Lighting for mixed stills and motion
12 March 2026
How we plot a day that has to yield both a hero still and usable coverage without relighting every setup.
Journal
Notes from set and from the grading desk.
Compositing CGI so it does not announce itself
18 January 2026
Product renders fail when the light in the CG does not match the plate. Look-dev starts on set, not in the CGI room.
Call sheets that protect the idea
9 December 2025
A shot list is not a wish list. It is the order of work when the weather, the talent, or the building turns.
Sound is part of finishing, not a plugin
21 November 2025
A grade cannot hide a noisy interview. We budget sound as if the picture depended on it, because it does.
Casting for stills that must also move
4 October 2025
A face that holds a beauty still may not hold a thirty-second performance. We cast for both.