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How To Learn Cinema 4D / Ultimate Beginners Guide to Resources & Tutorials

Matt Kander
2021 ж. 2 Мам.
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How I learnt Cinema 4D in 30 days and how you can too! This video documents my learning experience with Cinema 4D from absolute beginner to getting my first job in the motion graphics industry (thanks Behance!).
The hardest part about learning Cinema 4D was where to start. I had no idea where to turn for advice and what resources were worth looking at - let alone worth paying for.
Skillshare, Greyscale Gorilla, School of Motion, Cineversity.... What KZheadrs should I follow, what render engine to use - Redshift, Arnold, Corona, Octane?
This is a complete aggregation of all of the resources I found useful over the course of my learning.
Blog post for those who prefer reading - www.mattkander.com/post/how-i-learnt-cinema-4d-in-30-days-the-ultimate-beginners-guide
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Start here (It's free):
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www.cineversity.com/
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Recommended Skillshare classes (and some discounts):
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Get 1 month free trial of Skillshare Premium!! :D
skillshare.eqcm.net/c/2088800/1085653/4650
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Artists:
Visual Don (looping city animation) : skillshare.eqcm.net/PDVyN
Patrick Fowley (awesome sci fi stills) : skillshare.eqcm.net/kj0Dj3
CG Shortcuts (looping and concepts) : skillshare.eqcm.net/AoWxoN
Visual Don has an 8 HOUR beginner class for Cinema4D. Definitely start here if you're looking at Skillshare! He's probably my favourite creator on the platform, super friendly and his content is incredibly thorough.
Visual Don 8 hour intro class: www.skillshare.eqcm.net/n1X2B9
School of Motion (for those who want structure):
www.schoolofmotion.com/
Greyscale Guerilla (for those who want the works - textures, lighting plugins, advanced tutorials):
greyscalegorilla.com/
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Cinema 4D KZheadrs:
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Andrey Lebrov (my personal favorite): kzhead.info/tools/ZsHHoDLK0s6r44ifx0DnXQ.html
Don Mupasi (beyond legit, super cool sci fi animations) : kzhead.info/tools/P554b-nJfaIOIiRKsGnY3Q.html
Theo Kerr (new kid on the block, very thorough and informative): kzhead.info/tools/B4_J4bn8IZUFieormorBmg.html
CG Shortcuts (concepts and short projects, 10/10): kzhead.info/tools/jsFn111Z8R4eKuRpPz4ZuA.html
Eyedesyn (really cool mid size projects) : kzhead.info
Greyscale Gorilla (some super useful tutorials and A++ paid services): kzhead.info
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Recommended book
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The Freelancers Manifesto: amzn.to/3udjp3h
This was written specifically for motion designers, it's only 10-15 dollars on Kindle and was one of the most enlightening reads on how to operate and survive as a freelancer. Even if you're not doing motion design, the concepts are relevant for all types of freelancers.
HP Omen Laptop I used for all of the above renders: www8.hp.com/us/en/campaigns/omenlaptop/overview.html
Some of the above links may be affiliate links which offer me a small kickback should you choose to use those services. It really helps out the channel so thank you for your support! I am a member of the Skillshare and Amazon affiliate programs.
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My socials
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Instagram: instagram.com/mattkander
Behance: www.behance.net/matthewkiernan
Website: www.mattkander.com
intro:(0:00)
motion graphics reel:(0:19)
what this video is about:(0:56)
Blender vs Cinema 4D(1:35)
Cinema 4D Learning Experience(3:30)
My First Renders(6:19)
Common beginner problems(9:08)
Render Engines(11:56)
Hardware(15:11)
Recommended Learning Resources(18:29)
How You Should Learn Cinema 4D(22:27)

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  • ONE MONTH FREE of Skillshare premium(affiliate)

    @MattKander@MattKander3 жыл бұрын

    • Thank you good sir. This was everything

      @wakamiti@wakamiti Жыл бұрын

  • honestly the best soft tutorial ive ever seen. short and straight to the point ! i love it

    @acabtitano4631@acabtitano4631 Жыл бұрын

  • We will watch your career with great interest :)

    @TwitchTamilan@TwitchTamilan3 жыл бұрын

  • This video is the greatest, two weeks into learning C4D and I've already come back to it four times for the recommendations. Thank you!

    @charlottefoster5848@charlottefoster58484 ай бұрын

  • excellent video , Matt. Just started looking into C4d and it looks like something I want to start learning. Appreciate the time you put into making this video. Thanks again.

