S1E4: The Realism of Image-based Lighting

Setting your lighting environment to be as visually convincing as possible has always been the prime goal for any filmmaker, but the tools we have had in the past have limited the ease of this task. In the past, we have used shortcuts like Poor Mans Process and manually creating shadows, but now with Image-based Lighting (IBL), creating realistic and active subject lighting is as easy as playing a video asset. IBL allows you to treat an array of Rainbow 2s or Double Rainbows as a low resolution, high output and fidelity monitor, playing back any asset in real time, perfect for pairing with LED Volumes to correctly match any environment.
Chapters
00:00 IBL Intro
00:53 What is IBL?
01:56 IBL Example
02:55 Expanding on IBL
03:37 Fremont Street Example
04:32 Applying IBL in Productions
05:02 Spectrum & Output Quality
05:36 Data Considerations for IBL
06:21 Creative Advances with IBL
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Episode 5: Color Control
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Credits:
Steven Strong - Director
Tim Kang - Director of Photography/Himself
Tom Hand - Producer/Camera Operator
Jeff Maroun - Writer
Ben Dynice - Lighting Programmer/Himself
Ray Gonzales - Gaffer
Triston Strong - Editor
Jeremy Stramaglio - Art Department
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[@creatorsgear]

The best light is real light and then there is getting virtual image based lighting dialed in. Great job with how to get light signatures and realistic lighting out to more creatives.

[@thegranitegaffer]

siiiick episode guys! Is there a workshop I could attend or a series of videos I could watch to learn more about how to start programming IBL? I'm stepping into DMX this year and this video has me excited for all the possibilities!

[@QuasarScience]

Thanks! We'll soon be releasing another episode of The Science which is dedicated to pixel mapping for IBL. Watch this space :)

[@thegranitegaffer]

@@QuasarScience Looking forward to it! I want to bring this kind of tech to the Denver market!!

[@QuasarScience]

@@thegranitegaffer Check it out and let us know if you have any more questions - ua-cam.com/video/jdx1bX1t4h0/v-deo.html