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Colour and lighting in Hazbin Hotel (Vivienne Medrano, 2024-) - Episode 4: Masquerade

Hazbin Hotel, a series created and directed by Vivienne Medrano, premiered in 2024. It follows the story of Charlie Morningstar, daughter of Lucifer Morningstar and Lilith, and her efforts to prevent sinners from facing the annual extermination which results in her establishing a hotel that rehabilitates them for entry into heaven. Although the series episodes explore a multitude of themes and topics, the episode that particularly resonated with me was “Episode 4: Masquerade,” which follows the character of Angel Dust as he tries to balance his job’s responsibilities while residing at the hotel.

EDITORIALEmily ConsueloMarch 14, 2025STYLE, COLOUR, LIGHTING, ANIMATIONComment

The 10 Things to Break into the Animation Industry as a Lighting Artist

My name is Michael Tanzillo, and I’ve worked for years in the animation industry at top studios like Blue Sky Studios, and on computer-animated feature films such as Ice Age (Chris Wedge, 2002), Rio (Carlos Saldanha, 2011), and Ferdinand (Carlos Saldanha, 2017).

EDITORIALMichael TanzilloJanuary 28, 2022COMPUTER ANIMATION, DIGITAL, HOLLYWOOD, LIGHTINGComment

Making Delirium

My name is Mani Haider and I am an indie games developer. In this post, I would like to discuss the creative and technical process behind my latest game, Delirium, explaining how I became inspired to produce this sci-fi/horror game as my latest project. I was first inspired to work in games design in 2016, when I was working as a runner within the film industry and was exposed to the work of amazing concept artists working in the visual effects studio.