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Case Study / One Summer Night

Personal project

One Summer Night: Visual development for an animated short

A personal visual development project from 2021, exploring an animated adaptation of an Ambrose Bierce story.

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Role & Scope

Contribution

  • Visual development for a personal project
  • Character design and style exploration
  • Texture and tone exploration

This portfolio includes work by James Allen Wright before WRIGHT DESIGN llc was incorporated.

Character design studies for One Summer Night, comparing full figures and facial expressions
Character design studies for One Summer Night, comparing full figures and facial expressions.

Character and style studies through mentorship

The project grew from a challenge to develop an animation during art direction mentorship with Anthony Christov. Character studies compared body shapes, facial features and expressions, alongside explorations of visual style and texture.

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A One Summer Night scene study of a figure standing on a stool and holding a jar beside tall cabinets
A scene study combining a character with the cabinet setting.
A One Summer Night interior study with cabinets, work tables and red notes on props
An interior study with notes on the layout and props.
One Summer Night character studies comparing body shapes and facial features
Character studies comparing body shapes, features and expressions.
One Summer Night value study showing gravestones and an angel statue through a stone arch
A study of the graveyard setting and its light and shade.
One Summer Night character sketches showing figures carrying lanterns and a box
Character sketches exploring props and poses.
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