{"id":44208,"date":"2014-08-07T15:04:11","date_gmt":"2014-08-07T19:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=44208"},"modified":"2014-10-29T11:19:45","modified_gmt":"2014-10-29T15:19:45","slug":"cinema-4d-video-tutorial-security-camera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/cinema-4d-video-tutorial-security-camera\/","title":{"rendered":"Cinema 4D Video Tutorial: Security Camera"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"learn-how-to-create-a-self-pivoting-3d-camera-that-will-track-an-object-in-your-scene\">Learn how to create a self pivoting 3D camera that will track an object in your scene!<\/h2>\n<p>Straight out of a science fiction or crime thriller, this modeled security camera is not only photo realistic, it also moves and pivots like the real deal. Detail was given to the design to enable the security camera model to follow an object in your <strong>Cinema 4D<\/strong> scene.<\/p>\n<p>In this exclusive Cinema 4D video tutorial we&#8217;ll show you how to do it from start to finish &#8211; building the 3D camera model and automated camera movement. Watch the tutorial below and download the corresponding project file.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/102844309\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Follow along! Download the free project files:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>[maxbutton id=&#8221;22&#8243;]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Security-Camera-Moving.gif\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44210\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"Security Camera Moving\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Security-Camera-Moving.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"276\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This <strong>Cinema 4D video tutorial<\/strong> covers the following fundamentals:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Modeling a Camera<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Texturing<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Creating Glass<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Adding Target Tags<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Using Nulls<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><em>A security camera is a relatively simple object to model. 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