a.m. overtone: visual techniques » 3d

Serengeti Music Video Progress

amovertone — Thu, 06 May 2010 21:10:06 +0000

“I’m Not” HD Video coming this summer to an internet connection near you!

The Concept combines all types of colorful 80s movies.
Including, but not limited to:
• Superman II: His ice fortress (in technicolor)
• Zod, Ursa, and Non in the epic outerspace glass prison effect
• Close Encounters: The UFO sound to light sequence
• Backdrops from 80s high school year book photos

Screen grab of the “sound effector” sequence in Cinema 4D

Screen grab of the imported sound generated C4D sequence into After Effects and using Sound Keys to map the effects to the frequencies of the beat.

Paper Moon

amovertone — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 22:02:44 +0000

Another Cinema 4D MoGraph example using Extrude Deformer and Random Effector. I composited the type and background in After Effects.

C4D MoGraph

amovertone — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 02:30:33 +0000

In Cinema 4D, creating quick Bend and Shatter effects is easy with the MoGraph Module. This example uses the 3D Stroke CSTools and animates around a Helix Spline.

Here is the simple set up in the Objects Tab. The main thing to remember is to place the Deformers inside of the Spline and keep the Objects and Effectors outside.

Learning to deal with 3D Type

amovertone — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:33:52 +0000

I’m usually not a fan of 3D type, but by using Cinema 4D MoGraph Effectors, you can create some eye catching 3D Typography. This experiment uses the Step Effector and the Shader Effector to turn LED lights into the phrase “Sound Wave”. I used Ableton Live to conjure up a quick audio loop.

Cinema 4D (C4D) Ambient Occlusion

amovertone — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 18:02:32 +0000

Cinema 4D 11.5 has a slick render setting called Ambient Occlusion in the Advanced Render. It uses the environment to simulate smooth shadow casting on realistic translucent surfaces. The magical part of this setting is that it is able to block (occlude) the ambient light of other surfaces. The only set back is the long render time.

C4D 11 New Global Illumination Setting

amovertone — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:16:54 +0000

In CINEMA 4D Release 11 the Global Illumination provides a more accurate representation of scene lighting by taking into account light which bounces between objects. Here are my quick tests to show the lush render it provides: 1. render output window with global illumination 2. finished output with global illumination 3. photoshop touch ups

4. Final Output

Learning 3D in Photoshop CS4 into After Effects

amovertone — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 02:05:01 +0000

I went through the process of taking an .obj 3D file and opening it up into Photoshop CS4 and then using 3D layers in After Effects to Animate it. No more flat image sequences! Full on 3D! Great update Adobe!

Adobe CS4 Suite test, Using New 3D Features

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Cinema 4D Stills

amovertone — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:25:11 +0000

tech note: b/w experiment in Cinema4D with photo texture

tech note: b/w experiment in Cinema4D with no textures

throw back: found image of the day – tron atari video game poster