Assignment 6 3DMax lighing fixture

I'm not very creative, but I am practical. So that is what I worked with for this assignment. There are lights going both up and down. It's designed to light a room and also light a desk that would go below the center bar. It's not easy to see, but the steps going both up and down are supposed to be a rough texture, while the lights are smooth.

journal 10/19-10/25

I don't want you to watch all of this, just watch the first 20 seconds.





What I'm focusing on here is the burn patient. The makeup done on his body is incredible. I know for a fact how hard it is to make stage makeup look real, so it is really amazing when it's done over a whole body and looks real. The kid looks like he really is a burn victim and of course his acting helps. But I'm inspired by this makeup job. It has texture and color and utilizes all it can to make it look real.

sketch week 10/19-10/25

I drew this one morning when I was completely too tired to pay attention in my sign language class. All that was going through my mind was those cartoon scenes where you see little images of the character in the character's brain. So I figured this is what they look like in the morning.

journal 1 week 10/19-10/25

This lighting set up was done by an award-winning company called Light on Landscape. It's beautiful. They figured out exactly where these lights (which are extremely powerful) needed to go to give the trees such an amazing effect. Of course, the fact that it is a perfectly clear night makes the picture look great, but the lighting itself is breathtaking.

See, I may not be good at lighting within a program, but with real lights, I'm pretty good. But I know I'll never be as good as this.

journal 2 week 10/12-10/18

Raindrops by ~WillowEscapee on deviantART


I saw this picture and it just sorta struck me. It kinda hit a chord of how I was feeling when I was looking at everything on Deviantart. I was actually looking for something with cool lighting, but this does in a way. I like how the few raindrops you can see are lit up. I always find it interesting how a picture can make you feel so many things or realize that you are already feeling that way. So that's why I'm putting this up on my blog; I want my movies to hit people like this picture hit me. Having something to relate to is a nice feeling.

sketch week 10/12-10/18

This one is called "Oasis". I know it doesn't show up in the scan very well, but the shading was really great on the actual paper. I liked how I had each hill getting lighter in color as it got closer to the palm tree. Plus, I just like the general look of this, because it's so funny and sad that the guy was so close, but couldn't make it.

journal 1 week 10/12-10/18

This week I'm actually posting something that I both love and hate at the exact same time.

I HATE this movie with a burning passion for so many reasons. It feels like a waste of film to me.
But, the lighting in this scene is, without a doubt, beautiful. And it's because so much is dark, that the bits of light are so entrancing. It does reflect the mood of the entire film and gives an even darker feel to it.

So here it is, this is one of the last scenes in the movie Raging Bull.