Greetings to all ....
I've used sketchup to construct a 3d set of a Circus Ring, imported it into iclone and lit it. (still yet to add the ladders & platforms etc).
My next challenge is the 'audience'.
They're only backlit so essentially silhouetted, but need to have natural audience movement.
How can I achieve this in the simplest way? Any and all ideas are most truly welcome; There's probably many ways to achieve this.
(Please don't be too technical - I'm only starting!)


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Please be patient with me ..... I don't always 'get it' the first time 'round - not even the 2nd time!   - yikes! ... 

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Hopefully, someone will come back with better solutions.

Two that pop into my head.
1) Anima - https://secure.axyz-design.com/anima-crowd-simulation-software-home
2) Big Boss's stage and audience - https://city.reallusion.com/ContentPreview.aspx?i=JIC8a2ff486f430cbb07

That is a nice looking set!.


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Thanks rollasoc ..... Nice of you to reply, I appreciate it ....
I'll have a good look into your suggestions!
I'm old school I'm afraid, - I tend to relate to the "physical" (albiet in cyberspace) - meaning I'm more at home navigating around an *actual set* as though I was there with a real camera and lights (if you get my drift).
So much has sped ahead since the advent of computing - I have trouble getting my head around it at times.
I think it's because I can more readily relate to what I can actually see, - it's just what works for me....
But hey ..... I'm trying to get a grasp of things - as long as the 'technical' doesn't take me off on a tangent ....
Thanks again for your thoughts rollasoc!

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Please be patient with me ..... I don't always 'get it' the first time 'round - not even the 2nd time!   - yikes! ... 

● MSI GT72VR Laptop, i7 7700HQ 4-Core 3.8 GHz 16GB RAM; Nvidia 1070, 8GB Vram ● iClone-7.93 ● 3DXChange Pipeline 7.81 ● CC-3 Pipeline 3.44 ● Live Face ● HeadShot ● Brekel Pro-Body ● Popcorn FX ● iRAY ● Kinect V2 ● DaVinci Resolve17 ● Mixcraft 8.1