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Make an idea tangible

Give your brand story a cinematic direction.

Explore a narrative concept for a campaign. Work through the story, look, and camera choices before committing to the final sequence.

Made for creative studios, freelance directors, and brand storytellers.Explore the workflow ↓
THE LAST LIGHTA short film · Working draft
EXT. LIGHTHOUSE — DUSK

MARA watches the horizon. One light blinks across the water.

She knows that signal.

MARA

That can’t be you.

Let the silence carry the reveal.

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Imagine starting here
“A small outdoor brand tells the story of someone leaving the city to follow the coast.”
What you work toward

A visual concept and film sequence to review with your team.

Make it in Steve

From the idea
to the details.

01

Translate the brief into a story.

Describe the audience, message, and feeling in the writer conversation. Revise the screenplay around the idea you want to communicate.

Tools you’ll use
  • Writer conversation
  • Screenplay
  • Script annotations
02

Explore the creative direction.

Choose character and wardrobe references, develop the set, and shape the frames. Annotate images when an element needs to change.

Tools you’ll use
  • Character images
  • Wardrobe
  • Set builder
  • Image annotations
03

Review the sequence in context.

Compare alternate takes and put your preferred clips in order. Refine the pacing in the editing workspace.

Tools you’ll use
  • Take history
  • Assemble
  • Video editor
  • Cut

Keep exploring.

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THE LAST LIGHT A story starts with a spark.
01 / Tell a story

Make a short film

Start with a premise. Develop the script, build your cast, direct each scene, and bring the shots together in one studio.

01 / Establish the world
02 / Meet the keeper
03 / Reveal the signal
04 / Hold the moment
02 / See it before you shoot

Plan with storyboards

Work out what the audience sees, where the camera goes, and how one shot connects to the next.

A studio for your next idea

Bring the story.
Make it yours.

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