“Sun and Shade” by Max
Conference:
- SIGGRAPH 1987 More animation videos from SIGGRAPH 1987:


SIGGRAPH Video Review:
Track:
- 08
Title:
- Sun and Shade
Length:
- 0:46
Director(s):
Company / Institution / Agency:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Description:
The film shows changing lighting effects on three trees, with leaves fluttering in the breeze, as clouds obscure the sun. The moving shadows on the ground include the penumbra from the sun and the effects of illumination from the sky and clouds. They were computed from the point source shadows by an FFT-based convolution with a combined sun and sky brightness raster.
Hardware:
HARDWARE: Cray XMP, Dicomed D48C
Additional Contributors:
EDITOR: John Blunden
ANIMATOR: Nelson Max
MODELER: Jules Bloomenthal
SOUND: Andrew Voigt
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT: Nelson Max
Additional Information:
FORMAT: 35mm film, plus video