Rigging a spot light

- [Instructor] For the key line in this triangle set up,…we'll use a spotlight.…It's going to represent direct sunlight…coming through a window over here on this wall.…There are other options for daylight.…Usually you would use a Maya directional light.…Create, Lights, Directional.…If you create that, then it will be internally converted…to an Arnold distant light type.…In this case, we're using a spotlight…because it's easier to arc direct.…

Specifically with a spotlight,…we can control the light coverage in the frame here…without altering the set.…The position of a directional light icon…doesn't affect the lighting.…The light comes from an infinite distance…away from the model.…If we wanted light from a directional light…to reach the interior of the room,…we'd need to cut a hole in the wall.…Since the spotlight emits light from a specific location,…we can place it inside the room…and not have to edit the geometry.…

Another advantage of the spotlight…is that we can add a light filter called a gobo.…This is a cut out or cookie effect…