"SCARECROW"
SCAD Animated Film (2025–2026)
Capstone Environment Contribution

WATCH THE TRAILER FOR "SCARECROW" HERE:
https://scarecrowcapstone.wixsite.com/crow

This piece showcases my environment and technical contributions to a collaborative animated capstone project at SCAD for the 2025–2026 academic year. Serving as the Technical Lead, and 3D Environment artist, I was responsible for managing a team of 3D artists to ensure all Background environments were completed and rendered. Including setting up custom shaders, libraries, tools for efficiency, and optimization for the team. Personally, I was responsible for most of the exterior environment's scene assembly; including composition, lighting, and final rendering. Alongside with modeling the shed, creating various textures and additional models for exterior scenes. Additionally, I helped test early look development during pre-production in maya and blender, creating grass, custom shaders, and VFX wind to set the direction of the film.

The film follows a farmer who relocates to an old farmhouse and its surrounding land, only to face a growing problem with crows destroying his crops. In an attempt to regain control, he installs a scarecrow in his field—but things don't go as planned.

Programs Used: Maya, Blender, Substance Painter, Zbrush, and Rendered in Blender Eevee.