Visual Effects
Post-production visual effects work from our archive, showcasing green screen compositing, environmental effects, and creative light design.
Featured VFX Project: Love in the Time of Drought
For this clip we wanted to do something really special and cinematic. Ross shot all of the green screen and background plates near Maitland in NSW and then gave the finished edit to Justin, who set about creating the look of the hallway scene, the front of house scene with all of the dust, and the end shot with the couple hugging as the rain starts to fall with lightning in the distance.
The other major task was building the strong light sources (lens flares) used throughout the video to enhance the drought atmosphere. These flares also helped stylise the love scenes, giving them a more cinematic and tasteful quality.
Ross originally planned to have streams of light coming through the windows in the sunroom scene, but during the design phase it was decided that the streams would look better coming from above in the outdoor shots. Justin also took some of the static tree shots and designed light streams that transformed them into something more striking and atmospheric.
Our VFX Capabilities
Visual effects in music video production don't need to mean Hollywood-scale CGI. Most of our VFX work falls into what the industry calls "invisible effects" — enhancements that audiences feel but don't consciously notice. Sky replacements, colour-matched compositing, subtle environmental effects like dust or rain, and light manipulation are the tools we reach for most often. The goal is always to serve the story and mood of the track, not to show off technical capability.
Green Screen Compositing
Shooting performers against green screen and compositing them into real-world background plates shot on location. This approach gives us control over environments that would be impractical or impossible to shoot in for real.
Environmental Effects
Adding weather effects (rain, dust, fog), time-of-day changes, and atmospheric elements in post-production to match the emotional tone of each scene.
Light Design & Lens Effects
Custom lens flares, light beams, and glow effects that enhance mood and visual interest without overwhelming the performance footage.
When to Use VFX
Not every music video needs visual effects, and we're upfront about that. VFX works best when it solves a specific creative problem — you need a location that doesn't exist, a weather condition you can't wait for, or a visual metaphor that can only be achieved in post. We've turned down VFX requests when we believed practical shooting would deliver a better result. That honesty has kept our effects work purposeful and effective across the projects where we do deploy it.
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