School of MotionReviews of schoolofmotion.com

A great way to accelerate your Cinema4d learning path. The videos are thorough and easy to follow

This course was fantastic as a ground level, getting started in C4D experience. What I found unfortunate was that a lot of the content is from 6+ years ago, and a lot of the functionality within C4D (R25, specifically) has changed. I found myself Googling often for workarounds, or where things were located, often to no avail, losing hours of valuable work time. I was also thrown off by the Adobe Premiere lesson in the middle of the course. A head's up to students to have some working knowledge of that would have also saved a lot of time. I thought knowing AE would be suffice. Another critique I have is the TA's interaction. I felt a lot more connected and guided through AE Kickstart with my TA, than I did with this course. (Which could have really benefitted from having more interaction, considering how complex and time-consuming a lot of the steps are.) I never received answers to any of my follow-up questions or musings to the TA's critique notes to me. And in my notes to him for my Final, to look at the ZIP file of the scene images that I provided, was ignored, and he presented an unfinished video of a text animation (that I had to include to even send anything) instead for the Summit. Sigh. Overall, I had a fantastic experience, and learned so much. For that, 4 Stars. Thanks SoM.

I had a very good experience with School of Motion. This is the first course of them I've taken, and I've already signed up for a second one, as I found their learning program to be quite extensive, offering not only actionable lessons but also industry context and additional resources. By week three or four I had already noticed a significant improvement in my skills and in my way of approaching animation, and I feel much more confident approaching new professional projects. Their feedback was quick and useful, helping improve assignments significantly. The school was also considerate and accommodating during a personal hardship I encountered along the course, which I appreciate on a human level. I will definitely stick around for the coming years.

I took the Cinema 4D Basecamp course. This was a great course with clear easy to follow instruction. EJ is a natural at teaching. He keeps things light, fun, and engaging. The pacing is tough, but manageable with a full time job. They aren't kidding about planning for 15-20 hours a week for this. On the whole it was great, and I feel like I can do professional work in Cinema 4D now! I'm looking for opportunities at work to start incorporating 3D and flex what I've learned.

I appreciate how well-structured and diverse the course is. Videos, PDFs, podcasts, weekly review session, links to further resources... and the TA was very encouraging and helpful :) The tone of the course is friendly, it takes nothing for granted and explains all the concepts simply and clearly. Homeworks are never boring and you have total freedom in how to approach it as long as you incorporate what you've learned in the given lesson. It was very much a demanding journey but I feel I am so much better off now that I'm on the other side!

School of Motion is an excellent online course provider!

Great course, great teacher!

It's been an eye-opening journey with Ascent. My confidence level has definitely "ascended" and I'm now preparing for exciting things for my studio. Unfortunately, I couldn't finish the last assignment on time before the locker closed but I'm motivated to finish it and apply what I've learned here. I'll be signing up for another course in the near future!