Open for Beezness

Spring 2022. Sophomore Vertical Studio at Texas A&M University Visualization

Open for Beezness is my sophomore animated short film for Texas A&M Visualization Vertical Studio, created with a team of seven others over the course of one semester. As this was my first studio experience, I took on a generalist role and tried many different parts of the animation pipeline. Notably, I took on the role of lighting lead and was responsible for all of the lighting present in the short, including a global lighting setup and all shot-specific setups. I conducted visual research and worked from real-life reference of warm restaurant lighting, balanced between sunlight coming in through an off-camera window and the light bulbs above our character. Additionally, I was responsible for some prop modeling, prop surfacing, assistance with compositing, and all graphic design elements present in the short.

Roles: Lighting (Lead), compositing, background prop modeling, background prop surfacing, graphic design and credits

Software Used: Autodesk Maya, Pixar Renderman, Adobe Substance Painter, Nuke, Adobe Photoshop, Procreate