Rendering > mental ray Rendering > mental ray for Maya Shading >. Ambient occlusion refers to the blocking of indirect or diffuse light on an object. It refers to the darker areas of the object, typically creases, cracks and crevices.
Ron O'Neal, who has died of pancreatic cancer aged 66, spent most of his professional life trying to live down his role of the bad-ass Youngblood Priest in Superfly (1972), one of the key blaxploitation movies of the decade.
The stars of the CBS hit drama Scorpion play geniuses â but don't mistake the actors for the characters they play! On Scorpion, a team of brilliant geniuses help the government with global security problems, ranging from averting nuclear meltdowns to locating a downed fighter jet. When cast members Katharine McPhee, Elyes Gabel, Robert Patrick, Ari Stidham, Jadyn Wong, and Eddie Kaye Thomas played Yahoo TV's Genius Challenge... well, let's just say none of them should quit their day jobs.