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Greyscalegorilla Podcast

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A show for creatives who want to learn about motion design, 3D rendering, Cinema 4D, working with clients, and much more.

Episodes

New Octane Update? New M1 MAX? | Greyscalegorilla Live Q&A

This is part of the Greyscalegorilla Live show that streamed on Nov 4, 2021. In this episode, Nick and Chad dive into their first impressions of the Macbook Pro M1 Max, favorite hardware for C4D, looping animations, answer more Greyscalegorilla questions, and of course... reveal their favorite bourbon. Check it out! Links mentioned in today's show: Octane Update - https://render.otoy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=78621 Redshift on the M1 Max review - https://youtu.be/wcgaetI9L_I Chad's Secret S...

Dec 27, 20212 hr 41 minEp. 146

Greyscalegorilla AMA With Nick | Greyscalegorilla Live Q&A

This is part of the Greyscalegorilla Live show that streamed on Oct 14, 2021. In this episode, Nick talked a lot about Greyscalegorilla and his own personal creative journey. Check it out! Links mentioned in today's show: What's New in Plus - https://greyscalegorilla.com/category/whats-new-in-plus/ About Greyscalegorilla - https://greyscalegorilla.com/about-us/ Surface Imperfections Tutorials - https://greyscalegorilla.com/surface-imperfections-training/ Take System Tutorial - https://greyscaleg...

Dec 20, 20212 hr 31 minEp. 145

Cinema 4D R25!? - Our Initial Reactions | Greyscalegorilla Live Q&A

This is part of the Greyscalegorilla Live show that streamed on Sept, 23 2021. In this episode, Nick and Chad give their initial reactions to the latest Cinema 4D release, R25. They get into what they like, what they don't like, and what they hope can be improved. Check it out! Links mentioned in today's show: Greyscalegorilla R25 Compatibility - https://greyscalegorilla.com/greyscalegorilla-plugin-compatibility-with-cinema-4d-r25/ Greyscalegorilla Licensing Update - https://greyscalegorilla.com...

Oct 19, 20211 hr 3 minEp. 144

Learn How Smearballs Uses Signal 3.0 to create Character Craziness | Live Signal Q&A

This is the first part of the Greyscalegorilla Live show that streamed on September 9, 2021. In this episode, Nick & Chad chat with the one and only Nick Denboer, aka Smearballs. They talked all about how Nick uses Signal 3.0 for his character creations, and his new virtual gallery. Check it out! Links mentioned in today's show: Smearballs Gallery - https://cybrxr.com/smearballs Smearballs Website - https://www.smearballs.com/ Nick DenBoer on Superrare - https://superrare.com/smearballs deadmau5...

Oct 05, 202145 minEp. 143

A Sneak Peek of the New Signal and Office Hours with Nick | Greyscalegorilla Live Q&A

This is the first part of the Greyscalegorilla Live show that streamed on August 26, 2021. In this episode, Nick hold office hours and fields questions from the live stream chat about all things Greyscalegorilla. He also gives you a sneak peek of our latest big addition to Greyscalegorilla Plus, and you won't want to miss it. Check it out! Links mentioned in today's show: Otoy RNDR tokens - https://rendertoken.com/ Nick and Chad's systems - https://greyscalegorilla.com/choosing-puget-a-system-bu...

Sep 14, 20211 hr 19 minEp. 142

Work Smarter, Not Harder - C4D Tips to Help You Work Faster | Greyscalegorilla Live Q&A

This is the first part of the Greyscalegorilla Live show that streamed on June 3, 2021. In this episode, Nick & Chad field questions from the live stream chat about all things workflow. That thing you don't really want to think about, but it can make all the difference in saving you and your team's sanity. Check it out! We are partnering with our friends at OTOY to give you an amazing 3D package! Throughout the month of August , when you purchase an annual subscription of Plus, you'll get 3 mont...

Aug 25, 20211 hr 12 minEp. 141

How To Create Realistic Glowing Emissive Materials in C4D | Greyscalegorilla Live Q&A

This is the first part of the Greyscalegorilla Live show that streamed on May 20, 2021. In this episode, Nick & Chad field questions from the live stream chat about what you get stuck on with C4D materials, emissive materials, and so much more. Want to watch when Chad dives in and starts demonstrating his favorite tricks with emissive materials proper? Check it out! We are partnering with our friends at OTOY to give you an amazing 3D package! Throughout the month of August , when you purchase an...

