Amber Masarik Portfolio

My senior thesis is based on something really close to me. I wanted to create something close to home that conveyed a message but was still light-hearted and funny. As a twin, I get asked many questions about twins, like if I can feel my twin's pain etc. I wanted to shed light on it and make it entertaining while bringing awareness to being a twin. Since this was a playful piece, I wanted to keep the textures simple and use animation to keep the piece exciting and energetic. I used only Cinema 4D to model and create the piece and used Redshift to light and texture it. 

My most recent demo reel from my past 2 years at Ringling College of Art and Design. The pieces that were created were made using Cinema 4D, Maya, Houdini, Redshift, and Arnold.

This piece was created using Houdini for the water simulation, then brought into Cinema 4d to create the environment, then used Redshift to texture the environment and water simulation. Some of the environment was purchased models while the bottle and table settings were modeled by me. 

Using Cinema 4d and Octane to use Fractal and Mandelbulb, I wanted to create a "fantastical" world that looks like it could exist in another universe yet make it feel realistic. 

Created using Houdini and color corrected in Nuke, I wanted to create something that is jarring. It's unsettling to see a children's toy on fire, however, it makes you think about what it could mean, like saying goodbye to your younger self, growing up, and letting go of the past. 

This piece was created to be type centered, trying to put the type in an environment and convey the message without displaying it front and center. This was created using Cinema 4d and textured in Redshift.