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“Little Village Far, Far Away”

Lights and cameras are scene objects that simulate

their real-world counter par ts.

Lights provide lig hting for the geometry of a scene:

they can light the scene from “offstage,” or (with a

little extra work), they can appear within the scene

itself. Standard lig hts are simple and easy to use.

Photometric lights are more complex, but provide

a physically accurate model of real-world lighting.

The D aylight and Sunlight systems create outdoor

lighting that simulates sunlight based on location

and time of day, month and year. You can animate

the time of day to create shadow studies.

Cameras frame the scene, providing a controllable

point of view. You c an animate camera movement.

Cameras can simulate some aspects of real-world

photography, such as depth-of-field and motion

blur.