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Cast Shadows from CG into a Live Action Scene with Cinema 4D

by Connor KerriganAug 20, 2009

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Casting realistic looking shadows from a cg object is extremely critical to making your cg believable in a live action environment. It is, however, also extremely difficult. In this tutorial you will learn how to use Cinema 4d to make a shadow catching layer that you will then be able to composite together with the main rendered video in After Effects.

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Connor Kerrigan

My name is Connor Kerrigan, and I am an aspiring visual effects artist in south Florida. I first got into VFX with some 2d effects using after effects, i have sincebroadened my abilities to include 3d tracking, 3d design, and motion graphics work. I love making people see the unbelievable in a very believable way!