10 Tips to make Your 3D Render more Cinematic

In this video, @MartinKlekner 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. ⇨ Check Martin's new cinematic course: https://cgboost.link/master-cinematic-318451 ⇨ Martin's YouTube Channel: @MartinKlekner PROJECT FILES Sign up to our free CG Boost Resource Bundle (email required): https://cgboost.com/resources/ This includes: ✔️ Project files for this and our other tutorials ✔️ Blender 2.8 Beginner Course ✔️ Blender 2.8 Shortcut PDF and more 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 CG BOOST COURSES ⇨ Blender 2.8 Launch Pad course: https://academy.cgboost.com/p/blender-2-8-launch-pad ⇨ Substance Painter Launch Pad course: https://academy.cgboost.com/p/substance-painter-launch-pad RESOURCES ⇨ Mixamo: https://www.mixamo.com/ ⇨ Blendswap: https://www.blendswap.com/ 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 JOIN CG BOOST ⇨ CG Boost Challenge: https://cgboost.com/challenge/ ⇨ CG Boost Academy: https://cgboost.com/academy/ ⇨ CG Boost Magazine: https://cgboost.com/magazine/ FOLLOW CG BOOST ⇨ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cgboost/ ⇨ Twitter: https://twitter.com/cgboost ⇨ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cg_boost/ #b3d #cinematic #fundamentals