What is the job of lighting people in animated films?
f0rmula_2001 asked:
I was watching Over the Hedge with my son and when the credits came on i was wondering why there are so many people in lighting? It is animation, i dont get it! There is like 30+ people listed under lighting.
I was watching Over the Hedge with my son and when the credits came on i was wondering why there are so many people in lighting? It is animation, i dont get it! There is like 30+ people listed under lighting.
Animators can’t draw in dark, they need someone to turn the lights on when night comes. [who] Máté
i don’t know [who] ♥JESUS♥FREAK♥LOVES YOU♥
well there are probably alot of important people in the making of the film [who] maggie(L)
Lighting in animation is similar to lighting design for a stage show. Essentially, in the computer, the various artists are creating the stage, placing and animating the characters, And it is the lighting designer’s job to make that stage look as good as possible. If the scene is supposed to be in the daytime, there should be a sun, and an accurate color and intensity of light for that sun. But there can’t only be a sun, like in a film, some of the characters may need bounced light, or dappled shadows. Other of the characters might not look right with the light facing the wrong direction, or they might need a light to see a reflection in their eye.
Whatever the situation, The characters, just like real actors, need proper lighting to look their best.
Also dramatic light is often called for, and the lighters would work under a cinematographer to get everything correct. [who] fletchgirl