The Phantom Finders — Lighting Keys (VisDev | Digital 2D | 2025)

Nine annotated lighting keys with lens, Key/Fill/Rim ratios and time-of-day; progression from street exteriors to interiors.

Montage of sequence thumbnails showing action beats, interiors, and exposure continuity across the cut.

A set of lighting keys for an action-comedy sequence in The Phantom Finders. Grayscale keys define mood, exposure and continuity for shot-blocking and editorial.
• Pipeline: Adobe Photoshop (value blocking, paintover, notations), 3-value hierarchy, lens notes (18–50 mm), Key/Fill/Rim ratios per shot, time-of-day progression.
• Design context:
• Readability first: strong silhouettes and 3-value separation for fast editorial read.
• Consistent light logic: sun/backlight → skylight/bounce → street/ambient → interior practicals.
• Lensing for story: wide establishes (18–28 mm), mediums (35–50 mm) to push character beats.
• Continuity notes: Key/Fill/Rim percentages and bounce sources (screen fill, floor bounce, monitor).