From: "Mr. Eric D. Kirk" Received: from mail-ot1-f50.google.com ([209.85.210.50] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.0) with ESMTPS id 7170448 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 08 Oct 2018 21:13:18 +0200 Received: by mail-ot1-f50.google.com with SMTP id h26-v6so21062555otl.9 for ; Mon, 08 Oct 2018 12:24:49 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=WV+pr61VT3R0qVzcSlM8UV1A7XOUCTdF2g7W4ZW3ACk=; b=Wxds2ZyL+w1LshGc9sYN2eMRX1EUDwxH9jpIYWzvm0YotlODMZptLEfRhQeEcTJ2kI /EbvuB4DL+PItZ8MjvtsXQ45omGwkDpxvldaQsectKR0dtQzfF59I2Ajn9CBfRx5zOHR uIvLFWAGhlK2C+A3e5zksh8SoWUqPYgypDDOD0YgW204MxnsidlbtSUve4uoJCcY5HBO r0KxPfaocq54LkcuEao31p6FgrLge1t8bD1Oir9HiyLVZSUo2x4bpneGGef93k2amLXe pdFeLnD4QizG6F1OlCF2tWBosmmDAArlDiBcB9UTF3a2z9iA5Q5woUQ46dCyDJ7dvbUz qUIw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=WV+pr61VT3R0qVzcSlM8UV1A7XOUCTdF2g7W4ZW3ACk=; b=eyiPyeEa3bQWRRtm/ajqvMBzK4Eq43afyQ3tjyYQMHFKzBpY/AcGh+oVunFIgia3jo 2IDiGDLo/si4zpLwt8UJEulvOGyNEDe7gV2Epm1PSfsxQZSJ/G8yee71Bt0eu/qEuimo rbN5PzXneqbbqjB7yU0Cf7Mhuuqa3HRB/Ek0Qyv/V3jkbznuVPbW7bj/Hgr+OAtpqb+B pLujgIbm9weZpPweeG6/zk6c0y6K92z7iQZjfZZolMVA1S92BnRU5Lq5jXDbhSGDJfWl g+qrWVCmGKC9cjIH1+noRgK9i2D8XFO6YcQnpLApl28/ChgvE5Z0nyRaRZtuP3MGFqYT 37dQ== X-Gm-Message-State: ABuFfojzWgYEhQd56R+jTzTaujEgiJHB+Xzc9FXYpaECTPFD3oGB0aK6 hDBTrkcnKKFTY0FzRVWJ/GUiGFop8jF7bYZHIKLx2Q== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ACcGV60VxmWOdXcKqSSd28hRvXJk2to5hvqHra+ozVcNgv2FNVispRWkE9IIVqZXuLnXEAVuzNtQ4hwGLA9cJXXBIz8= X-Received: by 2002:a9d:2fa8:: with SMTP id r37mr14032890otb.47.1539026687347; Mon, 08 Oct 2018 12:24:47 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2018 15:24:22 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Realistic Spotlights To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000ffd1a60577bc9269" --000000000000ffd1a60577bc9269 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks Rich, Interesting observation on the lights. Cool. Appreciate it. Eric On Mon, Oct 8, 2018 at 3:20 PM Rich Loop wrote: > Yes, real lights in the studio but they can=E2=80=99t have flared as they= wanted > when shot. It=E2=80=99s always a dead give away when they go off screen a= t full > strength rather than quickly dying down at screen edge. And they=E2=80=99= re 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 > wrote: > > By the way, found this. Very short but I think I see just one spot > where it looks like there is a pole with a light or something. > > https://youtu.be/HbD62AskvKI > > > Eric > > On Mon, Oct 8, 2018, 2:59 PM Rich Loop wrote: > >> I wouldn=E2=80=99t mind betting those flares are Video Copilot Optical F= lares. >> They=E2=80=99re definitely not real. >> >> =E2=80=94 >> Cheers >> Rich >> http://www.loopcorp.com >> >> On Oct 8, 2018, at 7:05 PM, Mr. Eric D. Kirk >> wrote: >> >> Hello all, >> >> I wonder if someone can help me. I've created this round stage in Elemen= t >> 3D that I have keyframe to rotate. Point of view if from center looking >> out and I would like just 6 simple spotlights spaced evenly around the >> perimeter facing the center. Currently, I just have the stock little >> lights that are in one of the Element packages, set to glow and they loo= k >> fair but would I would like is something a bit more realistic where the >> glow has some streaks rather than just a glow. >> >> For reference, this is exactly what I'm recreating from a Maroon 5 >> video. Note the spotlights. >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DaJOTlE1K90k >> >> So, they need to be 3D so I can place them around the object (stage). >> >> Thanks ahead. >> >> Eric >> >> -- >> >> >> * Eric D. Kirk | Kirk Productions VFX for Kirk Productions 443.206.1347 >> www.kirkproductions.com >> kirkproductions@gmail.com >> YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/kirker= ic >> >> IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3351363/ >> * >> >> >> --=20 *Eric D. Kirk | Kirk ProductionsVFX for Kirk Productions443.206.1347www.kirkproductions.com kirkproductions@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/kirkeric IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3351363/ * --000000000000ffd1a60577bc9269 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thanks Rich,

Interesting observation on= the lights.=C2=A0 Cool.=C2=A0 Appreciate it.

Eric

On Mon, Oct 8, 2018 at 3:20 PM Ri= ch Loop <AE-List@media-motion= .tv> wrote:
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

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

By the way,=C2=A0 found this.=C2=A0 =C2=A0Very = short but I think I see just one spot where it looks like there is a pole w= ith 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 round= 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 e= venly around the perimeter facing the center.=C2=A0 Currently, I just have = the stock little lights that are in one of the Element packages, set to glo= w and they look fair but would I would like is something a bit more realist= ic where the glow has some streaks rather than just a glow.

For reference, this is exactly what I'm recreating from = 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

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VFX for Kirk Productions
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