INTFR: Thesis Film
Undergraduate Thesis Film, Anticipated 2026
In-Progress Animated Short
Interference is an in-progress 3D animated short film about a radio fanatic who loses touch with reality when his noisy neighbor interrupts his favorite broadcasts.
Software: FinalDraft, WriterDuet, Storyboard Pro, ZBrush, Blender, Maya, Motion Builder, Houdini, Substance Painter, CC5, Renderman, Katana, Nuke, Ableton Live, Davinci Resolve
Animatic Snippets
Progress
Eye Refraction Test
In-Progress look development test for eye refraction and rendering using procedural iris with separate cornea geometry.
Created with: ZBrush, Maya, Substance 3D Designer/Painter, Renderman
Procedural Painted Eye
Created with: Substance 3D Designer
Motion Cleanup + Animation
Before and after of motion capture cleanup and animation process results. This shot focused on the exaggerated hesitation and smoother exit of the hand during a brief reaching gesture, emphasizing the protagonist having second thoughts.
Created with: ZBrush, Maya, Motion Builder
Pinscreen Animation Test
This is an early look development test for traditional pinscreen animation which will be used to emphasize the shifting psychological states of the protagonist.
Created with: Dragon-Frame on Traditional Animation Pinscreen with 100,000 pins
More Earlier Tests
Facial Rigging Test
Test of extremes for facial position and eye tracking.
Created with: ZBrush, Maya
The First Radio Sound Test
Diegetic Sound
Early proof of concept test demonstrating music transitions between in world or soundtrack.
Created with: Storyboard Pro, Audacit
Character Blockout and Accessories
Early Character Sculpt
Sculpt and Look Development Process for Finn, the main Protagonist
Created with: ZBrush, Blender
