C4D Mograph

Here is the project I just did using mograph in C4D. The small letters falling are all mograph objects, which is why they bounce off the floor when they hit. But then I actually turn the dynamics off after they're on the floor so that they can fly together into the word "TEXTURE."

C4D Lighting and Camera Work

Here is the project I did experimenting with lighting and camera work in C4D. I did some playing around with putting a camera on a spline (in this case a spiral) that goes around the subject. I also compared different lighting techniques. I did some HDRI (High Dynamic Range Imaging) lighting that looks nice, but is hard to control in motion situations. I also manually placed softbox lights in the scene for illumination, which is time intensive but probably more real-world, like a studio setup.

Project 2

Now I'm working on Cinema 4D projects. The first one will be doing experimentation with lighting and camera work. The second one will be doing work with Mograph, C4D's physics engine.

Project 1 Final

Here is the finished project.



Next I'll be doing some Cinema 4D work.

Anamatic

Work in progress...

Motionographer Site

Motionographer is a good site for inspiration, and it has a nice job board as well.

http://motionographer.com/
http://motionographer.com/jobs/

New Artwork

I went back and made some changes to the look of the girl.

Most of the changes are in the hair and the mouth. The hair is a different color, and it's not so drastically jagged. The color is nice to have in an otherwise dark, black landscape. I also made the mouth so it wasn't as curvy...that way she looks younger and more innocent. And before I hadn't finalized what I wanted to do with the clothes, but a school girl uniform fit with trying to make her seem innocent and could fit with the story as well...maybe she was walking home from school through the woods.

Links

Here are some more motion graphics links.

Sports motion graphics: http://www.graphicsmafia.com/

Motion graphics inspiration:
http://www.motionspire.com/
http://www.motionserved.com/

Graphic design inspiration: http://abduzeedo.com/

Storyboards

The story for my project has changed a bit from a girl living in the woods to a girl walking through the woods. Here are the storyboards.

Cutout Girl Artwork

Here is the artwork for the girl in my After Effects project. I did a bunch of different versions of her trying to get an innocent but haunted look, and I think this one turned out best. I'm also working on her creepy house and the trees/environment. I'll post them when they're done.

After Effects cutout project

I've been starting work on an After Effects project right now doing a scene from a made up story about a girl living in some haunted woods. The mood I'm trying for is dark and creepy, and the style that I'm planning to use is a hand-drawn, cutout style.

Here are some examples of cutout motion projects that I like (all done by Jamie Caliri):

Lemony Snicket's credit sequence (read underneath the video for the 'making of')
United Airlines Dragon Commercial
United States of Tara Opening

The last two were actually done using real cutouts with stop motion, but I'll be working digitally in After Effects (similar to the Lemony Snicket's sequence). I'll try to do another post with my initial artwork and boards for the project.

Also, here is a link to a bunch of interviews on Forget the Film, Watch the Titles. They interview some really cool people including Jamie Caliri, Danny Yount, etc.

Link Goodness

Here are some motion graphics related links.

A handful of good motion design companies:
Prologue
Troika
Digital Kitchen
Imaginary Forces
MK12
Psyop

A few tutorial sites:
Greyscale Gorilla
Video Copilot
Motionworks

New Blog

This blog is going to be a journal of sorts to describe some of the projects I'm working on in motion graphics. I'll also be posting any inspiration, tutorials, or sites that I find interesting.

Right now I have some previous motion work posted on my portfolio site at jaredwalkerdesign.com and on vimeo at http://vimeo.com/jaredwalker/videos.