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So far I have been documenting the research that I have been doing, practical as well. But I haven't really documented my learning process, and how I have made these things. In order to make these animations and graphics I need to understand the software that I'm using and in order to do that I taught myself using video tutorials, giving me a basic ground to work from.

Here is a list of the tutorials that I went through.

CINEMA 4D

Introduction

Introduction 0:54 1.5 MB
CINEMA 4D packages 0:42 0.9 MB
What's new in CINEMA 4D R10? 1:08 2.4 MB
How to use the exercise files 1:26 2.1 MB

1. Getting Started

Understanding the interface 3:16 5.5 MB
Working with the viewports 4:49 9.5 MB
Context-sensitive help 1:43 3.2 MB
Working with layers 3:52 5.4 MB
Using the Content Browser 9:10 16.6 MB
Managing a multi-document workflow 1:51 3.2 MB
Enhanced OpenGL 2:15 3.6 MB
Essential preferences 2:57 4.9 MB

2. Modeling Essentials: Structure

Modeling with Parametric primitives 11:38 19.8 MB
Modeling with Landscape, Figure, and Relief primitives 6:18 12.0 MB
Polygonal modeling project 1: Building a spoon 8:13 13.1 MB
Modeling with polygons, points, edges, and HyperNURBS 2:30 4.1 MB
Working with Default, Automatic, and Tweak modes 6:17 10.5 MB
Polygonal modeling project 2: Building a maze 5:27 9.6 MB
Understanding the object axis 2:06 3.5 MB
The Bridge tool 2:25 4.1 MB
The Brush tool 1:46 2.9 MB
The Close Polygon Hole tool 0:44 0.9 MB
How to create polygons 2:05 3.3 MB
The Iron tool 1:07 2.1 MB
The Magnet tool 1:44 2.7 MB
The Set Point Value tool 2:40 3.8 MB
The Slide tool 1:25 2.3 MB
The Bevel tool 3:59 6.9 MB
The Extrude tool 2:33 4.5 MB
The Extrude Inner tool 1:19 2.4 MB

3. Modeling Essentials: Functions

Arrange 3:05 5.6 MB
Center 1:27 2.6 MB
Connect 1:07 1.9 MB
Current State to Object 1:45 2.9 MB
Duplicate 6:15 10.7 MB
Transfer 1:17 1.7 MB
Randomize 1:53 3.2 MB

4. Modeling with NURBS

Modeling with Curves 3:13 5.6 MB
Modeling with Loft NURBS 5:29 8.3 MB
Modeling with Lathe NURBS 4:05 5.9 MB
Modeling with Sweep NURBS 3:13 5.3 MB
Modeling with Extrude NURBS 4:32 8.3 MB
Modeling 3-D text 4:29 8.1 MB
Modeling with Adobe Illustrator files 4:37 8.3 MB

5. Complex Modeling Tools

Deforming with Bend 3:41 6.3 MB
Deforming with Twist 2:17 4.0 MB
Deforming with Melt 2:11 4.2 MB
Deforming with Explode 5:15 9.3 MB
Modeling with Boolean 6:48 11.8 MB
Modeling with Symmetry 4:31 7.6 MB
Modeling with Array 2:19 3.9 MB

6. Creating Materials and Textures

Creating and applying materials 12:18 21.0 MB
Creating shadows with Ambient Occlusion 6:26 11.2 MB
Applying multiple materials to polygon selections 7:26 13.5 MB
Using the Texture and Texture Axis tools 4:38 7.8 MB
Using material projection methods 2:14 3.9 MB
Camera mapping 12:56 22.4 MB
Displacement mapping 5:53 10.7 MB
Using layered Photoshop files 4:40 8.4 MB

7. Painting Textures with BodyPaint 3D

Introduction to BodyPaint 5:11 6.9 MB
Understanding UV polygons 3:16 4.4 MB
Painting on multiple channels 3:49 5.1 MB
Layers and filters 3:31 4.8 MB

8. Creating and Styling Hair

Adding hair to a character 6:32 10.8 MB
Working with hair material 6:13 11.5 MB
Hair project 1: Creating a brush with hair 4:54 8.2 MB
Hair project 2: Creating a furry creature 6:00 11.1 MB
Hair project 3: Creating rope 11:19 20.1 MB

9. Lighting, Cameras, and Scene Objects

Light types 20:53 39.1 MB
Animating cameras 12:56 22.3 MB
Switching cameras with Stage Object 3:03 5.0 MB
Inverse Volumetric light 4:13 7.4 MB
Creating caustic effects 4:28 7.0 MB

10. Creating Skies

Creating amazing skies 6:04 11.2 MB
11. Rendering Essentials
Rendering essentials 8:56 14.8 MB
Rendering settings 19:41 31.7 MB
Multi-pass rendering 6:21 11.0 MB
Rendering cartoons with Sketch and Toon 9:49 17.1 MB

