3D Lookdev Reel
Lighting Reel
Reel Breakdown - Lookdev Reel
1. Yeon's Room
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This is the largest environment scene I've worked on so far! The models and textures were done in my sophomore year, and I worked on lighting in my junior year. I wanted this room to reflect my childhood memories, since I'm always drawn to nostalgia. I also wanted this room to evoke some of that nostalgia for viewers as well, so I focused on that through textures and tried to show each object's history and personality. I also wanted the lighting to support that feeling, so I created a warm, orange lighting to give the scene a cozy feel. I included some personal details throughout the room, such as my childhood photos, paintings, personal photography, and posters I created!​​
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2. Yeon's Room - Nighttime
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I wanted to reimagine the childhood room at nighttime. I aimed for moonlight to stream through the windows, softly illuminating the objects in the room. For subtle contrast, I added a warm indoor light leaking from under the door, along with a lamp. Compared to the daytime scene, I wanted to evoke a calmer mood resembling the feeling of nighttime when the world has fallen asleep.​
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3. Baseball Locker Room
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For this scene, I took this locker room and reimagined it as one for a baseball team that also really loves music. Since I love both baseball and music, I enjoyed including some personal details, such as my favorite album and the logos of my favorite baseball team. Modeling and texturing were really fun, as I got to work on so many interesting objects, particularly the leather guitar case. I wanted to depict this scene during sunset, with soft sunlight coming from the windows and blending with the interior lights.​​
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4. Auto Repair Shop
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This was a fun group project I worked on in my sophomore year with two fellow students. For this project, I was responsible for the garage interior along with the neon signs. It was my first time creating an outdoor scene, and I really enjoyed both modeling and set dressing. For the overall atmosphere, I aimed for purple and yellow tones to contrast each other. I had fun adding scratches and dirt to give the assets an aged, weathered texture, especially the signs. For lighting, I wanted to convey the cool, crisp feeling of a summer night, and the neon light was a fun pop.
5. Hero Prop - Winged Helmet
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​This was a really fun hero prop project I worked on as part of my sophomore class, led by Christina Faraj. The reference came from a magazine of a K-pop member wearing this helmet. I was drawn to it because it’s not overly cute or feminine, but it still conveys strength. I wanted it to feel sturdy and powerful, rather than purely decorative. I enjoyed modeling the unique shapes of the gears, the wings, and ribbons on the helmet. Coloring and texturing were also enjoyable, and I focused on adding chips, scratches, and subtle grunge to the iron parts. I concentrated on communicating the different materials throughout the helmet, including hard plastic, iron, and the soft foam inside.
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6. Fish Taxi
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Since I’ve always been interested in the concept of the sea, I decided to make a fish-themed character. I really enjoyed texturing the fish’s skin, focusing on capturing its natural curves and reflective qualities. I also had fun experimenting with different fabrics for the character’s clothing and lighting the character's glowing eyes.
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7. Old Haunting Grounds
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This was a 15-week group project I worked on with two other teammates in class, led by Harry Dorrington. It was my first attempt at an animated short film, and we handled all aspects from pre-production to post-production, including story development, scriptwriting, character design, and storyboarding. During production, I was responsible for environment modeling, texturing, lighting, and rendering. I also assisted the main compositor with compositing and color grading.
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This film really pushed me, and I learned a lot about teamwork and the power of collaboration. Building the entire environment was a challenge, but visiting a real cemetery for reference helped me a lot with modeling and texturing. Lighting was particularly challenging because it was a vast outdoor scene, so I focused on the key light, which is the moon, while supporting it with lights such as streetlamps to create a slightly eerie nighttime atmosphere in a cemetery. I also took inspiration from The Nightmare Before Christmas and Coraline for the overall mood. It was also my first time lighting a moving character, which taught me a lot about character lighting in motion. Watch Full Video
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8. Laputian Robot
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This was a personal project I worked on during the summer, inspired by one of my favorite films, Castle in the Sky. I was drawn to the shape and textures of the robot, so I thought it would be fun to recreate it! I focused on creating a worn, scrap-metal-like robot body texture using rusty iron materials. I really wanted my 3d version to keep the feeling of the original 2d depiction of the robot.