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Cinema 4D Masterclass: The Ultimate Guide for Beginners (Udemy.com)

Take your design skills to the next level, into the 3rd Dimension with this Cinema 4D Course

Created by: Ozgur Gorgun

Last updated September 2021

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Based on the ratings of 3,843 students, a sample of their written reviews and the syllabus, as the course stood in September 2021. No course pays to be reviewed.

A tour of Cinema 4D's core toolset, taught by Ozgur Gorgun, one of a handful of Maxon Certified trainers. Just under 8 hours across 89 lectures, the syllabus walks through parametric objects, splines, deformers, generators, lights, materials, animation, dynamics, particles, MoGraph, cameras and render settings, with an exercise file for each lesson. It is built for graphic designers and 2D motion designers who have never opened the software and want to know what every part of the interface does. It is not a project course, and it does not go deep on any single area.

Students rate the teaching highly, and 93 percent of the 3,843 reviews give it four or five stars. Reviewers say Gorgun speaks clearly, announces each action before he does it, and structures lessons so the steps are easy to find again later. The complaints are consistent too. Most of the course is watch rather than follow along, so a few people wanted more hands-on work and start and end files for every exercise. Several low-star reviews call it basic across the board, with modelling and dynamics barely touched. And the last update was September 2021, so the interface shown does not match current releases.

The concepts still hold up, and reviewers from 2026 say so, but expect to hunt for a few moved buttons. Against its neighbours it is the broad survey: the Cinema 4D Complete series splits the subject into volumes, with a whole one devoted to modelling. If you want a calm first pass through the whole program before committing to a longer series, this is a sensible paid pick. If you want projects or current menus, look elsewhere.

Best forGraphic designers and 2D motion artists who want to understand every panel of Cinema 4D before building anything.
Skip it ifYou want a project-based course, real modelling depth, or menus that match the current release of Cinema 4D.

Pros

  • Reviewers say Gorgun calls out every action before doing it, so lessons are easy to follow.
  • Covers the full workflow in 17 sections: modelling, lights, materials, animation, MoGraph, rendering.
  • Downloadable exercise file with each lesson, and 93 percent of reviews are four or five stars.
  • Instructor is a Maxon Certified Cinema 4D trainer with industry credits at the BBC and Sky.

Cons

  • Last updated September 2021, so the interface shown no longer matches current Cinema 4D releases.
  • Mostly watch-along with little hands-on work, and no finished project to build toward.
  • Stays basic throughout; modelling and dynamics get only a shallow pass, per low-star reviews.
Incredibly clear instructor! Would highly recommend to anyone who is looking to gain skills in this software. Covers all of the right basics.
Alexander Rapport, a student

Listed as all levels, but it is really a first course. Anyone who already uses C4D will find it too basic.

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What you will learn

  • Be able to create eye-catching 3D designs and animations.
  • Foundations of Cinema 4D
  • 3D Modelling and Animation
  • Countless tips and tricks
  • Best industry practices

Course content

17 sections · 89 lectures · 7.8 hours of video 1 article

  1. 1Welcome 1 free preview2 lectures · 1 min
  2. 2Getting to Know Cinema 4D4 lectures · 12 min
  3. 3Parametric Objects in Cinema 4D 1 free preview10 lectures · 50 min
  4. 4Editable Objects 1 free preview5 lectures · 33 min
  5. 5Splines 1 free preview5 lectures · 22 min
  6. 6Rendering Splines 1 free preview6 lectures · 41 min
  7. 7Deformers 2 free previews5 lectures · 26 min
  8. 8Generators 3 free previews8 lectures · 46 min
  9. 9Lights in Cinema 4D5 lectures · 35 min
  10. 10Materials in Cinema 4D 2 free previews7 lectures · 30 min

Who it is for

The instructor says it suits

  • Anyone with an interest in motion design, 3D animation, modelling and rendering.
  • Graphic Designers
  • Animators
  • Motion Graphics Artists

What you need before you start

  • No prior knowledge of Cinema 4D is required to attend this training.

How it compares

Against the other 44 rated Udemy courses in Cinema 4D on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 70% of them
  • Reviews3,843#1 of 45 by number of reviews
  • Length7.8 hourslonger than 81% of them
  • Last updatedSeptember 2021more recently than 79% of them

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Course Description

Cinema 4D is without a doubt one of the most intuitive 3D applications out there. Nevertheless, trying to tackle this complex software by yourself can still be a daunting task.

This training course has been prepared to take you from knowing nothing, or just a little about Cinema 4D and teach you all the fundamental skills so you can start working on your own. 

Ozgur, who is one of the very few Maxon Certified Cinema 4D Instructors in the world is going to show you how to create a 3D project from scratch, and go through the entire process of a 3D workflow, including modelling, lighting, texturing, animating and rendering. 

Along the way, you will learn countless tips and tricks as well as the industry standard techniques. 