12. Animation Essentials

Animating with keyframes 5:37 10.2 MB
Automatic keyframes 3:13 5.5 MB
Animating along the spline 4:10 7.6 MB
Animating deformers 3:05 5.2 MB
Creating particle animations 10:16 16.7 MB
Particle forces 17:05 28.9 MB
Animating expressions with Set Driver and Xpresso 7:55 13.8 MB
Controlling animations in the Timeline 7:50 13.6 MB
Controlling animations with the F-Curve Manager 6:51 13.3 MB
Creating lip animation with Morphing 6:37 11.9 MB

13. MoGraph

Cloner objects 13:07 21.7 MB
Matrix objects and Target Effector 7:38 12.6 MB
Text objects 3:27 5.7 MB
Tracer objects 5:46 9.8 MB
Sound Effector 6:30 10.8 MB
Displacement Deformer 4:00 6.8 MB
Spline Deformer 5:03 8.5 MB

14. MOCCA 3

Working with Joints 7:04 13.2 MB
Character rigging 17:03 29.6 MB
Editing weight maps 10:50 18.5 MB
The Visual Selector 3:19 6.3 MB
Adding muscles 4:36 8.1 MB
Animating with Cappuccino 4:32 8.0 MB

15. Creating Cloth

Creating and animating cloth 10:59 17.9 MB
Belting and tearing cloth 7:00 12.1 MB
Cloth-to-cloth animation 6:29 10.6 MB
Creating character outfits with Dress-O-Matic 20:08 35.5 MB
Cloth project 1: Cloth text with hair 8:02 13.5 MB

16. Dynamics

Creating rigid body dynamics simulations 7:54 14.1 MB
Simulating dynamic velocity 10:14 20.6 MB
Simulating dynamic motors 9:10 15.9 MB
Simulating dynamic joints 3:57 7.0 MB

Conclusion

Goodbye 0:18 0.4 MB

That is about 10:30 hours of video. I didin't do this I one go it took me a few weeks and I would do it bit by bit doing a few tests along the way I skipped some parts that I didn't need to know like some of the character animation because I didn't want to animate characters.

Because I have become more interested in motion I felt it necessary to get to grips with After Effects so I have been making my way through these tutorials.

1. Introduction

Welcome 0:55 7.1 MB
What does this title cover? 1:14 0.8 MB
Using After Effects with other applications 2:20 1.8 MB
The importance of reference material 1:32 1.2 MB
Using the example files 1:12 1.2 MB
A note about the art 0:28 0.8 MB

2. Creating a Simple Project

Overview of the After Effects workflow 3:46 8.8 MB
Setting up a project 3:15 5.2 MB
Creating graphic elements from shape presets 3:16 5.5 MB
Creating animated text 4:22 6.0 MB
Animating a star 2:48 6.0 MB
Adding effects 6:24 6.6 MB

3. Project and Importing Essentials

Understanding the interface 5:01 8.5 MB
Saving the interface layout 2:45 3.0 MB
Understanding how After Effects projects work 3:36 3.3 MB
Importing files 2:58 4.0 MB
Browsing and importing with Bridge 4:49 7.7 MB
Importing images with transparency 3:06 4.6 MB
Using image sequences instead of video 3:38 5.5 MB
Organizing and searching in the Project panel 3:06 2.6 MB

4. Using Compositions and Layers

What is a composition? 3:30 3.1 MB
Adding imported items to compositions 2:47 4.2 MB
Understanding how layers work 3:16 5.8 MB
Managing multiple layers 5:42 8.9 MB
Blending layers together 2:54 5.2 MB
Aligning and distributing multiple objects 2:49 4.2 MB
Using layer and comp markers 3:59 5.4 MB
Creating layers from scratch in After Effects 3:57 5.8 MB

5. Creating Animation

Animating properties 6:54 5.2 MB
Animating the wizard's face with Position 8:18 8.1 MB
Previewing animations and portions thereof 3:32 6.1 MB
Adjusting the anchor point of the knight's arm 3:24 2.7 MB
Rotating the knight's arm 4:11 8.1 MB
Adjusting animations by moving keyframes 2:01 4.6 MB
Duplicating motions by copying keyframes 2:23 4.0 MB
Using the Puppet tool to animate the dragon 6:01 6.0 MB
Animating magical attacks with Scale 3:53 5.4 MB
Creating pauses in animation 4:49 9.7 MB
My favorite animation-related shortcuts 2:08 2.6 MB

6. Understanding and Editing Video

Understanding timecode 1:29 4.6 MB
Learning important video concepts 4:41 5.5 MB
Trimming or editing layers 3:56 11.0 MB
Trimming video before adding it to a comp 2:40 4.6 MB
Replacing edited footage 2:01 2.9 MB
Applying video transitions between clips 3:01 6.9 MB
Splitting layers of B-roll footage 2:17 5.4 MB
Slowing down and speeding up video 5:46 12.3 MB

