From: "Mr. Eric D. Kirk" Received: from mail-oi1-f178.google.com ([209.85.167.178] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.0) with ESMTPS id 7170479 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 08 Oct 2018 23:16:15 +0200 Received: by mail-oi1-f178.google.com with SMTP id u197-v6so16630086oif.5 for ; Mon, 08 Oct 2018 14:27:45 -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=A2l9ywr8X3BXu1V54AxHl1/7Zi02Z1BTh25UHu08vZU=; b=bDD65eW2VRDMJLTWrjTtckdZ2njbDPsDY6vdotcamth3a5GH69J9KCnHf7ealKrYzQ OzuCobpVcqSmfxbJ9SZSNgU0v7xxnRhqO6IolylHcABzKYBmNf9OJ68z9U2TonCHFF5P WPu8g5MF/ObYkMu+AA55l80bMV39MJfTwxjEHMgYdPYZy8sAj3F6PwRDIh7BSgnBpB6b 9+lhMz4W+6qxUYnKWdRtRW9GdZrhXsbeOoxqyqb2LosjfjOcM0N1t9fTu/9uWZxphs5O 4qgQtfomHHjr7WMZ6CR2x5KXpkhcKwdspvqXA6c4bI94aHEDhO/lVwaIrkFHGNFUrG7R Wfsw== 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=A2l9ywr8X3BXu1V54AxHl1/7Zi02Z1BTh25UHu08vZU=; b=Z98zw84iPDV/XuG4+o7mXaOUxcrNztErr/M3kzz2WQ6P9icOyyo3AOsYN6m1ZQQWae Y5Iwi/kpIER1+b0QpXYU5y6vj7sp3K9AGTYSmAyGtDtzA6R1GT17oVaWOMmd7dXausp6 Is3GP9OSp12KX4b0HjsapUtGfcG2J7XhmnO13HiS5AtlTm0bJQ4P2I1DKHitqRGwM20Q Y6SlR/f8kz3DdAVTHUdv95d4e5uKluowf9wXhp+9eD6uDDH9N3WXMZm1Sx+z3M0pwpg5 iaLS9+3BLF4XesDM8n1pY+sKiXrbxEIg30Xrz9RPcIEdbk3tXORT05y9mLcUCMPh/4Do Oa5g== X-Gm-Message-State: ABuFfogZ2jO1eItIKH9bUHa9Z72kBN36RgYhSAorHBXv5DUfosIFMpN4 DjcY3Ir3zZ2ZGFQrl4H0GIezWog2THlHdVOUaST7QQ== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ACcGV63IBEuDIX7pBguoEqTt2FDuKudLCsJalyatge6sl6NaJBSBNfHNZei6uWSuoDwO9DyUkZkFLh3DZ0fb831nQGM= X-Received: by 2002:aca:f385:: with SMTP id r127-v6mr5442583oih.257.1539034035297; Mon, 08 Oct 2018 14:27:15 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2018 17:27:02 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Realistic Spotlights To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000f8a30f0577be48f1" --000000000000f8a30f0577be48f1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hey Rich, I continued playing with optical flares and hell, I have nearly the exact look. I just clicked 3D lights and manually placed them where the E3D lights are located. Need to tweak some sizing and brightness but that's about it. Guess I should have continued that when I first began. Eric On Mon, Oct 8, 2018, 3:25 PM Mr. Eric D. Kirk wrote: > 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 the= y 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 ca= n 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 = Flares. >>> 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 >>> Element 3D that I have keyframe to rotate. Point of view if from cente= r >>> looking out and I would like just 6 simple spotlights spaced evenly aro= und >>> the perimeter facing the center. Currently, I just have the stock litt= le >>> lights that are in one of the Element packages, set to glow and they lo= ok >>> 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/kirke= ric >>> >>> IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3351363/ >>> * >>> >>> >>> > > -- > > > *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/ = * > > --000000000000f8a30f0577be48f1 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hey Rich,

I = continued playing with optical flares and hell, I have nearly the exact loo= k.

I just clicked 3D lig= hts and manually placed them where the E3D lights are located.=C2=A0 =C2=A0= Need to tweak some sizing and brightness but that's about it.

Guess I should have continued tha= t when I first began.

Er= ic

On Mon, Oct 8= , 2018, 3:25 PM Mr. Eric D. Kirk <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
Thanks Rich,

Interesting obser= vation on the lights.=C2=A0 Cool.=C2=A0 Appreciate it.

Eric

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


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

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@media-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-list@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

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