Nice, the flash is my playground, and I already have a checklist that includes the glow intensity, the time of day, the exact angle of the camera. If you want a bolt that actually feels like it could break a wall, we’ll tweak the flicker rate for six hours, just to make sure no other software can claim it.

I start by asking three hard questions: does the moment need to pop? will the audience actually notice the difference? and can the camera actually catch it? If all three say yes, I crank the intensity until the light feels like it could shatter glass. Then I run a quick test in the engine to make sure the glow doesn’t bleed into the next frame. If it passes, it gets the wall‑breaking treatment; otherwise, I dial it back and make it subtle. It’s all about keeping the drama in the visual rhythm, not just throwing more light on a scene.