SCAD x NYC – Week 8
My progress during the 10-week collaboration with Harbor Picture Company, Electrical Theatre Collective, and Calling All Talent.
(Most recent progress at the top)
WEEK 8 – TO-DO (INDIVIDUAL):
- Shot 7 – Refine settling movement to comforter with updated throw blanket
- Shot 2 – Add motion blur + render
- Help team with rendering/look development where needed
WEEK 8 – TO-DO (TEAM):
- Shot 1
- Make lighing match the rest of the shots(warmer + cloth should be whiter)
- Shot 2
- Add motion blut
- Increase DOF
- Shot 4 + 5A
- make background color lighter
- make shadows lighter
- Shot 6
- fix mattress shape + texture
- Shot 7
- fix camera move,
- add updated comforter to render
- fix gobo to match shot 6
- make painting bigger
Feb 26, 2026
Shot 2 – Embroidery Feedback
Today in class, John Montefusco from Framestore was visiting and provided some more feedback on our project! Based on today’s feedback my team and I will continue refining out project. For shot 2, Ella will update the lighting and I will work on the groom and render it!
Shot 2 Feedback:
- Shot 2 doesn’t feel as soft as shot 1 (weaving)
- Make groom more visible
- Make lighting brighter on the whole front of the cloth and gradually fade, rather than the very harsh highlight
Shot 1 Feedback:
- Make Shot 1 (lighting) feel more like it is part of the rest of the project – warmer
Shot 6 Feedback:
- Shot 6 (Comforter) color should be slightly more magenta to match Shot 7 (Bedroom)
Feb 24, 2026
Feedback – Week 8 Review
Feedback from Mentors:
- Kyle:
- Shot 7 – Subtle comforter movement is good
- Shot 1 – lighting is dull, make it brighter
- Shot 1 – lighting is cooler compared to other shots, make it warmer
- Shot 2 – shallower DOF and add motion blur
- Shot 4 + 5A – Shadows are too black, brighten up
- Shot 4 – add some depth of field
- Shot 6 – the bed is still glowing too much
- Shot 7 – fixes to the window color need to be made, it looks like it is snowing outside
- Shot 7 – the camera move stops at the end, have it continue
- Beck:
- Shot 7 – the blanket is already there even though the settling is continuing from the shot before (where there is no blanket), add throw blanket to shot 6
- Shot 1 – what material is it meant to be? Make it match the white color from the sheets
- Hailey
- Shot 6 – Address values, especially near the art on the wall
- The new font works much better, blur the drop shadow more
- Shot 7 – keep leaves gobo consistent from shot 6 to 7 (make it more visible in shot 7)
- Molly:
- Shot 4 + 5A – The background is too dark compared to the walls of the room in shots 6 and 7
- Shot 7 – The lens flare looks good
- Shot 6 – The mattress looks like butter
- Shot 6 – Mattress corners are too sharp and there should be edge cloth texture
- Billy
- Make paintings on the wall much bigger/ add a second 1 – luxury hotel rooms tend to have this