The Phantom Finders — Looking for María
Process board with references, palette swatches and notes on crowd density and glass glare.
Key art with hard daylight; characters search the crowd as a warm poster glow anchors the right side
Overcast test: flatter diffuse light to study mood and value grouping.
Night test: dramatic warm spotlight cutting through cool ambient dusk.
B/W lighting thumbnails exploring composition, value structure and focal hierarchy.
Story development for The Phantom Finders, combining a search through the city with character-focused keyframes and sequence studies. Alternative lighting treatments test how daylight, overcast conditions and night change the mood of a shared composition. The accompanying storyboard material explores staging and continuity across a wider set of story moments.