In June of 2025, Adam was thrilled to receive a call from Ladybird producer Lila Yacoub while she and her team were preparing to shoot a short film along the Oregon coast. They needed to partner with an experienced and Oregon-based VFX Supervisor to ensure Kightlinger's script could be produced and delivered within the next six weeks.
After breaking down the script, a pre-production call with the DP and director, Adam was able to provide the team with a production plan that would ensure the VFX could be completed on-time and within budget.
Being the first VFX artist to work with footage from a brand new cinema camera is exciting territory—there are no existing presets, templates or lens maps to provide shortcuts—it was up to Adam to map the VFX guidelines for this new digital imaging terrain.
Shortly into the 10-day schedule, Adam was given the best compliment a VFX artist could ever receive, "This is perfect! We're toggling back and forth, and we can't tell which one is the VFX and which is the original!"
After several rounds of notes and approvals, Adam delivered all 19 shots in-time for their final delivery.
Bringing creative visions to life through expert visual effects since 2005.
