Lucky cats

For this project, I was tasked with lighting this beautiful shot from a school of motion course. It was taught by E.J Hassenfratz and the assignment was an in-depth study on lighting.

I approached the task using volumetric lighting. I animated using fields and used a plain effector and a formula field to affect the movement and create the sine wave movement the characters have. It was the best choice to achieve the natural look the shot needed.

Rendering time is the bane for most professionals, and it was a real chore on this project especially. It took nearly 12 whole hours to render.

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