    @collinvelarde7473@collinvelarde74732 жыл бұрын

  • Thanks heaps for the shout-out Matt, glad to hear we were able to help you learn C4D! Brillint video btw, great to hear about your journey, all the best mate!

    @CGShortcuts@CGShortcuts Жыл бұрын

  • Really thorough and useful video. I'm just considering embarking on the learning process. Thanks Matt!

    @JoshMcGeechan@JoshMcGeechan3 жыл бұрын

  • Thank you so much for this kind sharing. I'm a self-taught beginner and this video helps me a lot. Thank you!!! 💙

    @lillianshih1057@lillianshih10572 жыл бұрын

  • Thank you so much for making this video! Funnily enough, I work at Webflow and worked on the Lottie launch (I'm more of an After Effects animator but learning C4D to expand my skillset) so absolutely love that you're leveraging 3D for websites! Again, thank you for this, I had such a hard time finding a general advice video in the huge pool of tutorials here on KZhead.

    @MegWayne@MegWayne2 жыл бұрын

    • Omg that’s so so cool!! Thank you for your work on that it’s such an incredible feature! Feel free to dm me on Insta / LinkedIn for any cinema 4D chats (made my day)

      @MattKander@MattKander2 жыл бұрын

  • Thank you for quick guidance and motivation to kick start C4D. I think I should thank my 7y.o laptop as well for going through all hardships with me through out other graphic programs throughout these years

    @mmrzkva@mmrzkva2 жыл бұрын

  • Thanks for your suggestions, Matt!

    @kirstcurrie@kirstcurrie Жыл бұрын

  • Really like your videos. Im also from Auckland, worked in silicon valley, got burnt out and now live in Europe and am trying to find my mojo again. Did not expect a video to pop up from you about c4d. Thanks for your content, it´s really great.

    @james1327@james1327 Жыл бұрын

  • Thank you so much for putting all of this great help and advice out here. It's been really helpful! Appreciate it!

    @nicksquires3099@nicksquires30992 жыл бұрын

  • Thank you!! I'm just starting to learn more of motion graphics. I'll be sure to check out tutorials and resources you listed.

    @nifty127@nifty1273 жыл бұрын

  • This was extraordinary bro! So many creatives in search of answers but really falling short on finding a quick summary of how to begin. Really well done! Sub’d

    @justinashlye@justinashlye2 жыл бұрын

  • Hey Matt, just wanted to say like a bunch of others on here, this video was great mate. I'm also more of an After Effects animator but want to add 3D to my skills. This video was so helpful dude so appreciate it!

    @davidmilsome3275@davidmilsome32752 жыл бұрын

  • Thank u so much for sharing ur journey with cinema 4d, it helped me to decide on the software, best of luck in ur work

    @3dartstudent973@3dartstudent9733 жыл бұрын

  • Just thank you! Great advice and speech! I’ll be watching all your videos) Cheers!

    @JohnSmith-jm4dw@JohnSmith-jm4dw2 жыл бұрын

  • Came here not expecting much as I thought it would be just one of "those" videos. But Damn, this was extremely helpful! Thanks for taking us on your journey.

    @ArthurBizkit@ArthurBizkit2 жыл бұрын

  • Great video! Thank you Matt👍

    @alanbenic7773@alanbenic7773 Жыл бұрын

  • thankyou for breaking down this video into easy to understand info, super helpful

    @reneseib6532@reneseib65322 жыл бұрын

  • Loved this video! So helpful - gives me a good idea of where to start with this whole journey!

    @pranavi.s@pranavi.s3 жыл бұрын

    • Thanks Pranavi!! If you’ve got any more questions, happy to help :-)

      @MattKander@MattKander3 жыл бұрын

  • Thanks a lot for sharing your perspective on the C4D tour. I am just become a newbie here. Can't wait to discover more !!! Appreciate for this VID so much (cryyy) I luv you ,Matt mate. >

    @hongchen3287@hongchen32872 жыл бұрын

  • Thanks for this nice sharing and get me some direction. Thanks!

    @luqin5890@luqin589022 күн бұрын

  • So beautiful Matt, Loved it thoroughly.. gonna start my journey in cinema 4d and gonna keep you posted.

    @KabeeshS@KabeeshS3 жыл бұрын

    • Please do!

      @MattKander@MattKander3 жыл бұрын

  • i have no idea why, but hearing your voice just makes feel soothed.

    @LiveInFocus999@LiveInFocus999 Жыл бұрын

  • Thank you so much for this kind sharing. This was extraordinary bro!......

