Joker Scene Lighting Moods

For this project, I replicated a shot from Joker (2019) by DC Films for lighting practice. I then used the scene to practice different lighting ideas.

Reference Comparison

Here is a comparison to the reference from the movie, which is on the left. I made the version on the right.

Alternative Moods

I experimented with this scene by drastically changing the lighting and the overall mood for additional renders.

Process

I brought the reference photo into Maya and lined up the perspective to model the matching scene.

Texturing

I textured the scene using Substance Painter and Photoshop. I made alpha cards for the footprints and the wall markings.

Final Animation

For each of the lighting moods, I rendered 3 separate layers for the beauty layer, atmospheric volume, and behind the windows. I composited them together in Nuke and added color grading. Below is an animation of the lighting match featuring a camera movement I added.