2019 saw significant buyout and merger action in the visual effects world. This past mid-December, Friedrichsdorf, Germany-based Maxon – creators of the 3D app Cinema 4D – merged with Red Giant, well known for its advanced filters offering particle effects and more. The two companies will become one under the media and entertainment division of […]
Made in NY Media Center Fetes Winkelmann’s ‘Crap’
Presented by the Made in NY Media Center by IFP gallery in DUMBO, Brooklyn, New York City, “Crap: A Beeple Retrospective” takes place February 1 – 28, 2018; artist reception February 1 from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. The reception is free, but please register here if you’d like to attend. The Made in NY Media Center is excited […]
MAXON Announces CINEMA 4D R19 at Siggraph 2017
Every year, right around Siggraph, MAXON announces a new release to CINEMA 4D, their popular and versatile 3D modeling, animation and rendering application. This year is no exception as the company took the wraps off CINEMA 4D Release 19 (R19). A new release of CINEMA 4D is big news amongst 3D artists and animators as […]
Why Joe Herman Likes MAXON’s CINEMA 4D R18
If you think about it, the summer months can be a bit like December for a certain sort of person. No, July or August are too hot these days to try to try to cool down with some image of a December chill in mind. Instead, realize that the gathering sweat on your brow signals that it’s time embrace the heat. Yes,for lovers of computer graphics it’s time to trek to the SIGGRAPH show, usually found on the West Coast…
MAXON Reveals CINEMA 4D R16 at Siggraph
The annual Siggraph graphics convention functions much like NAB does for the rest of the industry – it’s the place to be when new products, whether hardware or software, are announced for the visual effects industry. The show returned to Vancouver this year, and while we weren’t able to attend, we did watch with interest. […]
SCAD Students and CINEMA 4D Help Fox Sports Create Animated Open For Super Bowl
In the old days, and I’m talking about the Renaissance here, art students served as apprentices in the studios of well-known artists — working on real-world projects such as public works and commissions. I’ve always thought that was a good idea so when I heard about college students tackling a real world creative challenge, namely […]
CINEMA 4D Helps Framestore Create Sci-Fi Spots for GE’s Brilliant Machines Campaign
Here’s a look at how Framestore, the award-winning visual effects company with offices in Soho, has created three cool commercials for GE that take on some of the top blockbuster science fiction movie franchises of all time. I show how Framestore relies on Maxon’s CINEMA 4D to model, animate and render the commercial’s unique imagery…
CINEMA 4D Helps Framestore Create Sci-Fi Spots for GE’s Brilliant Machines Campaign
Here’s a look at how Framestore, the award-winning visual effects company with offices in Soho, has created three cool commercials for GE that take on some of the top blockbuster science fiction movie franchises of all time. I show how Framestore relies on Maxon’s CINEMA 4D to model, animate and render the commercial’s unique imagery…
Don’t Miss Our CINEMA 4D and After Effects Presentation Tomorrow Night!
Don’t miss our next In Person event this coming Tuesday, June 25th when NYCPPNEWS’ senior editor Joe Herman shows just how easy it is to bring top 3D effects into Adobe After Effects..
Joe Herman Delivers Collider NY talk on VFX with CINEMA 4D and After Effects
Animator, filmmaker, MAXON rep and NYCPPNews senior editor Joe Herman is on tap to deliver a talk at the upcoming Collider NY 2013 conference which begins this Sunday, June 9th…