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Short Film - The Wheel
'The Ticketmaster' monster concepts. For these final designs I worked directly over photos of the actor.

'The Ticketmaster' monster concepts. For these final designs I worked directly over photos of the actor.

The final monster as seen in the short film.

The final monster as seen in the short film.

A few early concepts. Idea was to make a sort of 'demonic carnival barker' with clothing that matched the original toy decals. I used references from The Conjuring and Poltergeist, as well as a few other horror films.

A few early concepts. Idea was to make a sort of 'demonic carnival barker' with clothing that matched the original toy decals. I used references from The Conjuring and Poltergeist, as well as a few other horror films.

As the design went along we tried folding in a 'puppet' look to his face to make him feel less human, referencing the movie Dead Silence.

As the design went along we tried folding in a 'puppet' look to his face to make him feel less human, referencing the movie Dead Silence.

The toy came with stickers in a vintage style. To fit the story and tone, I was tasked with remaking the stickers entirely, which were printed out and added to the toy surfaces.

The toy came with stickers in a vintage style. To fit the story and tone, I was tasked with remaking the stickers entirely, which were printed out and added to the toy surfaces.

The Wheel as seen in the short film.

The Wheel as seen in the short film.

Alternate view of The Wheel.

Alternate view of The Wheel.

I also designed the Ferris Wheel ticket seen in a few scenes.

I also designed the Ferris Wheel ticket seen in a few scenes.

Short Film - The Wheel

I worked with director Nikhil Bhagat on this short film revolving around a haunted Ferris Wheel toy.

The short film can be seen at this link: https://vimeo.com/427579189

On this project I provided detailed storyboards for the shoot, concept art for the monster, and some prop designs that were featured prominently onscreen.

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