Secret Level: Crossfire "Good Conflict" | Compositing and Lighting - Before & After

Behind the Scenes: The Lighting & Compositing Process in Secret Level: Crossfire

How do you create a cinematic, immersive, and realistic game cinematic?

In this breakdown, we take you inside the lighting and compositing process for Secret Level: Crossfire, showing how we:
→ Used sky lighting & practical sources for natural realism
→ Enhanced shadows over lights to create a dramatic look
→ Leveraged weather effects like fog, rain & wind for depth
→ Built custom tools for wet lenses, water splashes & real-world lighting behavior

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Secret Level features 15 episodes of original short stories set in the worlds of classic video games. The series premiered on Prime Video on December 10, 2024, and was named one of the best debut animated series on the platform.

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The film, created by Platige Image, was produced in Poland with financial support from the Polish Film Institute, granted under the Act on Financial Support for Audiovisual Production, funded by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.

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Edit: Maciej Obara / Editors
Marketing Team: Marcelina Salwin, Piotr Bartoszek, Bartosz Zieliński, Szymon Kuczmierczyk
Audio/Video Technique & DI Support: Maciej Żak, Cezary Musiał, Kamil Steć
Sound Postproduction: Jacek Onaszkiewicz / Soundly by Platige
Music: Chapter and Inverse | Mel Wesson, NineOneOne | Extreme Music Library ltd / Sony Music Publishing Poland sp. z o.o.

Full Credits: https://platige.com/project/feature/secret-level/

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