D Live presentation from NAB 2018, motion designer Caitlin Cadieux shows how she produces 2D-style animations for The Atlantic in Cinema 4D. Cadieux presents some simple techniques that allow her to create and animate 3D elements for long animations with short deadlines. Over the course of her presentation, Cadieux breaks down shots she created to illustrate an interview with author and humorist David Sedaris. She begins by modeling and texturing a pencil. After this, she creates (and rigs!) a setting of floating eyes that serve as an abstract stand-in for Sedaris. She follows this with her efficient and effective strategy for animating books whose pages are flipping. After Effects artists interested in making the jump to 3D would do well to watch this inspiring presentation! 00:00 Introduction 01:00 Motion Design Slack 02:50 Demo Reel 03:44 David Sedaris Animation & Presentation Overview 05:31 Modeling a Pencil 12:46 Making Eyes 14:57 Using Booleans to make Eyelids 16:12 Rigging the Eyes for Animation with PoseMorph 18:28 Dynamic Pupils with the Spline Shader 24:12 Creating Glasses with Illustrator and ArtSmart 28:02 Modeling Books 31:23 Accurate Pivot Placement with Axis Center 32:43 Modeling Pages with Splines and Sweep Generators 34:15 Animating a Page Flip 34:55 Creating Contrast with Material Selections 42:55 Creating a Circle of Books