“High-Dynamic-Range Photography, Global Illumination, and Mental Ray on a Commercial Budget and Timeline” by Goldberg and Lemmon
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- Production & Animation
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- High-Dynamic-Range Photography, Global Illumination, and Mental Ray on a Commercial Budget and Timeline
Session/Category Title: Fun for TDs
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This sketch presents a detailed look into the application of high-dynamic-range (HDR) image-based lighting techniques and new features in rendering technology on a high-profile commercial. Two technical directors had two months to build a complete image-based lighting and global illumination pipeline into the current workflow and methodology at Digital Domain. The commercial featured detailed, synthetic characters rendered into live-action scenes using HDR lighting information and global illumination rendering. The final result is an excellent example of how these technologies came together to produce highly believable characters integrated seamlessly into a live-action environment.
