The work is the argument.
Every picture here ran the pipeline we describe on the services page. The look was designed before day one, protected on set, and carried through the grade by the same people. What follows is what that produced.

Shrimad Bhagavatam Part I: Vishnurata
The first of seven films drawn from the Bhagavata Mahapurana. Part I takes its name from Vishnurata, the one always protected by Vishnu, given to King Parikshit.
- Production
- Sagar Pictures Entertainment
- Directed by
- Akash Sagar Chopra, Amrit Sagar Chopra
- LightWave
- Cinematography, Pipeline consultancy
- Format
- Feature Film, in production
- Release
- 2027
Features and short films
Cinematography for narrative work, from first look test to final master.
Wet Under Blue Sky
Earthside EntertainmentDirected by Octavio Pisano
Iron Dan
Go South Films / Back 40 PicturesDirected by Thomas Simon
Bowlhead
Go South FilmsDirected by Thomas Simon
Feeder
Go South FilmsDirected by Thomas Simon
Broken Ranch
Dragonville StudiosDirected by Samuel Hans
Disco Beats
Directed by Ken Arquelio
Feral State
A Strange Calm
Commercials, brand films, music videos
Shorter schedules, the same pipeline discipline.
Photography
Bodies of work made outside a production schedule.
Who we make it with
Production companies and post houses we work alongside. Their credits are their own.
Full credits, the complete filmography, and booking for Joel E. Schaeffer live at joelschaeffer.com. Bookings run through LightWave Media. joelschaeffer.com
Working with us
Tell us the production, the dates, and where the picture has to end up. We reply within two business days.