# Out of the dark animation

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/out-of-the-dark-animation/9969>\
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**Created:** [December 21, 2002, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/out-of-the-dark-animation/9969 "2002-12-21T23:11:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![TheMechanist](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/themechanist/32/123_2.png) [@TheMechanist](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TheMechanist)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2002, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/out-of-the-dark-animation/9969/1 "2002-12-21T23:11:23Z")

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0k here is what I want to do… I’m totally dumb with 3dStudioMax but I can usually do what I want with Swift3d v.3. So here’s the idea… I want to have a logo ( just text rendered in 3d ) but it’s painted black over a black background… I want a green eeirie looking light to pass behind it and the rays that will be blocked by the text will allow the user to see the text.

I hope I’m making sense here… it’s something you see often in cinema when a logo comes on… volumetric lights and all !! it would look awesome!

Thanks for any help

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2002, 1:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/out-of-the-dark-animation/9969/2 "2002-12-22T13:45:18Z")

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Wow, that’s hard.

I’ve been trying all afternoon and still no result. I’ll keep on searching (But I just have v2, still I think it must be possible)

:cyclops: :cyclops:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 10:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/out-of-the-dark-animation/9969/3 "2002-12-23T22:19:42Z")

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are you trying to do this in max or sv3?? In either what you basically want to do is place a free floating spotlight behind you object with no other light sources make sure the ambience and reflectivity is black. The animate your light (spin it on the y axis). As it passes it should achieve the effect you want. Play with the fade cutoof and tightness of the light. Also you wanna set your camera up in a good podition to take full effect of the scene. It is alil more indepth in 3ds but if you know how to do those few things you should get it/.