Aetuts+ Hollywood Movie Titles Series: Tron CG Part

Aetuts+ Hollywood Movie Titles Series: Tron CG Part

on Sep 20th 2010 with 60 comments
Tutorial Details
  • Requirements: After Effects and Cinema 4D
  • Difficulty: Advanced
  • Run Time: 57 min
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Final Product What You'll Be Creating

This entry is part 2 of 33 in the series Hollywood Movie Titles

Hollywood Movie Titles

This tutorial explains how to make a Flying logo with “Tron Legacy” style, using Cinema 4D and After Effects.

In this first part we will make modeling and animation of the logo, will follow the second part in After Effects for realization of the scenario and final compositing with the tron neon motorcycles. Good Vision ;)

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  • http://shuvravfx.tumblr.com/ SHUVRA

    awesome man , thanxx a lot , cheers ;)

    • jose

      Do you have all evolution logo step by step file etc, mentioned in the tutorials, if it’s so please let me know, the files are not available.

  • Pudding

    ok, this is sure an awesome tutorial, but i had to watch it muted,
    the computer generated voice was so unbearable painful to hear, that my ears nearly began to bleed.
    so, awesome tutorial, but either do it mute, or not at all.

    • The Punisher

      Exaggerated! was invented the button to lower the volume!!
      For me it’s an excellent tutorial.

  • Dominic

    Is it only for me, but the voice sounds like from a voice bot :D

  • isaias

    FIRST COMMENT!
    Love the C4D tutorials….
    GREAT TUT.!

  • http://www.soon nathaniel

    nice and 10x

  • http://vimeo.com/user398449 Martin

    This is a nice tutorial , thank you !

  • forcy

    please stop with “flyng logos tutorials” its enougth

    • http://visualfxtuts.com Topher Welsh

      You mean stop with real world request and scenario tutorials? I can’t tell you how many times per week a client says “and I want my logo to fly in like….”

      Keep up with tutorials like this… it really is a good one.

      • Fawaz

        Topher I really appreciate your honesty, and the fact that you appreciate so much and stand for what is right!

        Great tutorial by the way, the robot voice is awesome!

  • http://www.videohive.net/user/Mocarg Mocarg

    What software did you use to generate voice?

    Great tut! Would’ve been better if it was 3ds max but still great! xD

    • Antonio Cerri
      Author

      Thanks for your comment, like any recipe for success (CocaCola), the secret is not revealed ;)

  • http://videohive.net/user/xponentialdesign?ref=xponentialdesign xponentialdesign

    Excellent tutorial ! it really feels like Stephen Hawkings teaching c4d !

    • Antonio Cerri
      Author

      Thanks, you look at the next tutorial!

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    Author

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      Want to know why my secret?

      I dont click on stupid shit.

      • http://www.chris-slowik.com Chris Slowik

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        Your post just really looked like spam at first glance =D

      • mr.lolz

        lol

  • http://www.crrntn.com Antonio Cerri
    Author

    Thank you all for your comments! For me the most important thing is being able to break down language barriers to share with you my passion for this work.

  • eric

    I agree….

    Antonio, Pisano…..

    Please find a friend who can translate and do the voice over for you. After 10 seconds of listening to HAL talking I had to turn this off.

    I was happy though to see Chad and the Metro PCS commercial… YUMMY!!!!!!

  • http://www.youtube.com/v4vfx ramesh

    wow ! great !!

  • http://tutorialshare.net Subsonic

    I just love the Tron Legacy trailer and the music fits it nicely :) Nice and useful tutorial!

  • Osvaldo_Tampico

    Hi! First of all thank you for this great tutorial! I’m starting in the C4D world and I was able to catch out this tut! Just some tips:

    -In the first part of the tutorial in 20:37 aprox you say the value of the coordinate but you don’t say the minus sign. That got me confused cause I was following you by voice.

    -In 49:34 you say sequence consisting in 4 frames but you made it 3 frames as the others.

    Just those observations, the other one is that you should say the coordinates of the logo at the very begining! before aplying the extruders. I tried to match the one you did but wasn’t exactly the same and because you made the animation exactly by the values you did I couldn’t get the best of the results, I had to adjust the camera movement at the end.

    But even with this the tut is really really great! Obviously the important part was the texture and font extruding! The animation can be set up as anyone like! And your computer voice didn’t anoyed me at all! Again thanks you so much for sharing! I learned a lot! :D

  • Osvaldo_Tampico

    AH! Something else! You could share a tecnique for the characters to avoid messing with each others. When they are flying to the center they mix between them (even in your example) I know there’s an option but can remember wich is.

    Thanks again! :D

    • http://www.crrntn.com Antonio Cerri
      Author

      Yes In the next tutorial I will devote a brief explanation of how. I’ll wait ….
      As for the frames, are 4, as I say in the tutorial, arranged in frames in the timeline: (296,299,302,305) set (100%, 0%, 80%, 0%) ;)
      If you want, plus you can become a member so you can download all the files of the tutorial project and compare your work. Thanks

    • http://www.crrntn.com Antonio Cerri
      Author

      Sorry Osvaldo, but I must inform you that the font you are using is covered by copyright and EULA, you can use it only if you buy through my site. Please proceed to payment. Thanks again.

