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From: Stephen van Vuuren <stephen@sv2studios.com>
Subject: RE: [AE] firelight
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 20:26:53 +0000
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From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf Of Byron Nash
Sent: Monday, February 17, 2014 3:05 PM
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Subject: Re: [AE] firelight

 

Try one of the random motion expressions on motionscript.com. They give much more realistic motion than wiggle since you have temporal randomness as well.

 

On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 12:12 PM, Mr. Eric D. Kirk <kirkproductions@gmail.com> wrote:

Jim,

 

I just emailed you a little sample.  Let me know if it's anywhere close.  Maybe that type effect, overlayed where you want it to appear, perhaps more subtle.

 

Eric

 

On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 12:08 PM, Jim Curtis <jpcurtis@me.com> wrote:

I plan to have a camera truck along several framed photos on a virtual tabletop, and give the impression they're lit by a fireplace, and casting dancing shadows on a virtual back wall and table top.

 

 

 

On Feb 17, 2014, at 10:54 AM, "Mr. Eric D. Kirk" <kirkproductions@gmail.com> wrote:



Jim,

 

If I may ask, just for testing, what type of object do you want the effect to flicker on?

 

Eric

 

On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 11:45 AM, Jim Curtis <jpcurtis@me.com> wrote:

I'm getting OK results by wiggling a Light with a salmon color.

 

POI: wiggle(20,30)

Position: wiggle(10,100)

Intensity: wiggle(10,10) Initial Value: 150%

 

Comp is 23.976 fps.  

 

But, it still looks a little too regular or cyclical.  I think if I added another wiggle to a wiggle, I might get something that looks more random.  Or, maybe wiggle the camera.

 

Anyway… I think I'm onto something.  Better ideas welcomed.

 

 

 

 

On Feb 17, 2014, at 9:35 AM, Mr. Eric D. Kirk <kirkproductions@gmail.com> wrote:



Ahh, i see.  I will poke around more.

Eric

On Feb 17, 2014 10:30 AM, "Jim Curtis" <jpcurtis@me.com> wrote:

Hi Eric,

 

I don't want to create fire, I want to create the look that fire has on objects: the wiggly shadows and highlights.  I'm guessing I could wiggle the light position, point of interest and add in some fractal noise or use real fire video and projection mapping.  

 

I was just hoping not to have to re-invent the wheel in case somebody has already developed a working method that they'd share.

 

Thanks,

Jim

 

 

On Feb 17, 2014, at 9:02 AM, "Mr. Eric D. Kirk" <kirkproductions@gmail.com> wrote:



Hey Jim,

 

I've never seen a tutorial about fire making that is specific to using an AE light but if you just mean, building a fire that reacts to light, I've seen several.  Here's one that uses particles. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z9ti_dGgQE

 

The guy in the video above also shows his fire in a separate link (under more on youtube) or here:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WV_j0RvnXfk&feature=youtu.be&t=24s

 

So, I guess practical fire isn't an option, such as some of the Andrew Kramer stock fire stuff?  I know there are a couple of them that look just like a normal camp fire and are real of course.

 

Eric

 

 

On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 9:51 AM, Jim Curtis <jpcurtis@me.com> wrote:

Does anybody know of a tutorial or technique I can use to make an Ae light look like a campfire on layers that accept lights and shadows?
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