Luca

Luca was the first feature animation film that I worked on, and I learned so much. There was the unique challenge of working on this film entirely remotely. I was getting accustomed to an entirely new pipeline, and in addition to that, I was brought onto the team during a particularly heavy crunch time. I was able to adapt to the change very quickly, and I thrived under the pressure

On this film, I worked on many different elements, such as tears, the dew dripping off leaves, bubbles, and underwater particulate

The most difficult feature to work on were the tears. Being that the tears were only a feature of the most emotionally intense moments, there were a lot of eyes on my shots, making sure that the highlight, shape, and swelling of the tears were just right. As a result, I was iterating on shots over and over again, but I was happy to do the work to make these moments feel just right!

One of my most memorable moments from the show was me being able to pitch a shot to the director Enrico! When Nonna was snoring, I had the idea of her inhaling some bubbles as she did it. He loved the idea, and I got to include it in my first show!