{"id":246349,"date":"2021-05-10T17:16:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T14:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/why-a-giant-shiny-ball-is-the-unsung-hero-of-visual-effects\/"},"modified":"2021-05-10T17:16:00","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T14:16:00","slug":"why-a-giant-shiny-ball-is-the-unsung-hero-of-visual-effects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-a-giant-shiny-ball-is-the-unsung-hero-of-visual-effects\/","title":{"rendered":"#Why a Giant Shiny Ball is the Unsung Hero of Visual Effects"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3fd1c500a2e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3fd1c500a2e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-a-giant-shiny-ball-is-the-unsung-hero-of-visual-effects\/#Who_made_this\" >Who made this?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-a-giant-shiny-ball-is-the-unsung-hero-of-visual-effects\/#More_Videos_Like_This\" >More Videos Like This<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Why a Giant Shiny Ball is the Unsung Hero of Visual Effects<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\">\n                <\/aside>\n<p><!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 3.7.9--><em>Welcome to <strong>The Queue<\/strong> \u2014 your daily distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web. Today, we\u2019re watching a video essay about why a shiny metal ball is the secret weapon of modern visual effects.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>There\u2019s something of a truism when it comes to visual effects: they are often at their best when you don\u2019t notice them.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, when a green screen effect is bad, you become acutely aware of its presence. And all that janky chroma key can break your immersion and take you out of the story. But, if you\u2019ve watched a behind-the-scenes featurette of late, you\u2019re well aware that <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UU-2LBc25TU\">green screen effects are literally everywhere these days,<\/a> often in the background where big panoramas of city skylines should be. This use of green screens allows filmmakers to keep costs down and remain flexible with shooting locations. And, for the most part, the audience is none the wiser.<\/p>\n<p>There are many sophisticated tools that make CGI elements feel like an unnoticeable, natural part of a real-life environment. Which is why a giant, shiny metal ball is one of VFX\u2019s unsung heroes. An essential part of a VFX artists\u2019 toolkit (sporting several more convenient digital counterparts), these shiny balls allow artists to capture the way that light looks on the live set so that they can make it look as though that light is convincingly illuminating a digital object. It is basically a way to quickly capture a panorama of a real-world environment. This data can then be turned into an \u201cenvironmental lighting model\u201d which can make CGI effects look like they are part of the world. The more you know!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.14285rem;\">Watch \u201c<strong>Why visual effects artists love this shiny ball<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.14285rem;\">\u201c:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why visual effects artists love this shiny ball\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HCfHQL4kLnw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_made_this\"><\/span>Who made this?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This video is by\u00a0<em><strong>Vox<\/strong><\/em>, an American <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> website owned by\u00a0<strong>Vox <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a><\/strong>, founded in 2014. They produce videos on news, culture, and everything in between. This video is produced by <strong>Phil Edwards<\/strong>, with art direction by\u00a0<strong>Estelle Caswell <\/strong>and story editing by\u00a0<strong>Bridgett Henwood<\/strong>.\u00a0You can subscribe to Vox on YouTube\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/Vox\/videos\">here<\/a>. And you can follow them on Twitter\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/voxdotcom\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_Videos_Like_This\"><\/span>More Videos Like This<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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