Producing a Movie with Lumion

Moving forward with the Lumion workflow, we are getting to one of the strongest features in Lumion: the possibility of effortlessly creating an animation and then exporting a video. However, the fact that it is easy to create an animation doesn't mean that Lumion is going to do all the hard work for you. The artistic decision of how you frame the subject and create a compelling composition is entirely your job. To help you with this perhaps daunting task, this chapter is going to cover some features and techniques essential for a successful video. The following list shows what we will be discussing in this chapter:

• Quick overview–Movie mode

• Creating efficient camera paths

• Working with clips

• Composition–a useful tool

• Adding realism with effects

• Depth of field and vignette effects for extra realism

• Using the Motion blur effect

• Adding sound effects

• Create a presentation with Titles

These topics are only the tip of the iceberg in particular when referring to how to use composition as a tool. This means that it is only through practice and experience that you will manage to grasp all the techniques and start to understand when and how to use them. But for now, let's start with some useful features in Lumion to create movies.