Maxon Red Giant | CHEAP TRICKS | What's Kraken? - Fractured Ice Surface Tutorial (C4D/AE) @MaxonRedgiant | Uploaded June 2020 | Updated October 2024, 21 hours ago.
In this episode of Cheap Tricks, Hashi takes on the challenge of learning how to break the ice using dynamics in C4D - and then brings it together with some live action footage to create an awesome VFX shot!

All the details: maxon.net/article/cheap-tricks-15-whats-kraken-fractured-ice-surface-tutorial

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
00:00 - Intro
00:40 - VFX Lens Distortion Solver
02:15 - Camera Tracking (plus Free Script)
04:00 - I’m a Cinema 4D Noob
04:45 - Cookie Cutter Extrude
08:00 - Voronoi Fracture
09:07 - Physics Tags in C4D
13:28 - Material Tags in C4D
15:17 - Water Surface Cheat
18:05 - Getting C4D into Element 3D in AE
20:50 - After Effects - Element Setup
23:10 - Extract and Create a Seamless Texture
25:12 - Customizing Element’s Settings
27:17 - Masking the Cracking Surface
29:25 - 3D Kraken Model
32:25 - Depth Matte Compositing
35:17 - Splash Stock Footage
37:55 - Avoiding Roto like the Plague
38:35 - VFX Reflection
39:30 - Final Touches
41:35 - User Shout-Outs

In this tutorial, you’ll learn about basic 3D modeling, dynamics, texturing, compositing and the dangers of ice skating in a town where the mayor refuses to close the kraken-infested lake because he doesn’t want to kill tourism.

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