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PreProduction - Concept Art - Junior Film "Rooted"

I am co-directing my junior film, "Rooted"
I created the concept art for our forest and the style guide for our film. Within preproduction, I created the story, storyboarded story beats, drew concept art, edited our animatic, created 3D previs from our storyboards, and blocked in the camera and character to set us up for production in the spring.
Currently wrapping preproduction and moving into production, where I will be responsible for rigging our trees and animating.
Credits:
Concept Art: Mikayla Kresco (me) and Sangeeta Greenwald https://www.artstation.com/artwork/2BnEKy
3D Modeling: Mikayla Kresco (me) and Sangeeta Greenwald https://www.artstation.com/artwork/1NXzBX
Storyboard/Animatic: Mikayla Kresco (me) and Sangeeta Greenwald https://www.artstation.com/artwork/1NXzBX
Texturing: Sangeeta Greenwald
Tree Rigs: Mikayla Kresco (me)
Ji Eun Rig: Wonderwell Studios; https://wonderwellstudios.gumroad.com/l/JiEunRig

I am responsible for the drawn concept art. Our film takes place in a forest, where the nature is alive.

I am responsible for the drawn concept art. Our film takes place in a forest, where the nature is alive.

I am responsible for the drawn concept art & exploration of our painterly brushes. These trees will be modeled in Maya and textured in a painterly style in substance painter. This exploration was utilizing my tree sketches and photoshop brushes.

I am responsible for the drawn concept art & exploration of our painterly brushes. These trees will be modeled in Maya and textured in a painterly style in substance painter. This exploration was utilizing my tree sketches and photoshop brushes.

I am responsible for the drawn concept art for our trees which will populate our environment. Goal: stylized, alive

I am responsible for the drawn concept art for our trees which will populate our environment. Goal: stylized, alive

I drew character designs for our trees that will come to life. I then created base models of these in Maya. We will be using Ji Eun, by Wonderwell Studios, as the human character in our film. Credits:
https://wonderwellstudios.gumroad.com/l/JiEunRig

I drew character designs for our trees that will come to life. I then created base models of these in Maya. We will be using Ji Eun, by Wonderwell Studios, as the human character in our film. Credits:
https://wonderwellstudios.gumroad.com/l/JiEunRig

I am responsible for the drawn concept art for our trees which will populate our lively forest. Goal: stylized, alive

I am responsible for the drawn concept art for our trees which will populate our lively forest. Goal: stylized, alive

Preproduction from the first 7 weeks of the Fall semester (+ Story ideation)

Preproduction from the first 7 weeks of the Fall semester (+ Story ideation)