Turn one lighting brief into multiple AI-rendered options for review

One lighting brief is turned into several AI-generated lighting looks, organized for your team to review and approve.

How the work actually flows

A straight line. Runs once per each lighting variation generated; a person has to approve before it continues.

Pattern: Sequence (1) ยท Multiple Instances without Synchronization (12)

flowchart TD trig(("team member submits brief")):::human s0[["generate lighting variations"]]:::mi s1["render preview videos"]:::task s2[("save variations to Drive")]:::store s3(("team reviews and approves")):::human trig --> s0 s0 --> s1 s1 --> s2 hg(("team review and approval")):::human s2 --> hg hg -->|"approved"| s3 hg -. "sent back" .-> s2 out[/"set of rendered lighting options"/]:::out pay{{"faster creative decisions without wasted time"}}:::pay s3 --> out out --> pay classDef task fill:#e7f6fe,stroke:#34b8f0,color:#2c2a29 classDef svc fill:#f6f8fa,stroke:#7c8795,color:#2c2a29 classDef mi fill:#e7f6fe,stroke:#0079a8,color:#2c2a29,stroke-width:2px classDef human fill:#fff,stroke:#0079a8,color:#0079a8 classDef store fill:#f6f8fa,stroke:#0079a8,color:#2c2a29 classDef trig fill:#00a4eb,stroke:#0079a8,color:#fff,font-weight:bold classDef trigtime fill:#00a4eb,stroke:#0079a8,color:#fff,font-weight:bold classDef trigdata fill:#8ad4f5,stroke:#0079a8,color:#06314c,font-weight:bold classDef gate fill:#fff,stroke:#e8a23d,color:#6b4708,font-weight:bold classDef out fill:#1f9d6b,stroke:#167a53,color:#fff,font-weight:bold classDef pay fill:#06314c,stroke:#021f33,color:#fff
A stepRuns once per itemA personA record or sheetResultPayoff
Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
Messaging & NotificationsSurvey & FeedbackFile & Cloud Storage
Connects
Google DriveNotionSlackOpenAI

The problem it solves

Testing different lighting looks for a shot usually means manual setup time from an artist for every single variation, which slows down early creative decisions. Getting feedback from supervisors then means chasing people down and hunting through scattered files.

Who it fits

A VFX studio or production team that needs to explore lighting options quickly before committing artist time to a final look.

How it works

  1. A team member submits a lighting brief with a shot description and reference image
  2. AI generates several distinct lighting variations from that one brief
  3. Each variation is rendered into a preview video
  4. The rendered options are organized and saved to Google Drive
  5. The team is notified and asked to review and approve
What you get

Lighting looks ready for your team's nod

You get several distinct lighting looks rendered from one brief, organized and waiting for your team to pick the best option.

What you get

A set of AI-rendered lighting variations, organized into a review board with a team notification.

What you need

A Google Drive account, a Notion workspace, a Slack workspace, and access to an AI image and video generation service.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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