7. The Power of Effects

A showcase of effects 0:58 2.1 MB
Applying effects 3:38 5.7 MB
Using Glow 4:33 8.2 MB
Creating infinite patterns and textures 6:35 14.9 MB
Creating the dragon's fire 5:03 9.1 MB
About the included Cycore effects collection 1:50 2.4 MB
Using blur effects 6:23 7.6 MB
Creating a galaxy scene from scratch 7:47 12.6 MB
Distorting objects with effects 4:07 4.7 MB
Creating waving wizard hair 1:36 1.9 MB
Blowing stuff up with effects 6:15 18.0 MB
Creating motion graphics elements from scratch 4:32 8.9 MB
Creating and using lens flares 2:39 4.2 MB
Creating the wizard's lightning bolts 4:17 8.1 MB
Viewing random variations with Brainstorm 4:43 7.1 MB
Getting help with effects 1:34 3.7 MB

8. Color-Correcting Footage

Brightening dark footage 3:48 6.9 MB
Changing colors in footage 3:54 5.7 MB
Colorizing black-and-white objects 5:31 11.6 MB

9. Creating and Animating Text

Creating text 3:41 5.2 MB
Formatting text 3:38 5.7 MB
Applying text animation presets 4:38 7.9 MB
Animating text manually 3:56 6.0 MB
Animating text in 3D 2:36 5.2 MB
Applying layer styles to text 3:35 6.4 MB

10. Creating Animated Digital Paint

Using the paint tools 11:23 19.7 MB
Animating paint strokes 3:48 6.5 MB
Animating growing vines 10:42 18.9 MB

11. Creating Animated Digital Drawings

Creating shapes with shape layers 3:00 4.5 MB
Modifying shape layers 4:26 7.4 MB
Combining shapes 2:10 2.0 MB
Creating multiple shapes instantly 8:12 15.8 MB
Browsing shape variations with Brainstorm 3:49 6.0 MB

12. Motion Paths

Understanding spatial interpolation 1:35 1.5 MB
Creating and adjusting motion paths 3:12 3.3 MB
Orienting moving objects along a path 1:59 5.1 MB
Drawing motion and timing with Motion Sketch 1:44 3.4 MB
Pasting motion paths from Illustrator 2:17 3.5 MB

13. Intermediate Animation

About temporal interpolation 1:41 1.3 MB
Easing keyframes 6:10 5.3 MB
Randomizing keyframes with the Wiggler 2:47 4.1 MB
Smoothing motion with the Smoother 2:37 2.9 MB
Linking objects with parenting 5:28 8.8 MB
Linking objects with expressions 3:54 3.7 MB
Fine-tuning animation in the Graph Editor 3:19 3.1 MB

14. Concealing with Masks and Keying

Masking out portions of objects with masks 5:54 9.7 MB
Masking objects with other objects 3:53 9.5 MB
Masking colors with keying 4:38 7.2 MB

15. Compositing 101

Understanding the basics of compositing 1:10 2.6 MB
Removing the green screen background 4:30 7.6 MB
Importing and combining the elements 3:58 6.8 MB
Fine-tuning the composite 5:47 9.5 MB

16. Stabilizing and Tracking Motion

Stabilizing shaky footage 5:47 12.1 MB
Tracking the motion in footage 4:30 9.2 MB
Connecting a fireball to the tracked object 3:04 7.2 MB

17. Working in 3D

Turning 2D layers into 3D layers 3:33 3.9 MB
Positioning layers in 3D space 4:28 4.4 MB
Creating lights and cameras 5:28 14.8 MB
Creating shadows 4:18 5.8 MB

18. Using Audio

The significance of audio 1:18 1.4 MB
Using audio in After Effects 2:38 2.5 MB
Creating audio markers 1:44 1.4 MB
Previewing and mixing audio 2:49 2.4 MB
Enhancing audio tracks with effects 5:17 4.3 MB

19. Linking Audio Volume to Animation Properties
Setting up the project 1:47 2.7 MB
Creating keyframes from audio amplitude 2:03 4.5 MB
Linking to keyframes with expressions 2:16 5.2 MB
Modifying the expressions 4:54 13.1 MB

20. Precomposing and Nesting Compositions

When do you precompose layers? 2:42 2.5 MB
Creating compositions from existing layers 3:46 5.0 MB
Navigating through compositions quickly 2:32 2.8 MB

21. Integrating with Other Adobe Applications

Using After Effects and Photoshop 6:53 8.4 MB
Using After Effects and Illustrator 2:35 2.9 MB
Using After Effects and Flash 3:02 5.8 MB
Using After Effects and Premiere Pro 4:08 7.4 MB

22. Exporting to Video and Media

Sending video for review with Clip Notes 6:43 9.7 MB
Rendering high-quality video 7:22 10.4 MB
Rendering compressed video 3:48 5.0 MB
Outputting with an alpha channel 3:50 6.9 MB
Rendering video for DVD and other media 3:04 4.1 MB
Creating video for mobile phones and devices 3:30 4.5 MB
Rendering multiple videos at once 2:01 3.0 MB
Rendering with the Adobe Media Encoder 1:56 2.0 MB

23. Bringing It All Together

Overview of the final project 1:06 3.5 MB
Adjusting color 7:24 14.5 MB
Adding motion graphics 6:42 16.5 MB
Adding a lower third 7:26 16.3 MB
Adjusting text animation presets 4:30 12.5 MB

24. Conclusion

Goodbye 0:10 0.3 MB

I have just started making my way through these, its really good for compression compared with CINEMA 4D.