    @MdArif-gw1vy@MdArif-gw1vy2 жыл бұрын

  • Thanks for sharing Matt

    @JMatthewJohnson@JMatthewJohnson Жыл бұрын

  • This is a really helpful video Matt. I'm trying to learn Cinema 4D because I'm leaning towards motion design work and these are some great ressources. Eyedesyn in particular I have followed for a bit and he does fantastic stuff. I have been going through Don Mupasi Skillshare class for a month or so and it's probably the best introduction to C4D for next to nothing spent. Cheers!

    @gabrielnormandroy1018@gabrielnormandroy10182 жыл бұрын

    • 100%, Don has made some absolutely killer content. He's my fav cinema4D teacher by far.

      @MattKander@MattKander2 жыл бұрын

  • Great video man! Really appreciate it :)

    @JustChillingSon@JustChillingSon3 жыл бұрын

  • Learned the basics of C4D at university while studying photography but never went into real detail while using it, trying to find my niche for C4D and stuck on where to begin but this video helped alot!

    @asterixace2076@asterixace2076 Жыл бұрын

  • Thanks a lot for making this video, I am planning to start learning cinema 4D and I wasn't so sure how to start so I'm really glad I've found your video!

    @daphnewang7724@daphnewang77242 жыл бұрын

    • So am I! Enjoy the process and good luck!

      @MattKander@MattKander2 жыл бұрын

  • Awesome video bro. I know I’m late but thank you. I’m just starting with C4D.

    @MrluisV3000@MrluisV3000 Жыл бұрын

  • I'm buying it and starting now, thanks for the info , great video 👍😎

    @ChagaThunder@ChagaThunder Жыл бұрын

  • Thank you sire this video has been a great help to me!

    @lucienbishop3776@lucienbishop3776 Жыл бұрын

  • This channel is gonna grow big! So much value u shared. Thank u so mcuh

    @mickey5073@mickey50733 жыл бұрын

    • Thanks for the faith! Haha

      @MattKander@MattKander3 жыл бұрын

  • Awesome video! You were really clear and concise with the information. I've been working with AfterEffects for years and only recently started getting into Cinema4D. I can definitely relate to a lot of the things you were saying! Done the whole cineversity + skillshare thing and have had fun with the standard/physical renderer. It's time for me to take the next step and just pick a renderer - it's been a huge roadblock. I know you say just pick one and go, but i'm still unsure with the hardware i have? I'm running a 2019 MacBook Pro, Intel Core i7, AMD Radeon Pro 5300M. Does Octane X or Redshift work on this particular laptop? I would love to hear your advice on this :) Keep up the great work!!!

    @HeapsMad@HeapsMad3 жыл бұрын

  • What a great video, helps A LOT in the beginning.

    @codersvenue9337@codersvenue9337 Жыл бұрын

  • Man I have been trying to learn the program for a while, this video is gonna be super helpful, thanks a lot!

    @KztrinAlejandro@KztrinAlejandro3 жыл бұрын

    • Enjoy and have fun!

      @MattKander@MattKander3 жыл бұрын

  • !!! Awesome job with this dude

    @ewsplat@ewsplat3 жыл бұрын

  • I love this bgm and your works.

    @matataliu3596@matataliu35962 жыл бұрын

  • This is super helpful! I’ve recently started learning Cinema 4D and will refer back to this video. Thank you.

    @ALEXAWRIGHT@ALEXAWRIGHT3 жыл бұрын

    • Most welcome! The exact reason I made the video haha best of luck!

      @MattKander@MattKander3 жыл бұрын

  • Dude, amazing content ! i was strugling here thinking where to start so huge thank u !

    @standardcgi@standardcgi2 жыл бұрын

    • No sweat Ivan :)

      @MattKander@MattKander2 жыл бұрын

  • Thank you so much for this material. It was really useful, I don't usually write in the comments, but you deserve it. Congrats for this achivement!

    @IsaacAOV1997@IsaacAOV19972 жыл бұрын

    • Thanks so much for taking the time to post, comment was much appreciated!

      @MattKander@MattKander2 жыл бұрын

  • Thanks for putting this out!! Loved it

    @densitysf2@densitysf22 жыл бұрын

    • Glad you enjoyed it!

      @MattKander@MattKander2 жыл бұрын

  • I am in high school 17 years old and just wanted to learn cinema 4D as its the way I can model and animate what I imagine in my mind and its pretty fun to do so I started learning adobe's Softwares and spent 3 years on them and element 3D in AE but I learnt alot about cameras ,keyframes and animation and then I told my self to try cinema 4D...still beginner and trying to learn it this summer and I hope to have atleast a good experience in it

    @mostafaabdelaziz2316@mostafaabdelaziz23163 жыл бұрын

  • Thanks Matt very precise presentation 👍

    @BigDataLogin@BigDataLogin2 жыл бұрын

  • Thank you Matt :) So helpful

    @orkunkusvuran6036@orkunkusvuran60362 жыл бұрын

  • Great job ❤️ Big thanks!

