MAXON, leading developer of professional 3D software solutions for modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, congratulates Australian-based digital artist and motion designer Jeremy Mansford on winning the grand prize in the first MAXON WinC4D.com animation contest for his entry entitled Titan Smash. Launched earlier this year in July, WinC4D is a new competition and contest site sponsored by MAXON that invites digital artists to submit original10-second themed animation content utilizing Adobe After Effects CC and Cinema 4D Lite to showcase the innovative ways creative professionals can use the two programs to create compelling digital content.
The inaugural WinC4D three-month competition entitled Ultimate Prize Fight ran from July to September and challenged contestants to create prizefight themed animations. Competition judges comprised of well-known motion design professionals and educators from the 3D creative community included Rob Garrott, E.J. Hassenfratz, Nick Campbell, Barton Damer, Ash Thorp, Colin Sebestyen, Thanassis and Paul Babb. Visitors to the WinC4D.com site were also encouraged to recognize their favorite entries by giving Props or Paper Plate Awards in categories such Eye-Candy Crown , LOL Master , Most Innovative , and more.
MAXON designed the WinC4D competition as a way to inspire artists to explore Cinema 4D Lite which is now included in After Effects CC, said Paul Babb, MAXON US president/CEO. We congratulate Jason Mansford on his creative and entertaining animation.
Mansford, a motion designer and art director used C4D Lite for stills and style frame work and admits that his video submission to the WinC4D contest marked the first time he had created a finished animation using 3D software. Drawing from his design and storytelling background, Mansford wanted his idea to be a true fusion of 3D and 2D animation focused on a few key areas that he wanted to learn about - lighting, texturing and explosion -- and drew inspiration for the prize-fighting concept from the iconic Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem painting, The Fall of the Titans .
I like to avoid the obvious ideas and try to melt some eyeballs. So for the brief Ultimate Prize Fight piece, fluorescent killer sculptures frozen in time seemed like a goer, comments Mansford. Using Cineware allowed me to learn a few key processes and do a solid mix of 2D/3D techniques. Its pretty satisfying as a C4D noob to throw around passes and get live 3D updates all within AE.
EJ Hassenfratz, a WinC4D judging panel member and multi-Emmy winning freelance 3D/motion graphic artist and founder of Eyedesyn, was impressed with the excellent quality of the WinC4D contest entries. Titan Smash definitely stood out among the submissions, says Hassenfratz. It's crazy' that Mansford created such high-quality work with no prior knowledge of how to animate using the software whatsoever. That speaks volumes about his talent and how Cinema 4D makes 3D accessible to those who want to learn it.
For details on the theme of the next WinC4D.com competition, contest rules, terms and conditions, please visit the WinC4D.com website here.
About Cinema 4D Lite
Introduced in June 2013, Cinema 4D Lite is a limited, yet feature-rich version of Cinema 4D, the company's award-winning 3D motion graphics toolkit acclaimed for its seamless connectivity to popular 2D motion graphics and compositing tools. Cinema 4D Lite launches directly in After Effects CC and gives artists access to an exceptional selection of the software's powerful functionality to catapult compositing workflow into a new dimension.
[Note: Cinema 4D Upgrade Path: For After Effects CC users wishing to experience the more powerful versions of Cinema 4D beyond Cinema 4D Lite, MAXON offers an attractive upgrade path to commercial versions of Cinema 4D. Details available here.]
About MAXON
Headquartered in Friedrichsdorf, Germany, MAXON Computer is a developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions. Its award-winning Cinema 4D and BodyPaint 3D software products have been used extensively to help create everything from stunning visual effects in top feature films, TV shows and commercials, cutting-edge game cinematics for AAA games, as well as for medical illustration, architectural and industrial design applications. MAXON has offices in Germany, USA, United Kingdom, France, Japan and Singapore. MAXON products are available directly from the web site and its worldwide distribution channel. Specially priced learning editions of the company's software solutions are also made available to educational institutions. For additional information on MAXON visit www.maxon.net.
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More information on Adobe After Effects can be found on www.adobe.com/go/aftereffects. To see how the Live 3D pipeline between After Effects CC and MAXON Cinema 4D Lite works, visit: https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/how-to/insert-objects-after-effects.html.
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MAXON, leading developer of professional 3D software solutions for modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, congratulates Australian-based digital artist and motion designer Jeremy Mansford on winning the grand prize in the first MAXON WinC4D.com animation contest for his entry entitled Titan Smash. Launched earlier this year in July, WinC4D is a new competition and contest site sponsored by MAXON that invites digital artists to submit original10-second themed animation content utilizing Adobe After Effects CC and Cinema 4D Lite to showcase the innovative ways creative professionals can use the two programs to create compelling digital content.
