RANI

‘Rani’ is a short film I directed as part of my final year at Bournemouth University. It draws inspiration from Bollywood period films as well as fashion films, and follows a princess who is about to go on a trip overseas. I worked primarily as the character/costume designer and 3D character artist.

CHARACTER

Dress made of water - ultimately decided not to go ahead with this idea due to lack of technical expertise.

Initial costume thumbnails to better understand Indian fashion.

Developing the previous thumbnails and adding motion to better showcase the outfits.

Water themed costume designs.

Character explorations

Character explorations

Final annotated design

Final annotated design

ENVIRONMENT

Initial explorations of the palace environment.

Initial explorations of the palace environment.

Further explorations of the environment, taking inspiration from ‘Frozen’ as well as Bollywood films.

Further explorations of the environment, taking inspiration from ‘Frozen’ as well as Bollywood films.

Palace concept and construction kit made to assist the environment modeller.

Palace concept and construction kit made to assist the environment modeller.

Final palace layout, taking influence from Indian architecture. Ensured it worked geographically with the storyboards.

Final palace layout, taking influence from Indian architecture. Ensured it worked geographically with the storyboards.

Detailed environment breakdown to assist the environment modeller.

Detailed environment breakdown to assist the environment modeller.

ANIMATIC