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02Meridian Pictures · Craft film + retail loops

MovementAuréon Genève

PLATE 05 — DOWNWASH · 05:14:08

The brief

A 168-year-old maison wanted its new calibre presented without boutique language. No hero shots, no voiceover — a thriller sequence where the watch is the only thing keeping time.

Specification

Runtime
2m 10s
Format
2.39 : 1 · 6K · monochrome
Schedule
7 weeks
Deliverables
1 master, 9 loops

Board versus delivered

DELIVERED FRAME
DIRECTION PLATE
DIRECTION PLATEDELIVERED FRAME

Approach

  1. 01We wrote the film to run at the same length as the sequence it depicts, so every cut is a real elapsed second.
  2. 02Searchlight and downwash were generated as one continuous weather event, not as a look pass, so rain direction never breaks.
  3. 03Grade held one pool of hard silver light so steel read as steel and not as chrome.
  4. 04The same master was reformatted into nine silent boutique loops.

Craft notes

  • /Real-time cut: film runtime equals story runtime
  • /Continuous rain and downwash direction across every plate
  • /Monochrome grade with a single signal accent
  • /9 vertical and square retail loops from one master

Credits

Direction
Atelier Meridian
Technical reference
Auréon Studio
Score
N. Bergqvist
Grade
Meridian Pictures

Plates · contact sheet

Movement plate 1PL01 · 2025
Movement plate 2PL02 · 2025
Movement plate 3PL03 · 2025

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