The Tonight Show
Julia Michaels & Maren Morris
Visual Design
Year
2025
Client
YARproductions
Location
Toronto, ON, CA
Role
3D Artist
Software
Blender / Unreal Engine / After Effects
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon is a late-night talk show that airs on NBC, featuring celebrity interviews, comedy sketches, and live musical performances. It has become a staple of late-night television, attracting top artists and performers from around the world.
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For Julia Michaels and Maren Morris’ performance of GFY/Scissors, the stage visuals I crafted, amplified the performance’s emotion, creating a striking and dynamic stage experience.
What did I do
​As the only 3D artist in the team, I delivered the project successfully within 2 weeks timeline. ​
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Collaborated with the creative team and VFX producer to develop photorealistic stage visuals.
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Modeled assets in Blender, including procedural road and texture baking.
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Integrated and optimized assets in Unreal Engine 5, adding foliage, vegetation, and sky atmosphere.
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Designed dynamic camera movements to enhance the performance visuals.
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Rendered, composited, and post-processed in After Effects for a polished final look.​​​​​​​​
How did I make it
