For the lighting of the sequence underwater at the beginning, it was all a balance between the clear vision that director J.A. Bayona had for this sequence, in terms of mood, and the amazing references Important Looking Pirates could gather from great documentaries such as Ghosts of the Abyss (2003). Using such great reference as a starting point, they tried to re-create cinematic lighting were they had light sources outside of frame that helped outline silhouettes, and the perception of depth of the underwater environment. These lights though decayed quickly to leave entire portions of the frame in complete darkness, as light underwater is absorbed and dies off much faster. The mood J.A. Bayona wanted was very much something that resembled space to begin with, where it's really hard to tell where up or down is, and the sense of solitude is really strong. A lot of the lighting and look was also handled in computer by 2-D supervisor Björn Jankes, who did a great job in trying to capture the look of the lensing and flaring that the show's cameras gave, and re-create those digitally.

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