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WEEK 1

SCAD x NYC – Week 6

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 6 – TO-DO (INDIVIDUAL):

  • Shot 2 (Embroidery)  – Speed up movement
  • Shot 2 – Experiment with and finalize cloth movement + camera
  • Shot 2 – refine lighting and look-dev
  • Shot 4 (Sheet) – Fix Cloth folds (make feel more elegant)
  • Shot 4 – Fix cloth hard edges

WEEK 6 – TO-DO (TEAM):

  • HERO SHOTS:
    • Shot 6 – Bedroom
    • Shot 1 – Weaving
  • Shot 1 (Weaving) – Add more contrast
  • Shot 2 (Embroidery)- Develop FX, camera, lighting
  • Shot 3 (Sheet) – Fix wrinkles + lighting/shader edits
  • Shot 6 (Bedroom)- Test out live action integration + make final decision
  • Motion blur to all
  • Resolve export issues from Houdini to Maya

Feb 15, 2026

Shot 4 – Sheet Update

Updated cloth, rendered by Emily

Feb 15, 2026

Shot 2 – Embroidery Render Test

Updated Cloth movement +Groom + Lighting Tests:

Notes:

  • Make lighting slightly less pink and more orange to match other shots
  • try speeding up thread more
  • Decide between more zoomed out version and more zoomed in

Feb 14, 2026

Shot 2 – Embroidery Render Test

Updated Cloth movement +Groom + Lighting Tests:

 

Notes:

  • Make groom shorter + Denser
  • Lighting is too flat, increase contrast with lowering fill 
  • Since the last test, I wanted to make the scale of the thread feel more realistic compared to the cloth movement, so I made the embroidery smaller and thinner

Feb 12, 2026

Shot 2 – Emrboidery

Embroidery Cloth Movement Tests:

Test #1:

  • seeing the corner makes composition feel odd

 

Test #2:

  • the folds + seeing the background makes it interesting

 

Test #3:

  • Cloth shouldn’t fold over each other, it will take focus away from the embroidery

 

Test #4:

  • Cloth motion feels too repetitive

Feb 10, 2026

Feedback – Week 6 Review

Feedback from Mentors:

  • Kyle:
    • Editing Notes:
      • Shot 1 (Weaving) – Shorten
      • Shot 2 (Embroidery) – Shorten
      • Shot 4 (Sheet) – Trim before it leaves frame
      • Shot 6 (Comforter) – Make end longer, start later (we look at the empty mattress for too long)
      • Shot 7 (Bedroom) – Make movement continue longer and more graceful, it stops too abrupt
    • Lighting/Color:
      • Make sure color grade is the same throughout each shot
      • Warmer lighting on all
      • Quilt – make sure whites are the same throughout shots
      • Shot 1 – Lighting too flat
      • Shot 7 – Window light should be the brightest and overexposed
  • Beck:
    • Shot 2 (Embroidery) :
      • Speed up thread movement
    • Shot 4 (Sheet):
      • The wrinkles are too sharp/ bubbly – smooth out with Delta Mush
    • Shot 6 (Comforter):
      • Lower stiff constriants
      • Less rigid struts for more sinking
  • Hailey:
    • Lighting should have more contrast
  • Emma:
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  • Billy:
    • Make it clear whether the lighting is morning or sunset

Week 6 Video