    @maxpro3688@maxpro3688 Жыл бұрын

  • Thank you! That was a great tutorial!

    @flumurat5632@flumurat5632 Жыл бұрын

  • Thanks Buddy! Great information...

    @christopherpoterson2244@christopherpoterson22442 жыл бұрын

  • bro u really a kind person!keep going!subscribed!

    @user-nt5cd5jy3l@user-nt5cd5jy3l2 жыл бұрын

  • Great Video, thanks a lot!

    @boriskuznetsov9900@boriskuznetsov9900 Жыл бұрын

  • great thanks for that! Very clear and articulate!

    @winchesterplayz9179@winchesterplayz9179 Жыл бұрын

  • Thank you for sharing this tutorial

    @Bobothedoggy124@Bobothedoggy124 Жыл бұрын

  • Matt, this was such a helpful video for me. I’ve been putting off learning cinema for years! I mean I know a little bit as a motion graphics artist but nothing to the extent of what you’re producing. I received some grant money that I’d like to use to invest in a custom PC. I’m an original Mac fanboy but need the extra power for third party renders. Anyways thanks for the tips! Def bookmarking this video.

    @milesfabishak2354@milesfabishak23542 жыл бұрын

    • Hey Miles, thank you so much for the comment! This video took a tonne of effort to put together over a few months so positive feedback like this really makes it worthwhile. Thank you!

      @MattKander@MattKander2 жыл бұрын

  • Thank you mate! Great tips... I will start my first month just now!

    @caduprimola@caduprimola2 жыл бұрын

    • Well done mate! Enjoy

      @MattKander@MattKander2 жыл бұрын

  • this is SO helpful. thank you!

    @joyusagi@joyusagi2 жыл бұрын

  • This is a Prometheus level contribution

    @thegamingexec@thegamingexec2 жыл бұрын

  • Really helpful, thanks.

    @Edarbin@Edarbin Жыл бұрын

  • Great video mate

    @muhammedpurathayil7041@muhammedpurathayil70413 жыл бұрын

  • Thank you Matt! Very useful for a beginner in Cinema 4D!

    @andreicirnat5111@andreicirnat51112 жыл бұрын

    • Most welcome! Hope you got value out of it.

      @MattKander@MattKander2 жыл бұрын

  • Great video!!!

    @brunodepaulak@brunodepaulak2 ай бұрын

  • thank you for sharing this you are amazing this is all what i need , thank you thank you thank you

    @meyed7375@meyed73753 жыл бұрын

  • Thanks so much! I'm also a software developer and I am looking for something to expand my knowledge and make my jobs look more creative.

    @analuiza2677@analuiza26772 жыл бұрын

  • Super duper content Matt, very informative!

    @ransikadane6474@ransikadane64743 жыл бұрын

    • Thanks boo

      @MattKander@MattKander3 жыл бұрын

  • Im Running octane on the M2 Apple silicon and it works perfect!

    @fabianw2k@fabianw2k9 ай бұрын

  • I'm getting into 4D, need this video, appreciate it

    @SetInTheWestDoc@SetInTheWestDoc Жыл бұрын

    • Welcome! Happy it helped!

      @MattKander@MattKander Жыл бұрын

  • Thanks greatly for this amazing and well packaged tutorial on learning Cinema 4D. It is well worth the time and I hope to make great contents link yours someday as I work rigorously and vigorously towards it. P.S: We missed your contents by the way and I hope you are as fit as a fiddle? Keep up the good!

    @ahmedsuleiman1130@ahmedsuleiman11302 жыл бұрын

  • Thank you Matt for sharing the journey! I started learning Cinema 4d based on your guide. I am amazed about your work particularly on 0:31 (the one that looks like dark space), do you mind share where you learned that style of art?

    @hyeongchoi1324@hyeongchoi13242 жыл бұрын

  • Thank You For Super Helpful Video.

    @RezaXus@RezaXus3 жыл бұрын

  • keep going, champ!

