Poster: Banner: Hello everyone, I am incredibly proud to present to you all the final edit of my senior thesis film, Heart-Struck. This project has truly been a long and challenging journey filled with countless hours of hard work, creativity, and dedication. From the initial robot blockout and writing stages to the extensive rendering and editing processes, each step has contributed to the film's evolution into what you see today. Below you can find my press kit, which goes

Update: I have completed polishing chapters 4 and 9 and have added them to the current polished version of chapter 2. Please take a look below! Hello everyone, I have officially finished re-rendering Chapter 2 (again), and this time, I feel confident calling it the final polished version. This chapter has gone through several rounds of adjustments, troubleshooting, and visual refinement, but I am much happier with where it is now. Please check out the final video below: For t

Update 1: I have added the new polished chapters to the full edit. Please enjoy the updated full edit below! Update 2: I have added a shorter version of Heart-Struck Below Hello everyone, with chapters 5 and 6 of Heart-Struck now refined, here is the complete edited version of the film featuring new sound effects, audio, and original music composed by Emily Kraus. You can view the current edit here: With this finished, I have accomplished the major changes I wanted to be poli

Hello everyone, I have made great progress on my film Heart-Struck . I am pleased to show you the polished version of Chapter 5. Please look at it here: As per my roadmap in my last post, I am now onto polishing Chapter 6 as it is the next main chapter that needs polishing before the Spring Showcase. Since Chapter 5 is longer than Chapter 6, I hope to finish polishing it faster. That way, I can turn my attention to any small details in my other chapters. Below you can see som

Hello everyone. After presenting my polished showcase of Chapters 1–3 and coming back from spring break, I wanted to share an updated roadmap for what I plan to accomplish during my final quarter at SCAD for Heartstruck . Chapter 1 At this stage of production, my biggest priority is deciding where my time will have the most impact. While I’m proud of the progress I’ve made so far, there are still a few chapters that need more attention before the final showcase. Main Focus:

Hello everyone, thank you for following the development of Heart-Struck! Today, I am pleased to present the fully voice-acted sequence, masterfully performed by Isabella Biricik. Her dedication and skill have truly brought Alisa Marie to life, further setting the tone of the film. In addition, I have been working diligently to polish the renders for the first three chapters of the film. These chapters are now in a finalized state, meaning they will require little to no fixes

Hello everyone, I am still diligently working through the polishing process of my project, Heart-Struck . I am pleased to show you the polished version of Chapter 2. This was an exciting yet challenging phase for me, as this particular chapter needed to be not only polished to perfection but also cinematically finished. Achieving this refinement has provided me with a solid baseline and clear idea of the standards I want to uphold throughout the remaining chapters and will ul

I am delighted to reveal the fully refined version of Heart-Struck ! After much effort, all 10 chapters have been refined, with no more robots, and everything in its rightful place. With this complete, my next step is to revisit all of my chapters once more to enhance them further, aiming for production/cinematic quality. My primary focus will be on lighting, texturing, and resolving any metahuman issues encountered throughout the chapters. Thank you immensely for following H

I have officially finished refining Chapter 6, 7, and 8 of Heartstruck and I am now moving forward into Chapters 9 . Chapter 6 took significantly longer to complete than expected due to the number of characters involved and the multiple locations that needed to be revisited. Each space required careful lighting, texturing, and character re-posing to ensure the emotional tone of the confrontation was clear and consistent throughout the chapter. Below is a video of the refine

Hello everyone, As we enter 2026, I am resuming development on Heart-Struck and moving deeper into the refinement phase of the project. I am currently working through Chapters 6–9, with a focused effort on strengthening their visual cohesion, pacing, and emotional clarity over the coming weeks. I am also happy to announce that I have a voice actress for the project, along with beginning early sound design work! In the coming weeks, I will begin recording dialogue and hopeful

Hello everyone, I have put together another full-length video of the entire Heart-Struck project. I have completed 6 out of the 10 chapters and plan to refine them over the winter. Here is how the complete project appears with sound effects and FX: Experimenting with audio completely transformed the project's feel. Small sounds, from footsteps to ambient tones and sharp transitions, began tying the chapters together. The sound design made the film more alive, more unpredictab

The first half of Heart-struck is now polished and refined! Here is how it came out: I am currently working on the last five chapters of Heart-Struck . These chapters should be quicker to refine than the others, as they are fast-paced and packed with action. The excitement and urgency in these sections keep both me and the readers engaged. I am ensuring each chapter is polished to maintain audience interest and enhance the overall story arc. Thanks again for being on this jou

Chapters 3 and 4 of Heart-struck have been polished, following the light-hearted romance of Chapter 2. Alisa encounters Damien once more,...

Heart-struck is moving forward into its production stage. Chapter 2, the moment Alisa first collides with Damien, has now been refined...

With the blockout complete, I’m now beginning the refinement stage of Heart-Struck . The first major step is introducing the full cast of...

Here is the full blockout narrative of Heart-Struck in its first visual form. While everything is still rough, this is meant to showcase...

The final chapters of Heart-struck are now fully blocked out, thus completing the story about delusion and heartbreak. These chapters...

Chapters 4–6 of Heart-struck are now fully blocked out with cameras, props, lighting, and character movement. These scenes carry the...

Heart-struck is a psychological horror film written by me. I wrote the story years ago, but I want to make it come to life for my senior...