Syllabus - Lighting and Rendering Techniques (AG504(A))

Fundamentals of lighting design, Lighting challenges, Lighting basics and good practices, Types of lights, Shadows and occlusion – Functions of shadows, Appearance of shadows, shadow algorithms, Faking shadows and occlusion

Lighting environments and architecture- Practical lights, Distance and depth, , Lighting creatures, characters and animation- Modeling with light, Three point lighting, Functions of lights, Cameras and exposure- F stops and depth of field, Shutter speed and motion Blur, Film speed and film grain, photographic exposure, Composition and staging- Types of shots, Camera angles, Improving composition, Framing for film and video

The art and science of color- Working in a linear workflow, Color mixing, Developing color schemes, Using color balance, Shaders and rendering algorithms- Shading surfaces, anti-aliasing, Ray tracing, Reyes algorithms, Global illumination, Caustics

Designing and assigning textures- Mapping surface attributes, Aligning maps with models, Creating texture maps, Using procedural textures, Rendering in Layers and passes for compositing, Production pipelines

The Lighter’s toolbox, The Lighter’s workflow, Lighting Scenarios, Materials and Composting