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“Little Village Far, Far Away”

Lights and c ameras are scene objects that simulate

their real-world counterparts.

Lights provide lighting for the geometry of a scene:

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

little extra work), they can appear w ithin the scene

itself. Standard lights are simple and eas y to use.

Photometric lights are more complex, but provide

a physically accurate model of real-world lighting.

The Daylight and Sunlight systems c reate outdoor

lighting that simulates sunlight b ased on loc ation

and t ime of d ay, month and year. You c an animate

the time of day to create shadow studies.

Cameras frame the scene, prov iding a controllable

point of view. You can animate camera movement.

Cameras can simulate some aspec ts of real-world

photography, such as depth-of-field and motion

blur.