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Lights, Camera, Render

Advanced 3D Lighting & Cinematography

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Also included in our Team training for 3 or more people.

Learn On Your Own Schedule

Level up your skills on your own timeline. All course materials are available to you 24/7.

9 Projects/23+ Hours

Learn Advanced 3D Lighting & Cinematography with 9 projects and over 23 hours of video training.

Advanced

This is an advanced course, ideal for those looking to go to the next level with their skills.

Course Overview

Lights, Camera, Render is an in-depth advanced Cinema 4D course from David Ariew. This course will teach you all of the invaluable skills that make up the core of cinematography, helping to propel your career to the next level. It comes packed with valuable assets, and tips on tools and best practices that are critical to creating stunning work that will wow your clients!

You Get:

23+ hours of video training

9 real-world projects

Unlimited personalized critique on your work

Access to our 24/7 online community

Verified credential upon completion of the coursework

Course syllabus.

Composition & Camera: Build a Cyberpunk City

Create an amazing cyberpunk scene from scratch! Lighting, texturing, camera settings, advanced scatter systems! Build your own futuristic city scene and explore the over 1,000 assets you can use for the course.

Advanced Composition techniques and rules

Learn how composition and shot progression can tell compelling stories and learn to storyboard like a pro. These are fundamental concepts you'll apply to every single work you make in the future no matter what software you use!

Master Light & Shadow

Learn how to masterfully light a scene and understand how not only lights, but shadows, can contribute to creating stunning renders. You'll also learn how to build up and light a realistic nature scene from scratch.

VDBs and how to use them

This week is a “focus week”, a chance to catch up on course work and material. You’ll also learn about VDBs and how high quality assets can contribute to high quality renders.

Hollywood Camera tech, theory and terminology

Discover how to tell a compelling story through precise camera moves. Learn important terminology, and gain a deep understanding of how to be a storyteller in the realm of 3D animation

The importance of moodboarding and storyboarding

Time to make a short film! This week you’ll learn helpful tips and techniques that along with your new 3D skills and knowledge will help you to complete your final short film project. This is going to be one tough test, but you got this!

Meet your instructor.

David Ariew

3D NFT Artist & Octane Educator

David Ariew started his career between the intersection of the music and film industries, where he spent three years working on touring visuals for Dave Matthews Band. Around that time, he first discovered his love of C4D—and more importantly, Octane Render. Since then he’s been lovingly dubbed "Octane Jesus" by the mograph community, and has gone on to work on projects for top artists such as Katy Perry, Deadmau5, Zedd, Keith Urban, and Excision, as well as companies such as Intel, Magic Leap, KFC, and iHeartRadio.

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