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| Charles Packer... |
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The credits to "Kung Fu Panda" listed a couple of
dozen names under "Lighting". Wait a minute...wasn't
this movie produced entirely by computer animation?
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| Gar... |
| Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:50 am |
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On Jun 30, 6:42 am, Charles Packer <mail... at (no spam) cpacker.org> wrote:
Quote: The credits to "Kung Fu Panda" listed a couple of
dozen names under "Lighting". Wait a minute...wasn't
this movie produced entirely by computer animation?
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Charles Packerhttp://cpacker.org/whatnews
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All CGI animation is broken down into various departments that take
care of different aspects of the process. One department does texture,
another lighting, and so forth. The finished film is the sum of all
these different and talented divisions. |
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| Patrick McNamara... |
| Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:14 am |
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"Charles Packer" <mailbox at (no spam) cpacker.org> wrote in message
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Quote: The credits to "Kung Fu Panda" listed a couple of
dozen names under "Lighting". Wait a minute...wasn't
this movie produced entirely by computer animation?
Lighting is also applied in CG, although it's more noticeable for the
shadows it creates.
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| Martin Schemitsch... |
| Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 12:17 pm |
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On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:50:50 +0200, Gar <mythfits at (no spam) netscape.net> wrote:
Quote: On Jun 30, 6:42 am, Charles Packer <mail... at (no spam) cpacker.org> wrote:
The credits to "Kung Fu Panda" listed a couple of
dozen names under "Lighting". Wait a minute...wasn't
this movie produced entirely by computer animation?
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Charles Packerhttp://cpacker.org/whatnews
mailboxATcpacker.org
All CGI animation is broken down into various departments that take
care of different aspects of the process. One department does texture,
another lighting, and so forth. The finished film is the sum of all
these different and talented divisions.
If the budget allows for it. A lot of people do everything themselves.
It's called a "One Man Show". ;-)
Martin
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| TBerk... |
| Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:14 pm |
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On Jun 30, 6:42 am, Charles Packer <mail... at (no spam) cpacker.org> wrote:
Quote: The credits to "Kung Fu Panda" listed a couple of
dozen names under "Lighting". Wait a minute...wasn't
this movie produced entirely by computer animation?
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Charles Packerhttp://cpacker.org/whatnews
mailboxATcpacker.org
The others have already touched on the basics, one thing though.
They (the lighting dept, if there is one) likely is responsible for a
great deal of continuity re: the way things 'look' on screen.
TBerk |
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| Bill Steele... |
| Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 2:24 pm |
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Quote: On Jun 30, 6:42 am, Charles Packer <mail... at (no spam) cpacker.org> wrote:
The credits to "Kung Fu Panda" listed a couple of
dozen names under "Lighting". Wait a minute...wasn't
this movie produced entirely by computer animation?
The final rendering of computer animation consists of creating a picture
of how the three-dimensional figures created by the animators would look
assuming they were lit from certain directions and by certain
intensities. I'm guessing the "lighting" credit goes to the people who
create a computer model that specifies what and where the light sources
are. |
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