Realistic CGI Compositions: Create a Sci-Fi Scene
Software Introduction
A course by Timo Noack , 3D Artist and Art Director
About the video: Software Introduction
Overview
“It's time to get to know the programs that we will use to create our 3D scene. Let me introduce them and quickly show you the most important functions that we will use in this course.”
In this video lesson Timo Noack addresses the topic: Software Introduction, which is part of the Domestika online course: Realistic CGI Compositions: Create a Sci-Fi Scene. Learn to create a cinematic scene by creating shapes, lights, textures, and atmospheric effects in Cinema 4D and Octane Render.
Partial transcription of the video
“Software Introduction I'll give you a quick introduction to the softwares I'll use in the course. We'll start with Cinema 4D. I'm using it for mainly composition, shading, rendering, lighting, everything in 3D, such as handling the objects, managing materials. Just outputting the final image. The basic navigation is one, two and three. With one you can pan in the scene, with two you're zooming, getting closer to the object, and three is rotating. You can also use these buttons here, but it's more intuitive, in my opinion, to use one, two, and three. Then, if you want to see the geometry, th...”
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Course summary for: Realistic CGI Compositions: Create a Sci-Fi Scene
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3D & Animation -
Software
Cinema 4D, OctaneRender -
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3D, 3D Design, 3D Modeling, Art Direction, Audiovisual Post-production, Concept Art

Timo Noack
A course by Timo Noack
Timo Noack is a 3D artist and art director from Frankfurt, Germany. His career started from a passion for photography and film. After capturing images of nature and exploring concepts like light, texture, and image editing, he dedicated his career to creating cinematic worlds for the entertainment, music, sports and advertising industries.
As an art director with focus on CGI, concept art and photography, he’s worked for nearly a decade in a variety of fields, ranging from illustration, graphic design, animation, to print and online media with clients from automotive, communication, technology, and finance sectors.
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