This week we are going to talk about lighting and sound.
Table of Contents
Part 1 Lighting
The first video is the lecture on lighting live and virtual. The following videos are support content ang live lighting and virtual lighting.
Wicked Light design video
Film Lighting video
Virtual Game lighting history
How lighting works in games. Do not be put off by the equations discussed at the end of the video you will not be quizzed on them. But if you are interested in coding and how to improve your games lighting she has a few good tips.
Lighting Vocabulary
Word | Definition |
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Barn door | Attaches to a Fresnel and allows for shaping of the beam. |
Dimmer | Device used to vary the amount of power arriving at a lamp. |
DMX 512 | Communications Protocol for sending Light information |
ERS | Ellipsoidal reflector spot light |
Gel | Filter for changing the color of the light. |
Virtual Lighting | process of lighting a 2D or 3D image by means of computer program |
Assignment Part 1 Lights
- Take the lighting quiz on blackboard, Homework, quizzes, Tests tab, quizzes folder, lighting Icon.
- Draw a lighting flow chart following the instructions on the Homework page for lighting on openlab.
Part 2 Sound
Sound lecture video is below.
Wicked Sound design
lecture video
Gaming sound design video
Sound Vocabulary
Word | Definition |
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Acoustics | a science that studies the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound. |
Transducer | anything that converts one kind of energy into another. |
Sound | vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard |
Psychoacoustics | Psycho acoustics is the study of how people hear. It covers the mechanical functions of our ears, as well as the psychological factors that go into our brains processing the sound data. |
System components | |
Microphone | a transducer that converts sound waves into electrical signals |
Sound mixer or console | a device that processes audio signals |
Amplifier | An amplifier, electronic amplifier is an electronic device that can increase the power of a signal |
Speaker | A transduce that converts electrical energy into sound waves |
Part 2 Sound Assignment
- Sound quiz located on blackboard in the homework, quizzes, and Tests tab, Quiz folder, Sound icon.
- Draw a sound system flow chart following the instructions on the Homework page for Sound on openlab.
Paper 2
final version due. Turn in on blackboard, homework, quizzes, tests tab, project folder, Paper 2 final version icon.
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