Based on his phenomenal novel of the same name, Interior Chinatown is created by showrunner Charles Yu. We were tasked with developing a look for the climax of the series finale. Referencing the spectrum of genres the show travels through and inspired by the light emitting RGB optics of CRT video games in the 1990s, we worked with practical sets and an in-camera lighting approach.
In collaboration with the incredible cast and crew on this show, we captured the scenes under multiple lighting conditions simultaneously using our PlateLight technology. This allowed us to control and shape our live action lighting in post, in response to performance and edit, while also sculpting the ‘void’ environment through an interplay of light, and optics.
Satellite Lab crew:
Creative Director: Carlo Van de Roer
Technical Director: Stuart Rutherford
Producer: Denise Ballantyne