Carnival can have a lot of potential. A night shot could really compliment mood with all the different lights used. Maybe motion blur can be added to the ferris wheel? Could get complex but sounds fun.
General Discussion Thread
eduroam
#383
Hi Jeremy, I want to create a portafolio and show it in the next siggraph 2010. My question is, Can I use the scene of the challenge to create my portafolio?.. I started the challenge in 18 with the robot, but i want to iluminated the before challenge and use this image to create my portafolio.
Is ok right?.. Of course i will give the credit of modelation of person that create the scene.
Another question, If i want to looking for a job in Lighting, is necesary to show any animation, or only image is enough to find a job in Lighting.
Thanks
Eduardo
kanooshka
#384
Great idea with amusement park scene, I think that’s terrific and could be used in both night and day renders.
A space scene could be good also but we’d need something more than just a planet. Perhaps some sort of spaceship, space station or satellite as well as an astronaut. That way it would be a little more interesting.
We do also have a Chinese New Year scene in the works which I hope we’ll eventually get to finish…perhaps by next January 26th?:shrug:
Keep the good ideas coming!
CBMarco
#385
I think it would be nice maybe a drive in restaurant scene like the ones from the 40’s . it could be an interior or exterior scene. It could focus on the restaurant or maybe in the outside a cinema with cars and things…
kanooshka
#387
I just came up with a new idea when I was posting feedback. Who would be interested in a lighting challenge that was a concert? Most likely I’d imagine it to be a rock concert. This would give lots of freedom to colors and all sorts of fun lighting effects.
DanielWray
#388
That would be a nice challenge, but the thing that would make it quite hard (In my opinion) would be the need for human characters in the scene, which, is never an easy task. For example if your adding texture/ materials as well as lighting the scene you have to take into account the human characters i.e. Skin, clothes, hair etc etc. A lot of work.
kanooshka
#389
I definitely agree with you. Characters are difficult to integrate into scenes but I think they’re challenging and important. I would like to have a nice character model that could be reused in different challenges just by modeling new clothes/accessories and changing the character a little. I don’t necessarily believe we should have characters in every challenge but I would like to have them in more challenges.
Kringle007
#390
A concert scene sounds really cool! What about setting it in an amphitheater, that way the scene could be lit like a daytime concert as well as the typical concert lighting. I also really like the idea of an amusement park. It would be fun to try and replicate the interesting lighting in either. I would like very much to try and light either scene.
jojo1975
#391
well I started participating Lighting challenge since the Glass challenge 
and I loved them all. Since now I think the challenges have covered almost any topic (someone has really been memorable, one of my favorite was the underwaterchallenge !) it has been very nice to have “seasonal” challenge and I hope they get recurring like the XMAS challenge and the HALLOWEEN challenge !
In my opinion two challenge are missing… one is a “Pixarish” cartoonish challenge… I hoped that the character I modelled was used that way but we had guns and explotions 
(even if it turned out to be great).
For a challenge with a photorealistic human we probably would need a textured model.
Half of the work in human and character modelling is UV mapping and skin painting and it’s really model dependent and just for painting maps it will really alot (then rigging… can also take a lot)
One “pure” architectural challenge probably is missing…
Also a merged challenge with the HC forum would be great
Just my thoughs
videep
#394
Hi Jeremy,
Actually I am in a little troube, cant send you a private message so thought to ask it here.
May be you would find this question quite stupid or may be funny, but I would like know the answer to this:
- TO be a lighting artist, how important is sketching?
- Can we light objects not modelled by us and display it in our reel?(Would give the credits to the person who modelled it but would it weaken the showreel?)
3)What does it take to be a lighting artist at PIXAR??
Hope you reply to this. I actually want to be a lighting artist and have started working but a little confused.
ThankYou
oneczech
#395
that sounds great. I have just finished my short film endevoaur … curious about what you have prepared for the challenge Jeremy
djprasun
#397
Is the next challenge the Chinese New year scene as kanooshka have said in a previous post??. I’m soo exited. This challenges have fantastic models and its a treat to light them up. I really got addicted to this challenges. Thank you Mr. Birn
Scied
#399
Hi I must say that I just finished reading Jeremy Birn’s Digital Lighting & Rendering and I loved it! The knowledge in that book is really priceless and I keep feeling the price was quite low for that much information! It is even greater that this forum exist, to help new artist develop their abilities with feedback from such talented people including Jeremy itself! I think it is so much of a deal I would love not only to participate in the upcoming challenges but also make me available to help it in anyway! Really I would love to contribute by making scenes and models for the upcoming challenges with the best of my skills. My question is can I help you guys with anything? Any models or even full scenes? It would definitely be a pleasure to help support this great initiative!
I would like to sincerely thank everyone who keeps this forum alive and thank Jeremy for the absurd amount of knowledge shared trough his book and important feedback here on forum!
NicholasZamot
#400
- Skydiving Scene
- Plane Wreckage
- Tall Office Building
- Starting Line of a Street Race (preferably with a Bike or two)
- Forest
- Mouse Hole Complete with furniture (cartoon)
- Navy Seals Mission at Night with them coming out of the water