Jersey Mike's

A vindictive Danny DeVito is holding an Eli Manning doll.

Client: Jersey Mike's

Director: Mike Warzin

Agency: Highdive

VFX Studio: House of Parliament

Role: Crowd Sim, Modeling, Texturing, Look Dev, Lighting

Tools: Houdini, Maya, Substance Painter, Arnold

Danielle Brooks' arms start stretching as she reaches up.

CG arm extension of Brooks holding a cat.

Danny DeVito is pulling the string on the back of the Eli Manning doll.

Contribution & Impact:

I was part of a small team developing a crowd system in Houdini, designed to be adaptable for future projects at the studio. I focused on per-agent animation and look dev randomization, as well as structuring exported attributes and setups to ensure they could be easily reapplied across different shots and productions.

Alongside this work, I lit selected shots and replaced fabric doll hands in the original plates with more detailed plastic versions, taking them from modeling through texturing, look dev, and final render.