In February 2021, I made Bad News as an artistic release during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the time, I was contending with the aftermath of a recent layoff, as well as finding my place in the Bay Area. I used this project as a creative catharsis and a chance to push myself as a lighting artist. I gathered a multitude of references, encompassing films like Carol, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and many more. I tried a few different lighting setups and reached out to a broad array of mentors to guide the course of this project. Some of my lighting passes are laid out below: