A woman with red hair sitting by a swimming pool, wearing a red swimsuit, and holding a popsicle.

Chapter 02:

Splash

Splash follows a woman through a slow afternoon by the pool, sunbathing, swimming, reading, unaware that someone is watching, quietly obsessed.

We shot it voyeuristically, from the vantage of that unseen observer, but kept the feeling tender rather than tense, moving between wide shots that hold her in the scene and tighter beauty frames that linger. The decision to build intimacy through perspective is what gives the film its charge.

A story-driven production shot and produced end to end by our Los Angeles studio.

Project type: Editorial

Services provided: Production Coordination / Production Design / Model Casting / Budget Management / Wardrobe / HMU / Location Scouting / Photography / Videography

Mood & Intent

Performance

August 13th. Stella’s day off becomes a poolside fantasy shaped by self-awareness and play. She moves with intention—diving, floating, stretching—aware of her angles while checking her reflection. She’s the main character, and she knows it.

Control

Silk robe, Aperol spritz, 60s sunshine pop humming in the heat. Perched on the diving board, long legs out, painting her toes, killing time with solitaire. Independent, amused, fully in command of the moment.

Tease

On the chaise lounge, hair wrapped, a vintage travel guide shielding her face. We drift closer, catch her eyes over the pages. She knows she’s being watched, and chooses when to reveal it with a wink.

A rough sketch of a house with a roof, four windows, and a front door. The house is drawn with simple lines and shading, and appears to be set on a flat surface.
Smudged crayon drawing with three vertical sections in blue, red, and yellow on white paper.

Figure 1 and 2: Composition & color studies

Sensorial Details

The soft tick of sprinklers. Heat shimmering off concrete. Wet hair slicked back, mascara untouched. Crisp bills between painted toes. A compact mirror catching the light. Small gestures that build tension and ground the fantasy.

A hand holding a small mirror reflecting lips wearing red lipstick and tongue sticking out, with a blue background.
Person sitting by a pool reading a newspaper, with a bottle and small electronic device nearby.

Figure 3 and 4: Reference images

The Final Story…

A woman with red hair and sunglasses in a green frame, wearing a red swimsuit, relaxing on a yellow and white striped inflatable float in a pool with stone wall background.
A woman with red hair wearing a red swimsuit sitting by a swimming pool, holding an orange popsicle.
A person floating on their back in water, wearing a red swimsuit with eyes closed and face relaxed.
A woman with long red hair is lying on a yellow and white striped towel, wearing a red swimsuit and green sunglasses, resting her head on her hands. She is positioned in front of a red brick wall, with a vintage yellow radio on the towel nearby. The image shows her from the side, with her body extended and her reflection visible in the water below.