This page is a list of references, tutorials, plugins, books, thoughts, and other things intended for 3D Motion Design students after taking the class. I’ll add more as I find new things that might be helpful.
Continued Training and Education (Professional)
https://www.youtube.com/@schoolofmotion – They have some free videos on YouTube here and they offer some cool paid courses on their site.
https://www.youtube.com/@CineversityC4D – Comes with your Maxon One subscription (even the student one). Tons of tutorials and plugins.
Meetup Groups
Colorado Motion Meetup – This locally run group meets every 3rd Thursday at Ration Beer Works. It is a terrific group of local artists, including some alums of our program, students, and many of the area’s motion design companies.
Plugins
https://www.youtube.com/@INSYDIUMLTD – Insydium Fused and X-Particles – Take your particle sims to the next level
https://www.youtube.com/@VideoCopilot – Plugins and Tutorials for After Effects – lots of cool free stuff – some cool paid stuff too.
https://www.youtube.com/@mtmograph – Animation Plugins for After Effects – local guy – international company
YouTube Tutorial Channels I follow that you might like too
https://www.youtube.com/@travisvermilye – You all know this guy. I’ll be updating my channel over the next few months with the goal of creating a video a week. C4D, Redshift, organic modeling, X-Particles, and other stuff I feel like showing. Follow my journey! 🙂 12/10/2023
https://www.youtube.com/@RocketLasso – C4D
https://www.youtube.com/@JonathanWinbush – C4D
https://www.youtube.com/@eyedesyn – EJ Hassenfratz’s site – great tutorials and plugins. He is also at School of Motion
https://www.youtube.com/@TheFriendsOfMotion – C4D
https://www.youtube.com/@effectatron – C4D
https://www.youtube.com/@StepanHKA – C4D
https://www.youtube.com/@MotionAndDesign – C4D
https://www.youtube.com/@IanFrederick01 – C4D
https://www.youtube.com/@3DBONFIRE – C4D
https://www.youtube.com/@the-astropath – C4D
https://www.youtube.com/@realruckli – C4D
https://www.youtube.com/@LFOdesign-Tutorials – C4D
https://www.youtube.com/@JackKeDesign – C4D
https://www.youtube.com/@subframestudio – C4D
https://www.youtube.com/@noseman – C4D & Scene Node
https://www.youtube.com/@JakeInMotion – After Effects
https://www.youtube.com/@pixelaffair – C4D
https://www.youtube.com/@Workbenchtv – Mostly After Effects
https://www.youtube.com/@reanimatr – C4D – Check out the Quicksilver Melt in C4D Vid
https://www.youtube.com/@Sketchyvisuals – C4D
https://www.youtube.com/@lukasthorup – C4D
https://www.youtube.com/@CinecomCrew – Awesome Unreal Engine Stuff and other VFX
https://www.youtube.com/@WilliamFaucher – Cinematic Footage in Unreal Engine. This guy is good.
https://www.youtube.com/@ProductionCrate – After Effects VFX
https://www.youtube.com/@MotionDesignersCommunityTV – Mix of all sorts of things from 2D to 3D and VFX
https://www.youtube.com/@Greyscalegorilla – Amazing C4D resources and also lots of plugins
3D artists to check out
https://www.youtube.com/@VladislavSolovjov – An amazing 3D Artist (he did the opener splash screen for C4D 2023)
Books to Read and Enjoy
These are some of my favorite books about life, finance, and ways of being, and some just for fun.
Full disclosure – I’m using affiliate links here, so I will make a small commission on the sale if you buy it, but it doesn’t cost you anything more than if you bought them otherwise. 🙂
Bird by Bird by Annd Lamott – This is a precious book about writing and how to improve your own.
The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin. This little book is a gem. I recommend the hardback version. Its a good one to just flip through randomly and read a chapter for inspiration.
Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn. This is a great book about mindfulness and being at peace with who you are and where you are in your life.
The Four-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris. This is an oldie, but a goodie. A good first introduction to the idea of passive income and living a life outside the typical system.
Presentations
Here is a link to the presentation I showed in class the last day: https://pitch.com/v/Afterthoughts-8j929y