If you are a graphic designer, looking to add that extra dimension to your work, or perhaps a 2D motion designer looking to take your animation skills to the next level, then this course is for you. It is no secret that you can earn more as a designer if you add 3D to your skillset. This course is designed to teach you just you need to know in order to advertise yourself as a 3D designer. 

Packed with 8 hours of intuitive and easy-to-follow tutorials, this training is all you need to kickstart your 3D journey. Together with each tutorial, there will be an exercise file that you can download and follow along. 

If you are ready to step up your design game and move into the world of 3D, let's get started!

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Instructor Details

Ozgur Gorgun

Hello, I'm Ozgur from Digidemy. I'm an award winning filmmaker, photographer and motion designer. I've been been working in the film and TV industry both in the UK and abroad for nearly two decades. 

I'm an Adobe Certified Expert, Video Specialist and Instructor. I'm also one of the very few Maxon Certified Cinema 4D Trainers in the world.

I've taught and worked with some of the biggest names in the industry such as SKY, BBC, Sony Pictures, ITV, Google, Microsoft, to name a few.

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Reviews

4.6

3,843 ratings on Udemy

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By David Stirling on 3/15/2021

Really well presented, informative and runs at a great pace. There's a great coverage of the base tools with lots of insights along the way. It feels very relevant and up-to-date with the software as well. Fantastic first steps into C4D.

By Khanan Ben-Dan on 9/13/2020

Maybe I'm not as fast a learner as some other people, but I think he should have gone just a tad slower and add a little surprise or new cool trick to learn at the end of the video to keep it interesting. It was overall informative and well made, but it needs something to keep students super eager to come back.

By Graham P on 8/21/2020

Interested in learning the basics of Cinema 4D? Look no further! This class is fantastic! Ozgur's lessons are not only informative but easy to follow, from basic objects all the way to particles and motion tracking. I went into this course not knowing anything and after a few hours, I was blown away with what I was able to learn. I can't recommend this course enough for anyone who has an interest in 3D modeling and animation in Cinema 4D.

By Erno Csoka on 5/28/2020

I have modified my review below. I wrote it was too basic but it is not entirely true. If you are in Cinema 4D somehow, you will get more insight - but not before. Because if you understand the basics this course will collect many things beyond it. So, I have modified it for five stars and I am looking for more course from thes teacher. ---------------- I read that not all people are satisfied with they got from this course. It's too basic, they write. But they don' think about that this course looks simple because the presenter makes it simple. It gives what it offers - shows the tools. Here you are, a spanner, a screwdriver, you can do with it this and that. Another reason why people feel uncomfortable, they might think that they can not do anything after this course. A completed, small sample project is missing very much. A simple one with simple materials, lights etc. It would help. I am not unsatisfied at all. The only reason why I gave 4 starts instead of 5 is that I missed very much surface modelling. How to modify a parametric object, how to modify topology, join points and edges, snapping and so on. I guess it is much more important part of 3D than simulation examples. Apart from these, it's okay and I don't mind at all that I completed it. I would pay for an advanced course. Thank you.

By BrendanB on 4/16/2020

He explaining everything well and is very easy to understand. I do like that he comes back and updates the the lesson. Example the new R21 updates. Finial thought. Definitely stop the video form time to time to help take your time and understand everything as a whole.

By Nadav Gabay on 4/11/2020

well always wanted to start and learn cinema 4d or how to design in 3d ! this course has given me the fundamentals on how to think about the design and how to use the tools! i am no longer afraid of cinema 4d and kinda fell in love with this program because the course is so clear and bright! would recommend that as a the perfect course for a beginner! (P.S i just finished the course so this is me writing after i finished all of it)

By Matteo Gandelli on 3/4/2020

Buon corso, mancano alcune informazioni che speravo di trovare all'interno dei video, come argomenti trattati, oppure all'interno di alcune sezioni. Ad esempio mancano informazioni sugli Snap, come usarli e come attivarli, e nella sezione finale delle impostazioni del render, speravo in una spiegazione riguardo al multi-pass. A parte questo è un ottimo corso, in poche ore si impara ad usare un programma complicato come C4D con spiegazioni chiare ed efficaci.

By Jesseca Hakim on 11/13/2019

The information that he explained is so much detail and it's so useful.. this is what I like about this course as a beginner user of Cinema 4D, but if you are a person who really wants to experience more 'explanation in an entertaining ways'... I didn't think this is the best option for you... I'm quite satisfied but sometimes I'm getting bored so easily because of hearing too much explanation in this video... Anyway, once again thank you so much for making this Cinema 4D course so far and cheers :)

By Oluwaseun Talabi on 7/22/2019

Easy to understand course that will give you a solid foundation on Cinema 4D. Cinema 4D is simple yet suprisingly powerful and all functions cannot be covered in 6 hours, but after completing this course I am much more comfortable with beginning my own projects. Highly recommended!

By Stephen Mungai on 4/4/2019

Of all the courses i have watched, this is the most engaging, relevant, on-point tutorial i have ever seen, he focuses on what's important and what i am here for are the basics and he provides them on a silver plate, I LOVE THE COURSE.....

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