10 Tips to make Your 3D Render more Cinematic

In this video, @Martin Klekner shares several tips that he learned throughout his career as a cinematic 3D artist. From composition, camera placement, lighting to final compositing and EEVEE rendering tricks, you will learn practical workflows to make your renders more cinematic.

⇨ Martin's YouTube Channel: @Martin Klekner

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CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
01:28 - Scene Overview
02:52 - Tip 1: How to place your camera
07:36 - Tip 2: Aspect Ratio / Resolution
09:40 - Tip 3: Proper composition
11:37 - Tip 4: Focal Length & Camera Roll
15:00 - Tip 5: Flipping the Composition
16:26 - Tip 6: Basic Lighting
20:45 - Tip 7: Advanced Lighting
25:08 - Tip 8: Adding Fog and Bloom
26:30 - Tip 9: Eevee Render Settings
28:02 - Tip 10: Basic Compositing
30:12 - Outro

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RESOURCES
⇨ Mixamo: https://www.mixamo.com/
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ARTWORKS
⇨ Tomáš Luža - The Mill House https://www.artstation.com/artwork/PmwYJ1
⇨ Maarten Hof - A shabby back alley https://www.artstation.com/artwork/dOGYNK
⇨ Toivo Huhtaniska - Heart of the industry https://www.artstation.com/artwork/1nnLg8
⇨ Lukas Walzer - Nvidia Metropia 2042 https://www.artstation.com/artwork/e0zNA3
⇨ Gregory Smith - Seagulls' Cry https://www.artstation.com/artwork/xznOGY
⇨ Arseny Lavrukhin - Revenge https://www.artstation.com/artwork/A9QNOo
⇨ Martin Klekner - Thinking of His Roots https://www.artstation.com/artwork/E6DqK

ADDITIONAL CONTENT

BOOKS:
⇨ CG Cinematography by Chris Brejon (free online book): https://chrisbrejon.com/cg-cinematography/introduction/
⇨ Color and Light by James Gurney: https://www.amazon.com/Color-Light-Realist-Painter-Gurney/dp/0740797719
⇨ The Simple Secret to Better Painting by Greg Alberto: https://www.amazon.com/Simple-Secret-Better-Painting-Immediately/dp/1581802560
⇨ Cinematography: Theory and Practice by Balin Brown: https://www.amazon.com/Cinematography-Theory-Practice-Cinematographers-Directors/dp/0240812093
⇨ The Filmmaker's Eye: Learning (and Breaking) the Rules of Cinematic Composition by Gustavo Mercado: https://www.amazon.com/Filmmakers-Eye-Learning-Cinematic-Composition/dp/0240812174
⇨ Painting with Light by John Alton: https://www.amazon.com/Painting-Light-John-Alton/dp/0520275845
⇨ 3D Total Art Fundamentals: https://shop.3dtotal.com/books/art-theory/art-fundamentals
⇨ 3D Total Beyond Art Fundamentals: https://shop.3dtotal.com/books/art-theory/beyond-art-fundamentals

COURSES:
⇨ Learn Squared - Cinematic Concept Design by John Sweeney (Naughty Dog): https://www.learnsquared.com/courses/cinematic-concept
⇨ The Gnomon Workshop - Efficient Cinematic Lighting by Jeremy Vickery (Pixar): https://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/instructors/jeremy-vickery

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