By unleashing the power of Pre-Visualization you’ll discover not only virtual problem-solving, but also a new approach to digital filmmaking. Identify problems and explore creative solutions before production.
Your on-set experience will be faster, easier, and more cost-effective, because you will address problems and come up with answers before going on set. Before “Day 1” your show will be ahead of schedule.
This is what Gloses Visualization can do for you. We are a one-stop shop that combines physical production expertise and the latest virtual technology. Remove the guesswork, alleviate anxieties, speed up your workflow, and deliver better results.
Tailor-Made. Exceeding Expectations
Looking to sell your idea for production? Great! Let’s strengthen your pitch deck with our "Pitch-Viz," to help you visualize not only what your film will look like, but also help you communicate your vision to potential funders and others.
Already green-lit? Congrats! Let us "Pre-Viz" the gap between development and production — exploring creative approaches and solving potential problems on your computer screen rather than waiting to do so in video village.
You're already in production? Well, there are some tough locations and complex sequences that could greatly benefit from our "Tech-Viz."
Your film is already in the can? What a relief! At least for now, except for the long haul before VFX delivery. Let's buttress your editorial timeline with effective imagery beyond the title card reading, "Scary monster goes here.”
September Morning (2017)
narrative feature
Alongside director Ryan Frost, Visualization Supervisor Paul Gleason visualized the entire feature film prior to production. This approach proved invaluable throughout the uniquely challenging production, which takes place inside a single room.
Among its many creative advantages, the use of pre-visualization tools allowed for more specific and technical control. For example, were the realities of a small space and excessively large camera. To achieve an "early 2000s" look, the camera was an older Panavision Genesis. Its tremendous size and weight proved practically hard. Anticipating problems like this was key to completing the film in a similarly tight production schedule.
The Press ConferencE
(2016)
narrative short
Visualization Supervisor Paul Gleason was also Director of Photography on the short film The Press Conference, made as part of the Shatterbox Anthology for Refinery29, Envisioned as a single Steadicam shot by Director Meera Menon, the technically challenging film was further complicated by the scale of the location, a 360 degree view, and a narrow timeframe.
Paul and Meera worked extensively in Pre-Visualization to solve many of these issues, and also to explore iterative camera options that would not have been possible given the time constraints. For Paul, the "Tech-Viz" component was critically important for lighting purposes, and to quickly communicate necessary information to the Camera and Grip & Electric crew. Filmed on Arri ALEXA Mini, with 40mm anamorphic Kowa lens.
Paul Gleason
Visualization Supervisor / Founder
Paul is a multi-disciplinary digital cinema artist with numerous credits on features, shorts, and commercials. After nearly a decade as a live-action cinematographer, Paul recently completed the MFA program in the Animation Workshop at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he focused on computer generated animation. This is his second MFA, the first being in film production from the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts, completed in 2011. In the years between degrees, Paul served in key creative roles on projects recognized by the Sundance, Slamdance, Tribeca, and New Orleans Film Festival(s).
Originally from Washington D.C., Paul is an avid musician, athlete, and outdoor enthusiast. He currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife, the award-winning film and television director, Meera Menon. Together, they have a cat and dog who are the reincarnated President John F. Kennedy, and his brother Robert. Despite the cat/dog rivalry, Jack and Bobby are inseparable.
