Light Flares

When previewing the renders of our first shot we felt that there was something slightly missing. We were happy with the earth, slow zooming camera movement and the animation of the astronaut but we felt that the visuals looked a little dark and the frame looked a little empty. So we therefore opted to included some light flares around the horizon of the earth's surface. We applied a lens flare in the light options. There were many types of lens flares in different shapes, colours, sizes. We found an icy blue flare which contributed to the lighting and colour of the scene, complementing the colour of the earth and star field. What we also light is the fact that when the camera rotates and moves, the light flare reacts accordingly to the movement and moves itself. We believe that this technique implies the impression of using a real camera and allows us to take a realist stance when making. The camera options in C4D allow us to experiment with different apertures, focal lengths and lens types which allowed us to get a great diversity in camera angles and shot types.