Layout, Animation, Story, Scene Layout

Fishy Love was an individual short film project I created during my time at Texas A&M. The story follows a clownfish who tries to flirt with a female clownfish, only to realize she’s actually a fishing lure and he’s been caught. What begins as a playful underwater romance quickly turns into a dark comedic twist, showcasing both character animation and visual storytelling.

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This project was fully developed, animated, and rendered by me within a three-week timeframe. I utilized Unreal Engine to establish the underwater environment, set up lighting, handle all scene rendering, and camera layout while Maya was used for character animation. I also used Photoshop to change the orange texture to pink for the lure. The pipeline required a seamless blend of cinematic composition and efficient real-time rendering to achieve a polished look under a tight schedule.

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The greatest challenge of Fishy Love was managing every stage of production independently within such a limited window, from story conception and animation to rendering. This constraint pushed me to streamline my workflow, adapt lighting setups directly in-engine, and make rapid creative decisions without sacrificing visual quality. Thankfully, the Agora community came in handy with the clownfish model as well as Unreal Engine's Quixel Megascans, so I did not have to build everything from the ground-up.