Our next meeting is hosted by Jack Danger at the brand new headquarters of Bomkamp. Come check out the amazing space, play some pinball, and hear a couple of great talks on Cinema 4D. Nick Campbell is going to show off the new Transform plugin he and Chris Schmidt have been working hard on. If you didn't catch the demo streamed live from NAB, now's your chance to see it up close before it's released. We'll be announcing more details about Jack's talk soon, so stay tuned.

Update: Here are some more details from Jack about the plan for tomorrow:
Hey folks! So tomorrow is the meetup and as far as a topic was concerned, I was stumped. Didn't want anything too simple or too complex, and then it hit me...In the spirit of what we're trying to achieve at the studio, we are having a Q and A. We are constantly helping each other out, and want you fine folks to join in. Come with your C4D questions, and we will try to help answer them. And by we, I mean EVERYONE. If you know the solution, speak up! I want everyone to come with their own set of questions, and I want everyone to leave with some answers.

As usual, be sure to RSVP to our facebook invitation to let us know you're coming. If you're not on facebook, add your name to the comments below and we'll be sure to put you on the list. See you there!

Date: Wednesday May 2nd, 6:30pm
Location: Bomkamp, Inc. 346 N. Justine, Suite 300, Chicago IL 60607

At our March 7 meeting, Chris Morris gave an excellent talk on advanced lighting in Cinema 4D. Chris is a CG artist with a strong background in photography, photo retouching, and lighting design, and he draws upon all those skills to explain how to achieve truly realistic lighting in your CG renderings. Even if you think you have mastered the art of CG lighting, you're sure to learn something new from Chris' in depth presentation.

Chris has also been generous enough to share the C4D files and the layered PSD file he used for his talk. Download them from the links below and follow along with him as he walks you through his lighting process.

Chris concluded his presentation with this lighting breakdown of a complex interior scene.

Attachments:

Still Life and Museum Hall C4D Models	[ ]	15275 Kb
Still Life Layered PSD File	[ ]	15198 Kb

We're excited to announce that Chris Morris will be talking about advanced lighting techniques at our next meeting. Chris is a Chicago area CG artist with a deep background in photography, retouching and lighting for stage and film. He'll show us how he uses that experience to bring incredibly detailed realism to his Cinema 4D work.

Gavin Morrissey and the fine folks at Critical Mass will be hosting our meeting again. In order to guarantee a spot, please be sure to RSVP at the link below. See you there!

Date: Wednesday March 7th, 6:30pm
Location: Critical Mass, 225 N. Michigan Ave. Suite 2050, Chicago, IL 60601
RSVP Required: In order to guarantee you a spot, please be sure to RSVP to our facebook invitation before 9am on March 7. Thanks, and we'll see you there!

At our November 2011 meeting at Critical Mass, Gavin Morrissey gave an in depth talk on integrating the Trapcode Form 2.0 plugin for After Effects with Cinema 4D. Check out our video of Gavin's talk below.