Hi Mike,
I’m not sure what you are going for????
‘lights’ can mean a lot of different things. Did you want it to look like a bunch of small ‘dots’ of light that can spin and move independantly? (kind of like if you were looking at a LED flashlight) Or do you want the ‘lights’ to move around and have the light shine on a surface/object? Or..???
If it’s dots, it’s pretty straightforward. If you need the light to shine onto something-a little trickier.
Either way, a good starting point will be Digital Anarchy’s 3D assistants. It will take whatever you give it-lights, pictures, balls, etc.- and can duplicate it to make a sphere, box, etc.
https://www.digitalanarchy.com/3Dassist/3Dassist_tutes.html#
Look at the ‘Spheriod Creator’ tutorial.
Cheers,
Todd at UCSB
Television Production