Aug 12, 20211 hrEp. 140

Learn how to make more realistic materials in Cinema 4D | Greyscalegorilla Live Q&A

This is the first part of the Greyscalegorilla Live show that streamed on May 6, 2021. In this episode, Nick & Chad field questions from the live stream chat about materials, our surface imperfections, ACES, favorite renderers, and a rather spicy debate about Mac vs PC. Want to watch when Chad dives into Octane proper? Check it out! Links mentioned in today's show: Better Renders with ACES in Octane in Under 5 Minutes - https://youtu.be/4t3qHtwyWcs Why Cinema 4D Artists Should Care About ACES - ...

Aug 03, 20211 hr 5 minEp. 139

Your Plus Questions Answered | Greyscalegorilla Live Q&A

This is the first part of the Greyscalegorilla Live show that streamed on April 22, 2021. In this episode, Nick & Chad field questions from the live stream chat about the formal launch of Greyscalegorilla Plus, staying sane in the pandemic, and more. Links mentioned in today's show: Greyscalegorilla Teams - https://greyscalegorilla.com/teams/ Greyscalegorilla for Education - https://greyscalegorilla.com/education/ Greyscalegorilla Testimonials - https://greyscalegorilla.com/testimonials Licensin...

Jul 20, 20212 hr 33 minEp. 138

Lens Scripts (finally), and your Plus questions answered | Greyscalegorilla Live Q&A

This is the first part of the Greyscalegorilla Live show that streamed on April 8, 2021. In this episode, Nick & Chad field questions from the live stream chat about Greyscalegorilla Plus, including the lens scripts we released, NFTs, developing your portfolio, why Chad is using Octane now, and more. Pop on over to watch Nick demo the Lens and Rotation scripts they walk about in the show. Click here to watch the fun. Links talked about in this episode: Plus Perks Blog Learn ACES in Octane in Und...

Jul 09, 20211 hr 9 minEp. 137

Your C4D Lighting Questions Answered | Greyscalegorilla Live Q&A

This is the first part of the Greyscalegorilla Live show that streamed on Feb 17, 2021. In this episode, Nick & Chad field questions from the live stream chat about lighting, HDRIs, Greyscalegorilla, and more. Audio is only half the story. Follow along as Chad jumps in and demonstrates some high level lighting concepts in 3D. So simple, yet so effective. Click here to watch the fun. CREATE BEAUTIFUL RENDERS IN LESS TIME. Join our growing Plus community and get ALL of our award-winning plugins, m...

Jun 30, 202153 minEp. 136

Master Camera Techniques in Cinema 4D | Greyscalegorilla Live Q&A

This is the first part of the Greyscalegorilla Live show that streamed on March 04, 2021. In this episode, Nick & Chad field questions from the live stream chat about cameras, cinematography, Greyscalegorilla, and more. Want to watch the part where Chad jumps into Cinema 4D and starts really showing how to work with your cameras in Cinema 4D? Click here to watch the fun. CREATE BEAUTIFUL RENDERS IN LESS TIME. Join our growing Plus community and get ALL of our award-winning plugins, materials, an...

Jun 19, 202146 minEp. 135

Quick And Easy Lighting Tips - Greyscalegorilla Live Q&A

This is the first part of the Greyscalegorilla Live show that streamed on March 18, 2021. In this episode, Nick & Chad field questions from the live stream chat about lighting, Greyscalegorilla, and more. Want to watch the part where Chad jumps into Cinema 4D and shows some of his favorite lighting techniques? Click here to watch the fun. CREATE BEAUTIFUL RENDERS IN LESS TIME. Join our growing Plus community and get ALL of our award-winning plugins, materials, and professional training in one pl...

May 26, 20211 hr 4 minEp. 134

Greyscalegorilla Podcast - We're Back

We are coming back, bringing you some of the highlights of the Q&A section of our Live Show, in pure audio form. Want to tune in? Subscribe on YouTube and get alerts for when the next episode is going live. Check out last week's Live Show , where Nick and Chad answer people's questions, and then get down into the thick of it messing up some perfectly nice materials....

May 13, 20213 minEp. 133

Cinema 4D S22 - What is in this Surprise New Version?

