Cinema 4D Basecamp

Course Syllabus

When you know your way around Cinema

4D, it’s like having a super power. Adding
3D to your toolkit is one of the best ways to
up your value and expand your capabilities
as a Motion Designer. The trouble is, the
software is deep and can be tricky to learn.
Duration: 12 Weeks
Focus: 3D Modeling and Animation, Cinema 4D

Instructor
EJ Hassenfratz
EJ Hassenfratz is a multi-Emmy award winning Motion Design artist & tutorial
artist based out of the Mile High city of Denver, CO. Both his father and uncle
were Art Directors for broadcast news stations, where EJ cut his teeth in the
industry. Inspired by his wife who teaches special-needs children, he started
Eyedesyn.com, a motion graphics tutorial blog to give back to the community.
He’s been fortunate to work with clients like Google, Microsoft, Apple, Coca-Cola,
Nike, ESPN, and the NHL’s Washington Capitals.

EJ’s clients include:

Cinema 4D Basecamp
Course Syllabus

Week 1 APRIL 05, 2021

Meet your classmates, get comfy with the course format and dive right in with your first
project designed to build that muscle memory!

3 HOURS OF CONTENT 1 ASSIGNMENT

Week 2 APRIL 12, 2021

It’s time to learn all about geometry, the foundation of 3D. You’ll use primitives, splines,
generators, and you’ll even get a crash course in some basic modeling techniques.

7 HOURS OF CONTENT 2 ASSIGNMENTS

Week 3 APRIL 19, 2021

Learn the basics of lighting techniques! Learn to create realistic lighting and shadows,
how to control reflections, and other ways to light the scene besides using lights.
9.5 HOURS OF CONTENT 2 ASSIGNMENTS

Week 4 APRIL 26, 2021

This is catch up week numero uno! Catch up on sleep and check out our hot bonus
content focused on purposeful learning!

2 HOURS OF CONTENT 1 BONUS ASSIGNMENT

Week 5 MAY 03, 2021

Learn how the keyframe and graph editor systems work in Cinema 4D, and get introduced
to other ways to create movement using some of the amazing native tools.

7 HOURS OF CONTENT 2 ASSIGNMENTS

Week 6 MAY 10, 2021

The MoGraph tools in Cinema 4D are incredibly powerful, and will give you wizard-like
abilities. Dive deep into the MoGraph toolset with lessons on modeling and animating!

7.5 HOURS OF CONTENT 2 ASSIGNMENTS

Week 7 MAY 17, 2021

Another down week to focus on work! We’ll also go into the weeds a bit to talk about
scene management and teach tips that keep your scenes nice and optimized.

2.5 HOURS OF CONTENT 0 ASSIGNMENTS

Week 8 MAY 24, 2021

Unleash the cinematagrapher inside! Find out how Staging principles combined with
camera tools work together to create well composed and dynamic scenes.

6 HOURS OF CONTENT 2 ASSIGNMENTS

Week 9 MAY 31, 2021

After Effects and Cinema 4D play very nicely together, and in this week we’ll tackle a real-
world project to teach you how to composite 2D and 3D scenes.

8.5 HOURS OF CONTENT 2 ASSIGNMENTS

Weeks 10-12 JUNE 7 - JUNE 21, 2021

The final 3 weeks of class are Extended Critique. You can use this time to catch up,
complete your final project and then turn it in for critique.
HOMEWORK LOCKER CLOSES JUNE 26TH 6PM ET

* New content opens daily. Students can work on their own time or follow along with their peers from anywhere in the world.