      • Osvaldo_Tampico

        Hi! But is it the same font? I mean, I downloaded this font from a free site that claimed the font to be of PUBLIC DOMAIN and the creator is called FRANCO FERNANDEZ, is not the same one you used in your tut, It had some mistakes in the vectors and the outer shape is square not rounded. Perhaps there is a mistake. I can send you the file to confirm. I would never use copyrighted material without the autor’s permission :)

        I let you a mention in the description of my version of this tutorial! Thanks again!

      • Antonio Cerri
        Author

        Hello Oswald, thanks for the mention. Let me explain, I filed the copyright and the font will be available from October at My Fonts. Fernandez, tried to reproduce the font was originally created by Paul Albers, the one true creator. Fernandes has modified only three letters, but did not lodge any copyrights. However it was only to clarify that my font is not free, although it contains approximately 400 glyphs reinterpreted. If one day you will use the font for some of your work, you know you buy it complete. Thanks again!

  • Donald

    Antonio,

    First off, nice tut.
    Second. I would like to use this technique and your font. I followed the links to your site, and then followed through with a purchase of the combo pack font from your site through PayPal. After the transaction was complete, there was no redirect on your site for download instructions. No intructions in the paypal email reciept. And no email from your site as to how to download the font. I hope this is some kind of error and hope to hear something from you soon on this. Thanks. :)

    • Antonio Cerri
      Author

      Hi Donald to complete the purchase process, missing all of your personal information to complete the certificate license EULA for yourself or your business. I sent an email with all the explanations.

      Thanks & Best Regards
      Antonio

      • Ryan Bissett

        Hi Antonio, I have purchased from your website, I do not have a mail account set up on my computer, and there is no way to see your contact address. I would like to finish the process please. Thanks

    • Antonio Cerri
      Author

      Thank you for buying my font, the order was sent via e-mail successfully! :)

  • Patrick

    Great tutorial. Very useful and informative. I can’t wait for the next part. When do you estimate it will be posted here?

    • Patrick

      whoops! I guess I overlooked part 2. Watching it now. Anyway.. great stuff Antonio!

  • http://www.themotiongeek.com Atlanta Video Production

    Looks awesome! Thanks for this!

  • Patrick

    Antonio, the source files for part 2 are incorrectly linked. They are linking to the source files for part 1 of the tutorial. Just letting you know. Thanks!

    • Antonio Cerri
      Author

      The after effects missing files project, will be Available in a few days.
      Good Work ;)

  • danny gomez

    what is the tune in the background???

    • Antonio Cerri
      Author

      is the movie soundtrack.

  • http://artsign.kz IIapTu3aH

    You used the voice synthesizer to record the lesson?

  • http://www.youtube.com/dargadgetz Daniel Rom

    Loved the tutorial.Im 15 and started graphic design and effects in after effects a year and a half ago. I was able to easily do this!!
    _Keep up the great tutorials

  • http://www.twenstudio.com TWEN STUDIO

    did you use google to translate you’re Voice ? :S

  • liam

    i don’t have freehand. i’m confused on how i’m supposed to create my own text? i don’t have access to the project files either. can can i type just in to cinema 4d? i have fireworks and photoshop if it helps.

    • liam

      ok, is it me or are parts of the project files missing? i upgraded to premium to view the original project files that are shown in the video and most of them are missing. what gives?

      • http://monolithcreative.com jason

        illustrator is your friend…freehand is not.

  • Martin

    same for me i just downloaded the project files and it look like this http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/1006/12255659.jpg for me i dont see any cinema4d files like on tutorial video and others could someone tell me what should i do to have all needed files?

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap6vKCCGmdg Skii

    Hey check out my TRON Legacy VFX with no 3D program at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap6vKCCGmdg

  • Jose

    Antonio, the files that you mentioned on your tutorial are not available (c4d, evolution logo step by step files etc) The file that actually is downloaded is not the same as mentioned in your tutorial, therefore the opening can not be reproduced. I sign as a member following your tutorial. I’ll appreciate if you can provide the files required.

    Regards

    Jose

  • hammy

    nice tutorial !
    but sorry copy and paste pivot coordinates is not a great workflow
    holding down ALT when appling the extrude nurbs will automatically inherit the spline pivot point coordinates and save u a lot of time.

    • http://www.crrntn.com Antonio Cerri
      Author

      Thanks.
      You’re right. Surely holding the “Alt” key pressed, apply extrude the spline, but for the rotation of the extruded letter, serves to maintain the pivot to the center of the object.
      Copy and paste step is easier. ;)

  • http://www.crrntn.com Antonio Cerri
    Author

    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

  • sabrina

    I love this tutorial. But I have a question. I found a free tron font that, although not as good as yours, will suffice for now just for practice. And I want to put my own text in there instead of using the “AETUTS” one. But how should I go about that? Is there a separate tutorial on your website or instructions that you can send me to help me out? Also should I use freehand or illustrator? I’ve never used freehand before but if it’s easier than illustrator I can try it.
    Thank you so much for your help as well as this amazing tutorial.

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/1percentlegit Alex

    good tutorial but you dont need any special 3d program just use photoshop Repousee (i beileve how its spelt) and import it as a layer and convert to a live 3d object. Good tip for those who for the stupidest reasons cant have a 3d program

  • merve

    I can’t watch tutorials..

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  • http://perfectfx.wordpress.com PerfectFX

    The voice is fine. The only thing that distracts is those pauses.. But still, in general, love this series :)

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  • http://www.arjunrachith.webs.com Arjun Rachith

    I just did as what you said but when i take the alpha channel in after effects the background doesn’t go..Can you help mee with this……..