Case Notes

For a high-end episodic production, we’ve been tasked with a deceptively difficult brief: deliver a deep black finish while reducing the heat build-up typically associated with dark surfaces under strong lighting and sun exposure.

A partner approached us with a clear creative direction: they wanted a pearlescent, colour-shifting effect to become a defining part of a production’s main visual language. The core target was a green-to-violet shift under light, with interest in exploring additional variations once the hero look was approved.

Alongside the universal water-based base system, the production also required a clearcoat package that could cover extreme sheen targets and still behave predictably under real set conditions — including pauses between work periods, mixed crews, and changing schedules.

For a high-end episodic production, we were commissioned to develop camera-ready finishes from physical reference samples — with a strict requirement for a water-based, crew-friendly workflow.

The brief wasn’t “just match a colour.” The production needed a solution that would hold up in real build conditions: fast execution, predictable repeats, and a system that could be rolled out across multiple departments without creating a complex product jungle.

For an international streaming sci-fi series, our partner produced spacecraft elements and futuristic set pieces that required a very specific look: clean, shimmering silver finishes designed to read consistently under studio lighting and on camera.

For a major international feature production, our partner built a large-scale outdoor set structure in Europe — a complex, high-surface-area build measured in multiple thousands of square metres. Construction took place during summer, but the build window was hit by repeated heavy rain and storm conditions.