Academy of Animated Art – Character Lighting For Animated Films
Learn concepts like Rembrandt Lighting, mood lighting, hero colors, and eye lighting to make your demo reel stand out from the rest.
The one question asked in every demo reel review at every animation company is
“Can this artist light a character?”
This is a character driven business and you must demonstrate your ability to light a character well in order to get your first job in this industry.
This course will cover the concepts of character lighting including creating shaping, hero color, rembrandt lighting, getting a character to read off a background, lighting a villian, and everything you will need to light great looking characters for your demo reel!!
What’s that you say? You don’t have a character to light? We’ve got you covered! We will also be providing you with a rigged character and background plates for you to pose and light and get on your reel ASAP!
It’s time to show the world that you have what it takes to be a lighting artist in the world of animation and visual effects!
Your Instructor
Michael Tanzillo
Mike is one of the Co-Founders of the Academy of Animated Art and currently the head of the Training Department at Blue Sky Studios. Previously, Mike worked as a Lighting Artist for over a decade and his lighting credits include Ferdinand, Peanuts, The Rio Franchise, Epic, Ice Age: Continental Drift, Scrat’s Continental Crack-up, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs,
and Spies in Disguise (2019). Along with lighting, he has also received credits as a Compositing Artist and Sky Artist. Michael began his career as a photographer and studio artist after completing his BFA degree in Photography from Ohio State. Michael switched his career focus and began freelancing as a 3D artist. He attended the Savannah College of Art and Design and received his MFA in visual effects before joining Blue Sky Studios in 2008. http://michaeltanzillo.com/
Course Curriculum
Intro
StartWelcome to the Course! (0:56)
The Essentials of Character Lighting
StartThe 3 Components of Any Great Shot (1:45)
StartLighting For The Character’s Shape (2:37)
StartCreating Character/Background Separation (7:08)
StartEmphasizing the Character’s Hero Color (2:57)
StartLighting To Heighten Emotion (5:02)
PreviewMake the Eyes Look Amazing! (7:34)
StartAnimal Eye Look From Finding Nemo (0:51)
StartHow to Light Black & White Characters (9:53)
StartUtilize Specularity to Improve Character Shaping (5:01)
StartHero/Villain Lighting (7:00)
StartHistory of Character Lighting (7:27)
Movie Breakdowns
PreviewThere Will Be Blood – Breakdown (7:48)
StartLincoln – Breakdown (5:30)
StartEpic – Breakdown (4:25)
Light That Character!
StartA Simple Approach To Lighting A Character (23:41)
Character Walkthrough #1
StartSetup (3:54)
StartKey Light (13:07)
StartSecondary Light 01 (10:45)
StartSecondary Light 02 (12:51)
StartEye Lighting (13:46)
Character Walkthrough #2 – Mr Bean in Renderman
PreviewThe Entire Walkthrough! (23:19)
Lighting Assets
StartFully Rigged Characters and Backgrounds to Light for Your Demo Reel!
Character – Sir Desmodus Rotundus
Character – Toucan
Character – Mr. Bean
Character – Knitted Bunny
Character – Drogon
Character – Knitted Monster
Character – PhotoReal Louise
Character – Rigged Cartoony Carrot
Closing
Statements (0:15)
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