Fiat Lux (1999)

Fiat Lux (1999)

First image-based lighting 

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Trivia:

1) Image-based lighting - technique in image-based modeling, rendering, lighting, and high dynamic range rendering. All of the light cast within scenes isa generated solely from the photographic backgrounds, and is the reason it looks so believably lit. The advancements seen in this video are now found in almost any video game today, in real-time 3D. 

2) The visuals present an abstract interpretation of the conflict of Galileo and the church.

3) Directed by Paul Debevec (The Campanile (1997).