Khan Academy: Master Lighting (Video)

This video [6:20] focuses on how Pixar's approach to master lighting. When a color script is done for the entire film, we look closer at individual scenes to further develop how we are going to light them. As a first step, a few shots are chosen from each scene and are roughly painted to show what the lighting will look like. This allows us to see the direction of the light, its color, how much atmosphere there will be, and the value structure of the scene before we begin lighting on the computer.