• Adobe After Effects

  stage lighting

  Posted by Lisa Simonson on September 30, 2012 at 1:21 am

  This is driving me nuts!
  Having difficulty creating decent stage lighting. So far I’ve been able to somewhat fake a 3D lighting effect using nested comps and blending modes.
  Is there a good tutorial anyone can recommend?

  Thanks!

  Scene is : Curtain opens, character steps into spotlight.

  Lisa Simonson replied 13 years, 7 months ago 3 Members · 4 Replies
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  Vishesh Arora

  September 30, 2012 at 11:28 am

  You can use Trapcode Lux to create good Spot light effect.

  Here is the tutorial:

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIGIanPExrw

  Its in different language but it will work.

  Vishesh Arora
  VFX and Motion Graphics Artist
  Films Rajendra

  Blog:
  https://digieffects.wordpress.com

  Demo Reel(3D):
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHPgIJU_BR8

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  Brian Charles

  September 30, 2012 at 11:34 pm

  If you’re trying to simulate volumetric lighting and don’t have the budget for Trapcode Lux (an excellent product) you can use a script developed by Peter Torpey called “Volume Light”.

  Its free and available here: https://www.petertorpey.com/tutorials/volume_light/
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  Lisa Simonson

  October 1, 2012 at 12:12 am

  Thanks. I’ll definitely give it a try!
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  Lisa Simonson

  October 1, 2012 at 12:20 am

  Thank you for the info Dave! No kidding, its taking 3 times as long, lol! I am nesting 3 separate 3D comps. One is the character with animated light, the other is the open curtain with its own spot light ( mimicking the position of the characters light ) then theres the stage floor lights which I’ve created using layers, masks and transfer modes. Sheesh.
  Trapcode would be the perfect solution for this scene.

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