From: "Rich Loop" Received: from n1nlsmtp01.shr.prod.ams1.secureserver.net ([188.121.43.201] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.0) with ESMTPS id 7170444 for ae-list@media-motion.tv; Mon, 08 Oct 2018 21:08:14 +0200 Received: from n1plcpnl0050.prod.ams1.secureserver.net ([46.252.205.176]) by : HOSTING RELAY : with ESMTP id 9b3DgNPVddePf9b3DgKtPF; Mon, 08 Oct 2018 12:18:43 -0700 Received: from host109-150-168-63.range109-150.btcentralplus.com ([109.150.168.63]:51906 helo=[192.168.86.27]) by n1plcpnl0050.prod.ams1.secureserver.net with esmtpsa (TLSv1.2:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:256) (Exim 4.91) (envelope-from ) id 1g9b3D-005wsi-7q for ae-list@media-motion.tv; Mon, 08 Oct 2018 12:18:43 -0700 To: After Effects Mail List Subject: Re: [AE] Realistic Spotlights Date: 08 Oct 2018 20:18:37 +0100 Message-Id: In-Reply-To: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Unibox (425:17.7.0) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_734C886D-CAD9-4BCB-8748-27F9AE64A4B4" X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - n1plcpnl0050.prod.ams1.secureserver.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - media-motion.tv X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - loopcorp.com X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: n1plcpnl0050.prod.ams1.secureserver.net: authenticated_id: rich@loopcorp.com X-Authenticated-Sender: n1plcpnl0050.prod.ams1.secureserver.net: rich@loopcorp.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-CMAE-Envelope: MS4wfDjz7qW/qe0ZHDUncbukxHWtuVRfETZbfWcc0HQlrbvx8wjigLQ8yYAlnciMtmYowLPN/xAE++8fxMK1GxWIVezm/db9Ij3IXoHEL2yFpHDARf/QcdYH QATfr6971jTyyVraErK3SBbVebrMBHIz5xdSWRXTjUYevdbny4PZzaJxFtNrA/GsipDs6EL1gvCGP0Lz9ok/iRCGrZrjNUsAKHM= --=_734C886D-CAD9-4BCB-8748-27F9AE64A4B4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Yes, real lights in the studio but they can=E2=80=99t have flared as they w= anted when shot. It=E2=80=99s always a dead give away when they go off scre= en at full strength rather than quickly dying down at screen edge. And they= =E2=80=99re all perfectly identical to each other. TBH, I haven=E2=80=99t used Optical Flares in 3d space but I know you can l= ink them to AE=E2=80=99s 3d lights. =E2=80=94Cheers Rich http://www.loopcorp.com > On Oct 8, 2018, at 8:10 PM, Mr. Eric D. Kirk wr= ote: >=20 >=20 > By the way,=C2=A0 found this.=C2=A0 =C2=A0Very short but I think I see ju= st one spot where it looks like there is a pole with a light or something. >=20 > https://youtu.be/HbD62AskvKI >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > Eric >=20 >=20 >=20 > On Mon, Oct 8, 2018, 2:59 PM Rich Loop > wrote: >=20 >>=20 >> I wouldn=E2=80=99t mind betting those flares are Video Copilot Optical F= lares. They=E2=80=99re definitely not real.=C2=A0 >>=20 >>=20 >> =E2=80=94 >> Cheers >> Rich >> http://www.loopcorp.com >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >>> On Oct 8, 2018, at 7:05 PM, Mr. Eric D. Kirk >>> wrote: >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> Hello all, >>>=20 >>> I wonder if someone can help me. I've created this round stage in Eleme= nt 3D that I have keyframe to rotate.=C2=A0 Point of view if from center lo= oking out and I would like just 6 simple spotlights spaced evenly around th= e perimeter facing the center.=C2=A0 Currently, I just have the stock littl= e lights that are in one of the Element packages, set to glow and they look= fair but would I would like is something a bit more realistic where the gl= ow has some streaks rather than just a glow. >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> For reference, this is exactly what I'm recreating from a Maroon 5 vide= o.=C2=A0 Note the spotlights. >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DaJOTlE1K90k >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> So, they need to be 3D so I can place them around the object (stage). >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> Thanks ahead. >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> Eric >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> --=C2=A0 >>> Eric D. Kirk |=C2=A0Kirk Productions >>> VFX for Kirk Productions >>> 443.206.1347 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> www.kirkproductions.com >>>=20 >>> kirkproductions@gmail.com >>>=20 >>> YouTube:=C2=A0https://www.youtube.com/user/kirkeric >>>=20 >>> IMDB:=C2=A0http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3351363/ >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> =C2=A0 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>=20 >=20 --=_734C886D-CAD9-4BCB-8748-27F9AE64A4B4 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Yes, real lights in the studio but they can=E2=80=99t have flared as t= hey wanted when shot. It=E2=80=99s always a dead give away when they go off= screen at full strength rather than quickly dying down at screen edge. And= they=E2=80=99re all perfectly identical to each other.

TBH, I haven=E2=80=99t used Optical Flares in 3d space but I know you = can link them to AE=E2=80=99s 3d lights.

=E2=80=94
Cheers
Rich
http://www.loopcorp.com


On Oct 8, 2018, at 8:10 PM, Mr. Eric D. Kirk <ae-list@media-motion.= tv> wrote:

By the way,= =C2=A0 found this.=C2=A0 =C2=A0Very short but I think I see just one spot w= here it looks like there is a pole with a light or something.



Eric

On Mon, Oct 8, 2018, 2:59 PM Rich Loop <AE-List@me= dia-motion.tv> wrote:
I wouldn=E2=80=99t mind betting those flares are Video Copilot Optical= Flares. They=E2=80=99re definitely not real.=C2=A0

=E2=80=94
Cheers
Rich

On Oct 8, 2018, at 7:05 PM, Mr. Eric D. Kirk <ae-li= st@media-motion.tv> wrote:

Hello all,

I wonder if someone can help me. I've created this rou= nd stage in Element 3D that I have keyframe to rotate.=C2=A0 Point of view = if from center looking out and I would like just 6 simple spotlights spaced= evenly around the perimeter facing the center.=C2=A0 Currently, I just hav= e the stock little lights that are in one of the Element packages, set to g= low and they look fair but would I would like is something a bit more reali= stic where the glow has some streaks rather than just a glow.

For reference, this is exactly what I'm recreating fro= m a Maroon 5 video.=C2=A0 Note the spotlights.


So, they need to be 3D so I can place them around the = object (stage).

Thanks ahead.

Eric

--=C2=A0
Eric D. Kirk |=C2=A0Kirk Productions
VFX for Kirk Productions
=C2=A0
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