Sarah Cate
Marrone
Hello!
I’m Sarah, a creative professional and 3D artist focused on lighting, compositing, and visual storytelling. I love crafting visually compelling worlds- from building and refining assets to lighting and compositing the final frames that bring them to life.
I enjoy applying my 3D skillset across industries, blending technical problem-solving with a strong creative eye, and continually growing as an artist through collaboration and exploration.
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Octo Ninja
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Octo Ninja is a black and white, noir-inspired comedy following an 8-legged ninja hero as he battles his way to a final confrontation with his squidy arch nemesis. I worked on this short with a class of 30+ students at the University of Texas at Dallas and primarily was resposible for creating set let rigs, lighting and compositing five key shots.
Responsible for lighting and compositing the following shots which included testing various effects that aided in portraying our cartoonesque/noir-inspired art direction (but make it underwater). I played with alot of these effects in Nuke such as: distortion, projected caustics, point world depth, particle effects for various debris floating underwater, bloom, glares, etc. Our team also closely collaborated with a team of motion graphic artists to incorporate other 2D effects for that comic book feel.
Nuke Comp Tree
Lighting and Compositing Tests
Full Cut
Programs Used:
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