Office Goddess

The M5 Creative Building gave us the bones — a real office environment with enough character to sell the mundane before we blew it up. From there, the production work was about engineering contrast. The "before" had to feel genuinely drab so the "after" could land with sparkles. Lighting built that shift: flat, cool, forgettable for the office scenes, then disco, color, and smoke cues. Plus a leaf blower that makes the audio guy give you a dirty look. Sorry Patrick. Director Megan Brotherton ran the floor with the actors, finding the rhythms, movements, and timing. Casting, location, and post all lived under one roof, which kept the tone consistent from scout day through the final grade. The smoke effects and lighting transitions that read as spontaneous on screen were mapped and rehearsed. That's the work behind the fun — building a world well enough that nothing feels built at all.