Lighting and cameras
I can set up lighting and cameras.
Lighting and cameras
I can set up lighting and cameras.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Lighting objects can be used to illuminate scenes and objects.
- Lighting can be adjusted and animated to add atmosphere and realism to scenes.
- Cameras can be added to a scene to capture images and animations.
- The properties and position of cameras can be adjusted to achieve good composition.
Keywords
Adjust - to move something slightly in order to achieve the desired result
Light object - an object that illuminates a scene by simulating the properties of light
Composition - the arrangement and positioning of visual elements within a camera's frame
Common misconception
The 3D viewport display in Blender is the view from the scene camera.
What is displayed in the 3D viewport in Blender is not what is viewed from the camera. The camera view must be enabled to look through the camera and set up composition.
To help you plan your year 9 computing lesson on: Lighting and cameras, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
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- Y9 3D Animation L5 Example Scene 1.58 MB (BLEND)
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Equipment
Blender
Licence
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
a physical or digital representation of a real object
to move an object around an axis or centre
to reduce or increase the size of an object
nesting objects within other objects
Exit quiz
6 Questions
the perspective seen through the camera
to bring to life by adding movement
a marker that captures important states in animation