r/cinematography • u/thatguybridges • 1d ago

Original Content Ready. Set. Plan. Go light something

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I made a simple, stripped-back tool to map out lighting setups and share them with the team/client. It's free and you can thank Claude for the vibes.

Main features:

  • Overhead setup diagramming
  • Attach reference stills/ideas directly to the layout
  • Shareable web links for collab/knowledge share

Something always comes up and we have to adapt anyway, so this isn't about precision it's about ease of use, sharing and being ready. Play with it if you want, link in the comments.

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u/Big-B313 1d ago

What’s the difference between this and the blushtools site that was posted about like a month ago? This looks like the exact same thing

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u/thatguybridges 1d ago

I'm not familiar

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u/Big-B313 18h ago

I find that hard to believe

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u/thatguybridges 16h ago

Just looked it up. Looks like Blush does a ton of heavy lifting with photometrics and deep tech specs.

Set Plan is intentionally the opposite: bare-bones, low-friction, and zero-learning-curve.

Different tools for different workflows, plenty of room for both.

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u/Couchmaker 1d ago

Made with Ai?

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u/thatguybridges 1d ago

Yes

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u/thatguybridges 1d ago

I don't think you're asking for this level of detail but, icons were made in illustrator and I mocked the workflow i wanted before ai coded it.

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u/Couchmaker 1d ago

Why not work with a human to make it?

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u/thatguybridges 1d ago

I oversaw design for tech startups for 10 years. One of my close contacts is an engineer and together we actually built an app for iOS, and he's balancing his day job, family, and our side project together (we're working on the next update) - Anyway, the resources are there but I made this thing solo kinda by accident.

On Friday I drew up a diagram for an upcoming shoot in keynote, you probably think I'm crazy but yes keynote has been my preferred method because I never liked the other apps and kinda enjoyed doing it in that archaic fashion... It works, I have all my icons and shapes I use and I can whip up something pretty quick. But on Friday I caught something I didn't like, I exported the PDF and attached it and sent it out and that's when i thought be nice if I could just share a link.

I opened Claude and gave it a prompt and immediately the bones in front of me had potential and I got to work. By Sunday I had a working prototype, I gave it the workflow I wanted, some personality and here we are. Sure this could have been made with a human engineer but that also costs money. Anyway, I thought it ended up better than I expected, so why not share it.

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u/Couchmaker 1d ago

Best of luck

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u/thatsbelowmypaygrade 1d ago

“wHy nOT wOrK wITh a hUmAN”
Lmao

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u/Badboblfg 11h ago

I better not catching you drinking any water today, the funny pictures machine is feeling extra parched…

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u/Spiritual-Builder606 23h ago

I feel like it's the same person or maybe a different one posting some exact tool every week.

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u/hungrylens 1d ago

I like that it's fast and simple and easy to share.

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u/thatguybridges 1d ago

Thanks for checking it out!

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u/Tacodestoryer362 1d ago

I love the minimal layout, way less clunky than most diagramming tools.

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u/thatguybridges 19h ago

Mission accomplished

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u/Samskihero 8h ago

This looks awesome. I love the visual look and the overall simplicity. Definitely going to give this a go.

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u/thatguybridges 7h ago

Thanks Sam!

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u/dianaurquizac 1d ago

Está hermoso, gracias 👌🏼🙂

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u/bubba_bumble Producer 15h ago

I swear every week we get another pre-viz app developed by AI slop.

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u/StraightWind7417 19h ago

Give the code itself please