Show Notes: Maxon Cinema 4D S22 Arnold and Otoy collaboration Arnold GPU on their RNDR service Otoy to support Arnold's standard surface Our Thoughts on the New C4D S22 Features: Automatic UV's Chad super easy to use, very convenient not bad but no real control over distortion settings I like the overlap mirrored geo, nice way to save space cant reset to default settings Shawn 3 Impressive out of the box automatic solutions licenced from Quel Solaar. Easy to use! New UV Workflow Chad Great start...

Apr 23, 20201 hrEp. 132

Stay Home and Stay Productive: Tips From a Fully Remote Company

Show Notes: NAB 2020 has been cancelled Office Space The open office plan is a disaster - Chicago Tribune Shawn Astrom Major projects are split quarterly into 90 day chunks Monday morning meetings Why Synchronous Isn’t Ideal For Remote Work - Medium Tips to Working From Home - Greyscalegorilla How Doist Makes Remote Work Happen - Doist Tools We Use: Google G Suite - Business Operations Gmail G Drive Meet Docs Sheets Slides Calendar Slack - Chat Notion - Project Management, Knowledge Base ToDoist...

Mar 12, 20201 hr 9 minEp. 131

Will Procreate and Cavalry Disrupt the Adobe Empire?

In this episode, the team talks to School of Motion founder and all-around extraordinary human being Joey Korenman. Listen to them talk about updates Adobe is working on for After Effects and Photoshop, popular new tools like Procreate and Cavalry, and the benefits of online education versus a traditional school. Both Joey and Nick Campbell also share insights to entrepreneur-ism and the challenges they face as leaders of growing companies. Adobe Max Billie Eilish Vampire Weekend School of Motio...

Feb 06, 202057 minEp. 129

How Do You Stay Motivated During the Winter Blues?

In this episode of the Greyscalegorilla podcast, the team catches up after the holidays. Hear them talk about movies, shows, and their favorite gifts. Take a listen to the latest in industry news from around the mograph world, and finally hear about some tips and tricks to help you stay motivated during the cold winter months. Show Notes: Big and Rich Big Audio Dynamite The Mandalorian The Witcher Jack Reacher Jack Ryan John Wick Making John Wick Titles with Amador Valenzuela Up Big Bird Singing...

Jan 30, 202044 minEp. 128

Does the Mac Pro Make Sense for 3D?

Apple Mac Pro Tesla Cybertruck MKBHD Mac Pro Video Mac Pro Cinebench Score Baby Yoda Model Arnold is the Most Versatile Render Engine for Mac and PC Redshift adds C4D Noises and Nodes Russ Gautier - Going from Cinema 4D to Houdini...

Dec 11, 201958 minEp. 127

Going From Cinema 4D to Houdini | Greyscalegorilla Podcast 117

Guest - Russ Gautier Greyscalegorilla Plus Introduction to Houdini Perception Black Panther More Perception experiments for Black Panther Trevor Kerr The Martin Agency Flash VCU (Virginia Commonwealth University) Be very fast, very efficient, and very organized Look for opportunities to take things further Georgiy Gosha Kuznetsov Hue & Cry Magnus Hierta Andrew Prousalis Man Vs Machine John LePore Alias PowerAnimator Maya 3ds Max Cinema 4D Houdini Simon Holmedal Simon Fiedler SideFX Houdini Train...

Nov 21, 20191 hr 2 minEp. 126

How Do You Choose What Program You Should Learn Next?

Interview - Barton Damer on Building the Studio You Want to Work For Interview - Zachary Corzine on Pushing the Limits of Cinema 4D PC Problems Podcast AVA Direct Puget Systems Boxx Systems Boxx Apexx A3 - Mike's New PC AMD RYZEN 9 3900X Processor (3.80GHz) 12 Core 64GB DDR4-2666 (4 - 16GB DIMMS) 1.0TB SSD M.2 PCIe Drive NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080Ti 11GB Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit BOXX Premium Support Learning new software Learn tools that help you create what you want to make - Chad on learning Substan...

Nov 08, 201957 minEp. 125

Building the Studio You Want to Work For ⁠— Interview with Barton Damer

Already Been Chewed A Skater Turned Designer For NIKE, VANS, MARVEL and More Celebrating 90 Years of Mickey Mouse When You Can't Show the Mouse Do you really need a producer? Building your own studio. What do you want artists to know? Freelancer Must-Have Traits Attitude, reliability, communication, able to follow directions There is a skills gap between really talented 2D explainer motion graphic artists and high end macro-shot Houdini artists. It's getting harder to find a good generalist that...

