Noelle Cheatam

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Case Study

DK Fuel

A brand and website rebuild for a media studio that needed presence as bold as its work.

Services :

Brand, Web

Year :

2024

Timeline :

6 weeks

The Challenge

Lumen's films were already winning the rooms that matter. Their site and identity still looked like a freelancer portfolio from 2019 — safe type, stock layouts, nothing of the high-contrast editorial energy in the work itself. Directors and brand clients needed a signal they belonged on the shortlist.

The Solution

The brand was rebuilt around contrast and pace: a sharp wordmark, a type system that feels printed, and a site that treats film stills like magazine spreads. Case studies open large, load fast, and get out of the way of the work.

A press kit that writes itself.

Beyond the site, Lumen got reusable key visuals, social templates, and a light brand guide — so pitches and credits arrive looking like Lumen every time.

Behind the Work

Research

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A look at peer studios, festival circuits, and how casting / production partners choose who they take seriously online.

Research

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A look at peer studios, festival circuits, and how casting / production partners choose who they take seriously online.

Identity

02

Wordmark, type, and a high-contrast color system designed to survive both dark cinema rooms and bright pitch decks.

Identity

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Wordmark, type, and a high-contrast color system designed to survive both dark cinema rooms and bright pitch decks.

Design

03

Homepage, showreel presentation, and project templates art-directed with real stills — not placeholders — from day one.

Design

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Homepage, showreel presentation, and project templates art-directed with real stills — not placeholders — from day one.

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+210%

Inbound pitch requests

+3.8x

Showreel plays

-44%

Bounce rate

"We stopped explaining who we are on calls. The site does that now. Clients arrive already convinced."

Noah Breit

CEO, Lumen Studios

+210%

Inbound pitch requests

+3.8x

Showreel plays

-44%

Bounce rate

"We stopped explaining who we are on calls. The site does that now. Clients arrive already convinced."

Noah Breit

CEO, Lumen Studios

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