visual development / writer
dylan kamalay
'Datura' is my senior thesis film about a curious cat that stumbles upon an intoxicating flower, falling into a deadly obsession.
Made with Adobe Photoshop, Flash (Animate), and After Effects.
Experimenting with suggesting form by line-thickness and direction.
Practicing the simplification of anatomy.
Beginning to stylize anatomy and face.
Stylizing the shapes and colors.
A study of color and texture, very early in development.
From an early environment design.
A test to see how the character looked in the space.
Lots o' tentacles. Accidental octopus's garden.
Close to final background.
First pass of beat boards from my senior film, 'datura'.
During the development phases of the final environment. Made in Adobe Photoshop.
An unused color scheme.
Showcasing the process of how the final environments are built. Made using the pen tool, then painted over with clipping masks in Adobe Photoshop.
Symbols created in Adobe Animate.
A comparison of the very first color study to a still from the finished film.
Thumbnails detailing the entire process of development to the final look.
A still from each sequence of my senior film, 'datura'.
A still from the finished film. All assets made in Adobe Photoshop, composited in Adobe After Effects.
A still from the finished film. All assets made in Adobe Photoshop, composited in Adobe After Effects.
A still from the finished film. All assets made in Adobe Photoshop, composited in Adobe After Effects.