School of Motion

🥳NEW COURSE ALERT!🥳 UX Animation Essentials is HERE! Taught by @QKIvan, you'll learn to transform static interfaces into engaging experiences using industry-standard UX motion tools 🛠️ Find out more and start learning! ➡️ som.bz/4oSdc8C

Dropped a #C4D quick tip to easily round up all your assets with a click of a button!

❌️ STOP using 'Save Project with Assets' in C4D if you're trying to do THIS ❌️ Want more Cinema 4D knowledge drops from @eyedesyn? Check out Cinema 4D Basecamp, Cinema 4D Ascent and keep your eyes peeled for Cinema 4D Insider, COMING SOON! 👀 Get all the info on our courses ➡️ som.bz/3JiEUwj

The guys at @CorridorDigital just created an AI keyer that needs to be seen to be believed! 🤯 Get the full scoop on Motion Mondays ➡️ som.bz/4uyYBCS

This week's SOM Student of the Week is Brandon Riley, from Maryland, US!🥳 Brandon is a motion and immersive designer with a seriously slick portfolio, who decided to level up his demo reel with Demo Reel Dash, REALLY making it stand out from the crowd! Well done, Brandon! More about Brandon ➡️ som.bz/3NrKDlA Find out more about Demo Reel Dash ➡️ som.bz/4sjQFEb

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This week Corridor Crew builds an insane open-source AI keyer, Higgsfield gets caught faking their Vibe Motion demos, the new M5 MacBook Pros are taking on desktop GPUs for 3D rendering and more! It's Motion Mondays!🕺 Link to full episode below ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️

SCOTUS says "nope" to copyright for art made with generative AI🙅‍♀️ The ruling that stands? Human authorship is a bedrock requirement for copyright protection. Get more details on what this key ruling means for our industry on Motion Mondays ➡️ som.bz/4sCfmvu

Had an amazing time talking GSPLATS today with @Yo_Brilly and @SchoolOfMotion To keep the momentum going, Splat Asset Pack Vol. 1 is free for a limited time. Use code: SOM2026 sdimaging.gumroad.com/l/splatvol1

After Effects has been on a serious 3D run lately, and last week added another MAJOR feature to the beta: real, in-engine Depth of Field in the Advanced 3D renderer! Get the full scoop on Motion Mondays ➡️ som.bz/4sCfmvu

Tomorrow join us live - as we break down GSplats (3DGS) and explore how hybrid workflows are becoming transformative for 3D artists. We'll explore gaussian splats and what they are, dive into @OTOY Octane 2026 for cinematic high quality splat rendering, and even look at training your own splats from real-world data to synthetic training leveraging @rendernetwork for scale for large synthetic data sets.

Want to quickly select your material base color in Substance Painter?🎨 @eyedesyn shows you how! Master Substance Painter and create stunning, photorealistic and NPR textures for your 3D models in our NEW course - Substance Painter for Motion Designers! ➡️ som.bz/4ddtVB0

Maxon dropped some MASSIVE news on Friday: they’ve partnered with Tencent Cloud to integrate their HY3D AI engine directly into Cinema 4D! Also - C4D for iPad?!👀 Find out more on Motion Mondays ➡️ som.bz/4sCfmvu

This week's SOM Student of the Week is Giuliana Cascardo, from Detroit, Michigan!🥳 Giuliana just completed Premiere for Motion Designers, rocking their assignments! They first started in Animation and Motion Design, and then found their work bleeding into video editing, meaning that Premiere for Motion Designers was the logical next step! Well done, Giuliana! More about Giuliana ➡️ som.bz/40qr1RU Find out more about Premiere for Motion Designers ➡️ som.bz/4kUkyHF

This week Cinema 4D (and Cinema 4D for iPad!) gets AI-powered 3D generation, After Effects adds real depth of field to its Advanced 3D renderer, the US Supreme Court says AI cannot hold a copyright ⚖️ and more! It's Motion Mondays!🦍 Watch the full episode now ➡️ som.bz/4sCfmvu

What is the average salary for a motion designer?🤔💵 How much are your skills ACTUALLY worth? The answers to those questions are notoriously hard to find, and can vary wildly based on location, industry and a whole bunch of other factors. But that doesn't mean that talking about compensation should feel like a shot in the dark! That's why we've put together this MASSIVE article, comparing information from a whole host of sources, and generally diving into all things money for Motion Designers as of 2026! Get the full scoop on salaries, rates and the effects of AI on getting paid here ➡️ som.bz/4cwdOyj

Wow!!! MASSIVE news from @MaxonVFX! They’ve just announced a collaboration with Tencent to integrate their HY 3D AI model generation into C4D. This means that the first use of AI will be directly available in C4D. Also buried in this announcement: C4D for iPad is coming!!! 🤯 What are we thinking out there? maxon.net/en/article/max…

Cooked the final piece of the SOM Animation Bootcamp. It significantly improved understanding of core animation principles and helped gain experience creating more complex animations. Huge thanks to the @SchoolOfMotion

NEXT WEEK ➡️ Join our LIVE workshop on Gaussian Splats and the future of 3D with @Yo_Brilly and Spenser Dickerson from @OTOY! Get access to our exclusive livestreams, community and full course catalogue with All-Access ➡️ som.bz/40GGIVr

Adobe just dropped four new After Effects beta features, and a couple of them are genuinely exciting! Get the full scoop on them on this week's Motion Mondays ➡️ som.bz/4rLPw7Z

🙅 DON'T use pure black for your base materials in Substance Painter! 🙅 If you've been itching to add Substance Painter to your motion design toolkit, now is the perfect time! Find out more about Substance Painter for Motion Designers and get started now ➡️ som.bz/4cYEyHH