Breakdown:
0:03 - 0:18 Stained Glass Character
This character is based off a Tiffany stained glass lamp and is the main character in student film.
Efficiently rendered stylized glass with multiple detailed textures.
Whole model is a single PxrLayerSurface with UDIM Layout.
Various Primvar switches that blend between iridescence, glass, and diffuse for the more opaque parts of the glass.
Displacement map switch that allows displacement to go inward for some pieces of geometry and outward for other pieces within the same shading group.
Software Used: RenderMan, Maya, Substance Painter, Photoshop, Nuke
0:19 - 0:29 Live Action Set Recreation
A digital rendition of a set from Citizen Kane.
Really fun project where I modeled, textured, and lit a shot from a classic film noir.
Originally rendered with Arnold but tweeks and Cryptomatte files were rendered with RenderMan.
Software Used: Maya, Photoshop, Arnold, RenderMan, Nuke, Cryptomatte
0:30 - 0:47 OSL Toon Shader
This shader was written for a friend who needed to integrate a 3D model into a 2D animation by matching the art direction of the film.
Compiled in the Windows terminal and registered as a RenderMan plug in.
Evaluates texture color and calculates hue, saturation, and value for the highlights and shadows based on the selected color mode.
Custom color mode will override previous calculations and let the user adjust the highlight and shadow color while preserving the brightness multiplication.
Camera space toon outline with full range of color and width control.
Entire calculation is controlled by the light direction vector which can be animated.
Software Used: Maya, RenderMan, Sublime Text
0:48 - 1:03 Sad Lighting
This scene was a nice challenge because the characters are under a skylight which creates some nice god rays and color variation on the characters clothes. In this shot we see the culmination of the story, as Tiffany passes on and emits a gold colored orb that reminds the audience of the memories they shared earlier in the film and heightens the sadness of the scene. A total of 7 lights were used.
Software Used: RenderMan, Maya, Nuke
1:04 - 1:10 Naturalistic lighting with Flashlight
A short running shot where the character drops a flashlight. Since this is a two second shot, the most important note from art direction was that the story points must have a strong rim light to make them as clear as possible for the audience. A basic three point light set up was chosen, plus the addition of the flashlight and window lights. A total of 6 lights were used.
Software Used: RenderMan, Maya, Nuke
1:11 - 1:27 Midday Lighting
A really complex shot that includes two character interactions, natural and artificial lighting, and an effect that emits light. I started focusing on the natural lighting but it quickly became apparent that the characters needed more flattering lighting so I'd have to give them their own individual lights. Each character has a three point light set up that is linked only to them. I used gobos on the windows to give the appearance of light coming in from the boarded up windows and used two lights for the table lamp on the left side. Tiffany, the stained glass character, has a light inside her that grows and shrinks, similar to a beating heart which must scatter efficiently and cleanly through her glass material. The shot that came immediately after this required a light flicker that we wanted to happen in render so I created a light rig for this sequence using set driven keys.
Software Used: RenderMan, Maya, Nuke
0:03 - 0:18 Stained Glass Character
This character is based off a Tiffany stained glass lamp and is the main character in student film.
Efficiently rendered stylized glass with multiple detailed textures.
Whole model is a single PxrLayerSurface with UDIM Layout.
Various Primvar switches that blend between iridescence, glass, and diffuse for the more opaque parts of the glass.
Displacement map switch that allows displacement to go inward for some pieces of geometry and outward for other pieces within the same shading group.
Software Used: RenderMan, Maya, Substance Painter, Photoshop, Nuke
0:19 - 0:29 Live Action Set Recreation
A digital rendition of a set from Citizen Kane.
Really fun project where I modeled, textured, and lit a shot from a classic film noir.
Originally rendered with Arnold but tweeks and Cryptomatte files were rendered with RenderMan.
Software Used: Maya, Photoshop, Arnold, RenderMan, Nuke, Cryptomatte
0:30 - 0:47 OSL Toon Shader
This shader was written for a friend who needed to integrate a 3D model into a 2D animation by matching the art direction of the film.
Compiled in the Windows terminal and registered as a RenderMan plug in.
Evaluates texture color and calculates hue, saturation, and value for the highlights and shadows based on the selected color mode.
Custom color mode will override previous calculations and let the user adjust the highlight and shadow color while preserving the brightness multiplication.
Camera space toon outline with full range of color and width control.
Entire calculation is controlled by the light direction vector which can be animated.
Software Used: Maya, RenderMan, Sublime Text
0:48 - 1:03 Sad Lighting
This scene was a nice challenge because the characters are under a skylight which creates some nice god rays and color variation on the characters clothes. In this shot we see the culmination of the story, as Tiffany passes on and emits a gold colored orb that reminds the audience of the memories they shared earlier in the film and heightens the sadness of the scene. A total of 7 lights were used.
Software Used: RenderMan, Maya, Nuke
1:04 - 1:10 Naturalistic lighting with Flashlight
A short running shot where the character drops a flashlight. Since this is a two second shot, the most important note from art direction was that the story points must have a strong rim light to make them as clear as possible for the audience. A basic three point light set up was chosen, plus the addition of the flashlight and window lights. A total of 6 lights were used.
Software Used: RenderMan, Maya, Nuke
1:11 - 1:27 Midday Lighting
A really complex shot that includes two character interactions, natural and artificial lighting, and an effect that emits light. I started focusing on the natural lighting but it quickly became apparent that the characters needed more flattering lighting so I'd have to give them their own individual lights. Each character has a three point light set up that is linked only to them. I used gobos on the windows to give the appearance of light coming in from the boarded up windows and used two lights for the table lamp on the left side. Tiffany, the stained glass character, has a light inside her that grows and shrinks, similar to a beating heart which must scatter efficiently and cleanly through her glass material. The shot that came immediately after this required a light flicker that we wanted to happen in render so I created a light rig for this sequence using set driven keys.
Software Used: RenderMan, Maya, Nuke
