I had the pleasure of being the background design lead for this amazing indie short, and worked with a team of great BG designers to create over 50 shots for the film, as well as design the background layouts, props, and guides shown here.

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Director: Eva Magaña

Art Director: Alice Jin Zhang

Mermaid design by Eunchae Lee
Layout: Yaxaira McNear-Echeverria // Hallway + Props: Mel Mo
Layout: Erin O’Connor

With a large team, creating maps and guides were extremely helpful for BG design, as well as storyboarding and BG paint for continuity.

The visual style was different for a specific scene that used many shots, so it was critical to maintain consistency amongst all BG designers about which style they were working in for each of their shots, which was a great exercise in clear communication and teamwork.