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Projects

A 48-second, spec title sequence, developed for my senior thesis at SCAD. The goal of this project was to create a convincing narrative without characters, relying on only environments, color, and composition.

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Savannah Skate Shop | Intercampus Collab

A collaboration between SCAD's Savannah and Atlanta campus. Designed a brand and developed a spec ad with an emphasis on live-action integration. Primary responsibilities were modeling + texturing assets, creating smoke FX, and developing storyboards.

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Halloween Band | Procedural Animation

Amadeo Capelli's Halloween Band Automaton reimagined in a sleeker, metallic design. Animation, materials, and models were all developed procedurally with Houdini and VEX. Rendered in Karma.

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A spec ad for the luxury bedding brand Boll & Branch, created by a team of 5 VFX students with the support of industry mentors from ETC and Harbor Picture. Responsible primarily for look development.

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Restaurant Cake | Still Life

Still life of a restaurant dessert, created with the goal of improving look dev skills and learning Houdini. Responsible for creating textures with VEX code, materials, scene layout, lighting and rendering.

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© 2026 by Ella Lawlor

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