    @azddines4077@azddines407710 ай бұрын

  • Wow I just wanna start learning and I really like you wow well done abd thanks alot

    @samuelgiwa8034@samuelgiwa80342 жыл бұрын

  • Great vid mate! It’ll be nice to hear your recommendation for a desktop rig? Or at least where to look;-)

    @minhtoon3127@minhtoon3127 Жыл бұрын

  • Thank you for information

    @kamil7423@kamil74232 жыл бұрын

  • Love Your advices, thank you so much! excelent video.

    @camilorueda798@camilorueda7983 жыл бұрын

    • Thank you! And you’re welcome :-)

      @MattKander@MattKander3 жыл бұрын

  • This is amazing! You just pointed out every thing that I wanted to know and not one single video has explained that! Thank you. Would you be able to recommend a PC rig thats not too expensive just to do the renders?

    @Monad.x@Monad.x3 жыл бұрын

    • i5 - GTX 1650 - 8GB RAM and SSD/HDD

      @neonn8876@neonn88762 жыл бұрын

    • I’d go for 16gb of ram minimum, typically you have at least a few programs you need to work in out side of c4d and 8gb will NOT hold up for that kind of work

      @thecakeisapie5148@thecakeisapie51482 жыл бұрын

  • Thanks so much for this

    @marvelanimation9569@marvelanimation95692 жыл бұрын

  • Good advice Thanks

    @nightsdaydream8042@nightsdaydream8042 Жыл бұрын

  • I will follow your activities, Good content

    @simosof@simosof2 жыл бұрын

  • Welcome back Matt!

    @Ninan_9@Ninan_93 жыл бұрын

    • Thanks Ninan 😁

      @MattKander@MattKander3 жыл бұрын

  • Amazing thanks so much!!

    @markmurphy5486@markmurphy54862 жыл бұрын

  • I'm only 5 minutes into the video and I love it.

    @BooneLovesVideo@BooneLovesVideo Жыл бұрын

  • great video!

    @NicolasLucaYuri@NicolasLucaYuriАй бұрын

  • Thank you for sharing your experience ! Such a lovely and quality content. I initially started with those popular photo editor software and moved on to 3D world with C4D. Would you mind recommending some sources for creating abstract art? something random and spontaneous. Thank you once again !

    @thinhvo255@thinhvo2552 жыл бұрын

  • really helpful thanks !!

    @enzoreda2249@enzoreda22492 жыл бұрын

  • Lots of love bro

    @mohamedsaid320@mohamedsaid320 Жыл бұрын

  • great video thanks!

    @tommyvo9354@tommyvo93542 жыл бұрын

  • Dude I found you watching your burnout programmer video. Hope you keep posting videos. big fan of your work.

    @phillipgoat00@phillipgoat003 жыл бұрын

    • Thanks Jose! Will keep on posting ;-)

      @MattKander@MattKander3 жыл бұрын

  • Thank you so much

    @lexdesign7371@lexdesign73712 жыл бұрын

  • THANK YOU!!!!!

    @clearperspective1@clearperspective12 ай бұрын

  • Amazing information man really love I recently did a few a animation on after effect / lottie am really curious on how that workflow for cinema 4d would work

    @RonaldvallejoA@RonaldvallejoA3 жыл бұрын

  • Hey Matt, loved the video and here's a personal question if you will; I'm currently 16 in HS and I wanna apply for a product design course at 18. I have tried blender before but for my portfolio, I still need to get started with 3d in cinema 4D. Unfortunately I cant give a lot of time to it ( probably 3-4 hours per week). At an average speed, how long do you reckon I'll take to start making something that's worthy of sending off on a college portfolio.

    @rajas3775@rajas37753 жыл бұрын

  • Thanks a lot!!

    @abdullahsayedrabie7091@abdullahsayedrabie7091 Жыл бұрын

  • Thanks you verry much for all this informations dude !

    @darowcqb1344@darowcqb13443 жыл бұрын

    • Most welcome! Hope it helps!

      @MattKander@MattKander3 жыл бұрын

  • unbelievably well explained...to the point, no wafsofte wafsofte chat...you´re the dude ..thanks!

    @ndorojuragan4105@ndorojuragan4105 Жыл бұрын

  • you record with hardware outside of the program. Great tutorial btw it was very detailed but still just right for beginners.

    @KALUVADADA@KALUVADADA Жыл бұрын

  • purchased soft soft was because there are so many resources and remake templates out there to help understand how people have

    @l2nesta367@l2nesta367 Жыл бұрын

  • Thanks!

    @gochita9305@gochita9305 Жыл бұрын

  • Great work dude

    @brentyoungphotography9733@brentyoungphotography97333 жыл бұрын

    • Thanks Brent!

      @MattKander@MattKander3 жыл бұрын
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