lighting a scene


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lighting a scene
by Ross Kidd on Oct 16, 2008 at 11:01:19 am

Hi,

I want to create this scene in After Effects.

http://welovethedesign.com/myscene.jpg

The problem is I keep getting grey or black unlight areas when I use spotights (as you would expect).

All I want is for each of the elements to cast a shadow and for the shadow to move but for the whole scene to be white.

Many thanks,

R.

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Re: lighting a scene
by mark harvey on Oct 16, 2008 at 11:06:36 am

try adding an ambient light and playing with the intensity.

Mark

Mark Harvey
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Le Réseau des sports

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Re: lighting a scene
by Ross Kidd on Oct 16, 2008 at 11:21:54 am

Tried that when the scene is less than 100% the edges of the spotlight show, at 100% ambient the shadow goes.

I suppose I am just trying to emulate the sun. Is there a way to increase the diameter of the spotlight?

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Re: lighting a scene
by Gary Hazen on Oct 16, 2008 at 11:44:23 am

That scene doesn't look lit. It looks like they faked the shadows by using additional layers for the shadow elements. Have you tried faking your shadows rather than casting them?

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Re: lighting a scene
by mark harvey on Oct 16, 2008 at 11:51:47 am

Gary,

After thinking about this for a while, I was coming back to post the same answer as you....i guess you beat me to it :-)

And yes, you can increase the size of the spot by increasing cone size in the light settings dialog, and/or pull the light back in Z-space.

Mark

Mark Harvey
Senior Editor
Le Réseau des sports

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