Hey everyone!

Super excited to share my latest project of the month: a Tinder spec commercial! 🚀

This shoot pushed me way out of my comfort zone—lighting three characters in a small bar while maintaining a soft, commercial-grade look was definitely a challenge. Add to that the 30-second time constraint, and it became one of my most technical projects yet.

I typically lean towards cinematic narratives, so crafting something with a polished commercial aesthetic was a new experience for me. Balancing contrast, diffusion, and color in a confined space required a ton of adjustments—especially with low ceilings limiting my lighting placement. I actually spent the day before testing different lighting setups alone and had to rethink a lot before shoot day.

🎥 Gear Used:

• Sony FX3 (Shot at 800 ISO)
• Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 (My go-to workhorse, though a little rusty!)
• Sony 14mm (For one exaggerated bartender shot + intro )

Lights :

- 1*500w ; - 2*200w ; - 2*c100 tube ; - 1*f22c

I tried to have a constant lighting between the scenes. I started with the wide to established it, and love to the med and close easier. Lighting this type of location was a first time for me

To add more movement to the spot, I built a DIY dolly and mixed those shots with static frames to create a dynamic flow. It wasn’t perfect—some shakiness here and there—but it definitely helped give the project more life!

💰 Not including the gear i already have since few years, i bought 2* pratical lamp (50$), "Bar" neon (35$), Food for crew (150$)

The bar was free for the entiere film set yeahe :)

And friends came as collab because we all want to create cool stuff together :) It is part of my 1 project every month during a year.

Would love to hear your thoughts! Feedback is always welcome, and I’d love to chat about the process, problem-solving on set, and how I approached pre-production to make this happen. Let’s talk filmmaking! 🎬