Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The hardest scene wasn’t the casino.
It was an apartment eight stories up, at night, with limited control.
James Friend, ASC, BSC breaks down how the team built the light from scratch for Netflix's Ballad of a Small Player.
Infinibars in every window. Battery powered. No lights left up between takes.
All to make it feel worn down, intimate, and real.
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The hardest scene wasn’t the casino.
It was an apartment eight stories up, at night, with limited control.
James Friend, ASC, BSC breaks down how the team built the light from scratch for Netflix's Ballad of a Small Player.
Infinibars in every window. Battery powered. No lights left up between takes.
All to make it feel worn down, intimate, and real.
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