In house

Full pipeline, in house.

Scripting, production, 3D, motion design, sound and finishing under one roof. Fewer handoffs, faster turnaround and one consistent standard from first frame to final delivery.

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Lumen Narrative is a Toronto film production studio with the full pipeline in house: scripting, film production, virtual production on LED walls, 3D medical and scientific animation, motion graphics and data visualization, post production and finishing, and every cutdown from the same master.

Molecular, genomic, anatomical, mechanical and product visualization is built from the real science. No stock footage, no generic AI generated video.

From the script to the last cutdown.

Four of the seven capabilities. The other three, 3D, virtual production and motion, follow below.

i.

Scripting and story

The part most production companies skip. We take a white paper or a set of results and build a narrative a non expert follows to the last line. The script is approved before anything is shot.

ii.

Film production

Cinema cameras, crews, controlled lighting and broadcast audio. Multi camera when it helps, robotic camera moves and motorized lighting when the shot calls for them.

iii.

Post production and finishing

Editorial, colour grade, sound design and mix, delivered to spec. Review runs through Frame.io so notes land on the timeline instead of in a paragraph of email.

iv.

Cutdowns and asset packs

Social clips, conference and booth loops, sizzle reels, paid ad cuts and sales deck versions. Every aspect ratio and platform, captions and transcripts included, all from the same master.

Strategy before the shoot, results after it.

The work around the film itself: what it is for, where it runs, and what it did.

01

Creative strategy

Before anything is filmed, we agree what the film has to do, who it is for, and how we will know it worked.

02

Campaign management

We plan the release, cut a version for every channel, and keep each one running on schedule.

03

Measured, not guessed

For campaign work, we track views on every platform the films run on. Where a film has to drive action, we also track clicks and conversions, and report back on all of it.

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3D and CGI, from the real science.

Molecular, genomic, anatomical, mechanical and product visualization. Custom look development, with style frames signed off before animation begins. It matters most in life sciences and pharmaceutical films.

  • Molecular and genomic visualization
  • Anatomical and mechanical animation
  • Product visualization
  • No stock footage, no generic AI generated video

The tools behind the work.

Modern production tools, chosen because they make the film better for you: clearer, faster to review and easier to reuse.

01

LED wall virtual production

Scenes built on LED walls, lit and shot in camera. Places you cannot film, from inside a cell to orbit, with your people standing in them.

02

Custom 3D and data visualization

Your mechanism, product or data built in 3D from the real science, with style frames you approve before animation begins. No stock footage.

03

Review on the timeline

Every cut is shared in Frame.io. Your team comments right on the frame, from any device, and every note is tracked until it is done.

Virtual production on LED walls.

Scenes built on LED walls, lit and shot in camera. Places you cannot film, from inside a cell to orbit, with your people standing in them. Useful wherever the subject is invisible, in technology as much as in science.

  • Environments a camera cannot reach, lit and shot in camera
  • Your own people standing inside the scene
  • From inside a cell to orbit
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Motion and data, accurate and watchable.

Mechanism of action, pathway maps, trial data, dashboards and forecasts turned into animation that is accurate and watchable, built on your own brand system.

  • Mechanism of action animation
  • Pathway maps and trial data
  • Dashboards and forecasts
  • Built on your own brand system

Capabilities, on screen.

GNQ Insilico shows 3D, CGI and motion built from the real science. The Ordinary shows motion control in studio, where Lumen was technical producer, supplying the studio, lighting and equipment that kept every pass identical for the director.

Cinematic platform film

GNQ Insilico

Bio Avatar · Flagship brand film
The problem
A digital twin of an individual patient's biology, running on multi omics data, causal AI and quantum simulation. Category defining, and almost impossible to explain in a meeting.
What we made
A fully in house cinematic brand film with a custom CGI look grounded in the real science, style frames approved before animation, and motion built on GNQ's own brand system.
Why it works
The science was locked before the look, so it can be shown to a molecular biologist and a generalist investor without changing a frame.
Commercial

The Ordinary

Studio campaign, motion control · Our role: technical producer, facilities, equipment and lighting
The problem
A brand that sells on precision. A campaign for it cannot be soft or approximate: every move has to be repeatable to the millimetre.
What we made
A studio campaign combining cinematic visuals with precise motion control: robotic camera moves repeated frame for frame across passes, and a look built in camera rather than rescued in post.
Why it works
Plan the move, lock the variables, shoot it right the first time. The same discipline we bring to a scientific animation or a KOL shoot.

How we work, gate by gate.

One point of contact from the first call to final delivery, and after it.

01

Discovery

We learn your world: the product, the audience and what the film has to achieve. Papers, demo and time with your experts, so the facts are right before a word is written.

02

Story and script

A story a newcomer can follow from start to finish. You see the outline, then the script, and nothing is filmed or animated until you approve it.

03

Production

Filming, 3D, motion graphics and data visualization, planned around your schedule and your people's time, with style frames and early cuts along the way.

04

Revisions

Review rounds agreed up front. Your team leaves notes directly on the film in Frame.io, and every change is tracked until the cut is signed off.

05

Delivery

The master plus every version you need: website, social, events, sales and archive. Captions, transcripts and source files included.

06

Support throughout

One point of contact from the first call to final delivery, and after it. A new cutdown, an updated number, a version for the next event.

Where each capability matters most.

3D and CGI carry life sciences and pharmaceutical films. Virtual production and product visualization carry technology. Film production and site logistics carry healthcare and the public sector.

Life Sciences
Film production for

Life Sciences

Biotech, genomics, diagnostics and medtech. Platform films a scientist and an investor can both follow.

Formats: Platform films, MOA, 3D and CGI
Clients include: GNQ Insilico, The DNA Company
Pharmaceutical
Film production for

Pharmaceutical Companies

Launch, KOL and medical affairs films, scripted and approved before a frame is shot.

Formats: Launch films, KOL films, MOA animation
Audiences: HCPs, medical affairs, patients, partners
Healthcare
Film production for

Healthcare and Hospital Systems

Hospitals, health networks and physician organizations. Clinicians on camera without losing their day.

Formats: Brand films, patient education, interviews
Clients include: Ontario College of Family Physicians, HLTH
Institutions
Film production for

Universities and Research

Research made watchable, faculty on camera, and campaigns for the institution itself.

Formats: Research explainers, campaign films, series
Clients include: York University, Ontario Tech University
Technology
Film production for

Technology and Innovation

AI, deep tech and platforms that are hard to explain in a meeting, explained in two minutes.

Formats: Brand films, launch videos, product visualization
Audiences: Investors, buyers, partners, boards
Public Sector
Film production for

Public Sector and Energy

Restricted sites, public accountability and members who expect precision. One crew, one standard.

Formats: Commercials, stills and film, site production
Clients include: Ontario Power Generation

Complexity, made clear.

Tell us the audience, the goal and the deadline. A white paper, a deck or a fifteen minute call is usually enough to scope it.

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