Hey folks, there’s a new tutorial available to watch! This time, we’re creating mountains, camera rigs, and windy atmospheres. We’ll also take a look at Z depth maps, compositing tips, and the Landscape object within Cinema 4D. This one is definitely a long one, but…
Fracturing Objects in Cinema 4D for Element
Today in this brief tutorial, I’ll go over how to break up and fracture objects in Cinema 4D and bring it into Element for some animated shattering goodness. Something to keep in mind is that this isn’t just for Element, you can use the same…
Element 3D First Impressions & Animation Experiment
So I just got my hands on Video Copilot’s new Element 3D plugin and it’s simply amazing! Render times are extremely fast, objects are very customizable, and the plugin has a lot of undiscovered potential. Check out this quick 5 second render I did using…
Upcoming Cinema 4D & After Effects Tutorial
Here’s a sneak peak at a tutorial I’m whipping up soon. The tutorial will be my first ever Cinema 4D tutorial, so things may be a little uneasy until I get used to saying all the different panels and object names. Because this is my…
Building a 3D iPhone Completely in After Effects
Pseudo 3D iPhone in After Effects? Hey folks, today in this tutorial I did for AETuts+ we’re going to take a look at how to build and construct a 3D iPhone completely using After Effects. We will construct all the elements in After Effects from…
ReelSmart Motion Blur vs CC Force Motion Blur
Who Performs Faster? So in the making of the Bourne Legacy trailer title tutorial, I used and demonstrated CC Force Motion Blur, a pretty simple effect to add some manual or post motion blur. After using RE:Vision Effects’ ReelSmart Motion Blur for so long, I forgot…
Building iPhones with After Effects
Hey folks, it has been awhile since my last tutorial update here so I wanted to give you guys a heads up on what’s coming! Ever see those awesome and beautiful iPhone renders used in commercials these days? Yeah, they’re probably created using a 3D…
CS6: Quick Overview of After Effects’ Ray Traced 3D Renderer
In this really quick video, I’ll show you an overview of After Effects CS6′s new 3D Ray Traced Renderer allowing you to extrude shapes/text layers natively. Stay tuned for more in-depth tutorials on the new 3D features found in After Effects CS6. To my surprise,…












