Hi! I’m Shyam. I’m an artist based in Phoenix and Southern California, with a focus in 3D visual effects and compositing, animation, and photography.

 

Featured Work

With the Daisies - Short Film

With the Daisies was a short film I worked on as the Visual Effects producer. A group of students created the film for their senior capstone projects at Arizona State University; directed by DJ Lesher, produced by Shannon Sons, and edited by Zach Youmans. Working with a small team, I lead the group to complete the most VFX demanding capstone project that year.

Along with the VFX compositing work - paint outs, screen replacements and weather effects - With the Daisies posed a unique challenge: it required a large number of 3D VFX created from scratch, which only myself and 2 others were capable of doing. Oh and we only had a month. I congruently lead both teams in creating a visually captivating effects in order to support and elevate the client’s vision.

 
 

  • When collaborating with the Director, Producer, and Editor of the film, we all sat down for hours talking about the goals and visions for the representation of the butterflies. My purpose from the start was simple: help the client tell their story the way they wanted to.

  • After understanding the client’s vision, I began delegating the 2D compositing shots to my devoted team of artists. My role as VFX producer included tracking their progress, assisting them on their shots, and verifying quality.

  • Alongside managing the 2D shots, 2 others and I had to create all the butterflies seen in the film. After delegating a few shots with single butterflies, I completed all the shots which included flocks of butterflies. Click the button below to see the breakdown of the shots!