Nov 01, 20191 hr 3 minEp. 124

Pushing the Limits of Cinema 4D - Interview with Zachary Corzine

MANVSMACHINE Dungeons and Dragons Trevor Kerr (Greyscalegorilla Guide to Redshift) NAB Presentation California College of the Arts Ubisoft Greyscalegorilla Tutorials Render Tests on Instagram NBA Cavaliers Trophy Matthias Omotola Personal presentation at NAB Joe Ball Brendi Wedinger Bryan Plust Aaron Covrett Fields Field Forces Procedural Systems Training...

Oct 25, 20191 hr 7 minEp. 123

PC Problems + Major Upcoming Releases

Links - http://bit.ly/2MiYgBf October 31, 2019 is your last chance to get Greyscalegorilla Plus introductory pricing Welcome Todd Blankenship to Greyscalegorilla Andy Needham R21 Podcast Amador Valenzuela John Wick 3 Podcast 3D Design and Motion Tour - Use code GSG3DMT and get 25% off tickets Half Rez 8 Titles by Boxfort Blend Titles by Gunner School of Motion Manifesto PC Issues with ENERMAX Liquid Cooling System Modern Surface Material Collection Greyscalegorilla Plus - Intro Pricing Ends Octo...

Oct 15, 201954 minEp. 122

Making John Wick Chapter 3 Feature Film Titles in a Basement

Guest - Amador Valenzuela, Digital Black Book Ritchie Valens La Bamba Movie Fernando Valenzuela Blackbook Studio Aquaman Titles The Haunting of Hill House Titles Insidious Titles Filmograph Aaron Becker Prologue The Legend of Hercules Element 3D 3ds Max Cinema 4D Cherry 7UP commercial Sinister 2 Titles Blumhouse production logo John Wick Titles John Wick Chapter 2 Titles Octane John Wick Chapter 3 - Parabellum Titles Redshift Greyscalegorilla 3D and 4K Dust Everyday Material Collection...

Sep 18, 201954 minEp. 121

Cinema 4D R21 Features, Disney Plus, and Upcoming Events

Get all the links at greyscalegorilla.com/podcasts Greyscalegorilla Plus 3D Design + Motion Tour - 25% off with code: GSG3DMT Half Rez 8 Blendfest DFWC4D Meetup - Mograph.com and EyeDesyn THX Deep Note - Genesis (2019) THX Deep Note - Behind the Scenes Video Copilot Orb Disney Plus MLB Advanced Media BAMTech YouTube TV Veronica Mars The Boys Chernobyl Cinema 4D R21 Features Custom C4D Workflow Icons - Coming Soon The Happy Toolbox Vol 2. Greyscalegorilla Podcast page...

Aug 27, 201948 minEp. 119

Bumping the Lamp — Creative Problem Solving | Greyscalegorilla Podcast 109

Get all the links - Click Here Last episode: The 3D Artist's Toolbox Death of Richard Williams - NY Times Animator's Survival Kit - Richard Williams Creativity, Inc. - Ed Catmull Who Framed Roger Rabbit -IMDb Bumping the lamp scene - YouTube How 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' Pulled Off Its Incredible Visual Feats - Vice The 3 Rules of Living Animation - kaptainkristian YouTube Cool World - IMDb Ralph Bakshi - IMDb The Problem Solving of Filmmaking - David F Sandberg Greyscalegorilla Plus Happy Toolb...

Aug 21, 201954 minEp. 118

The 3D Artist's Toolbox Grows as Software Becomes More Affordable

Show Notes: ( Get Links ) Previous Podcast - Cinema 4D Goes Subscription, Which version of Cinema 4D do I subscribe to?, What to Know About Maxon’s New Cinema 4D + Redshift Subscription, Autodesk Maya/3ds Max Indie Licenses - CG Channel, Blender 2.8, Moore's Law, RealSmart Motion Blur, An Ode to Kai's Power Goo - MacWorld, Nick and Chad's Computers, Greyscalegorilla Plus, Production Software You Should Know About: Cinema 4D, Adobe Creative Cloud, After Effects, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Substance...

Aug 15, 201943 minEp. 117