Garage-lit cinema
Practicals first, fill almost never. The light comes from where it would actually be — in a garage, at night — and the grade leans into it.
// project · 07 2025 delivered
Carclub.
A cinematic short for Carclub — moody, automotive, late-hour. Made with RuneNP.
// brief
Carclub is a community for people who'd rather hear the engine than the playlist. The brief was a short film that sells the feeling more than the product — a late-hour, garage-lit piece that lets the car carry the story.
I directed and shot the film; RuneNP took it through the edit and grade. The look leans teal-on-amber, with practicals doing most of the lighting and the camera pulled in tight to the metalwork. Sound runs sparse: engine, breath, room tone.
Delivered as a single hero cut for socials and the Carclub homepage, with a still set carved out of the same frames so the brand can keep using the look long after the film finishes its first lap.
Direction and camera, then post
I handled direction and camera on the night; RuneNP took the footage through edit and grade. Two crafts, one final cut.
One shoot, two formats
The film and the stills share frames — same shoot, same grade — so the brand keeps one consistent look across motion and print without doubling the budget.