Shell You Be Mine?

A plushie lady octopus falls for a plushie king crab walking out of the sea on a summertime beach, but her attempts to get his attention and show her love seem to fall short every time! Will he finally notice her or will her wishes get washed away into the sea?

  • Adithya Naarayan Sathyanarayanan
    Director
  • Alyssa Curran
    Director
  • Melanie Riojas
    Writer
  • Sonia Wong
    Writer
  • Adithya Naarayan Sathyanarayanan
    Writer
  • Alyssa Curran
    Writer
  • Micheal Walsh
    Producer
  • Caleb Kicklighter
    Producer
  • Russell Reid
    Producer
  • Jonathan (Jay) Figueroa
    Key Cast
    "Shelldon"
  • Marisa Jacques
    Key Cast
    "Shelly"
  • Adithya Naarayan Sathyanarayanan
    Cinematography
  • Alexander Cromer
    Editor
  • Maleah Miller
    Visual Development
  • Dominic Nguyen
    Visual Development
  • Naimishaba Parmar
    Character Modelling
  • Alyssa Curran
    Character Look Development
  • Adithya Naarayan Sathyanarayanan
    Character Look Development
  • Bria Peters
    Environments
  • Kaylyn Luna
    Environments
  • Magnus Haarseth
    Environments
  • Sergio Alonzo-Macias
    Environments
  • Adithya Naarayan Sathyanarayanan
    Technical Direction
  • Carlos Carrillo
    Technical Direction
  • Saif Chowdhury
    Technical Direction
  • Sina Alidoust Salimi
    Lighting
  • Madhurya Rathnakar
    Visual Effects/Simulation
  • Saif Chowdhury
    Visual Effects/Simulation
  • Jais George
    Visual Effects/Simulation
  • Zaria Steele
    Animation
  • Spencer Bryant
    Animation
  • Ethan Umanos
    Animation
  • Saif Chowdhury
    Animation
  • Soha Aftab
    Animation
  • Adithya Naarayan Sathyanarayanan
    Animation
  • Aleksey Chistilin
    Music
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Romance, Comedy, Animation
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    July 1, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Unreal Engine, 35mm Anamorphic
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.39:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Texas A&M University
Director Biography - Adithya Naarayan Sathyanarayanan, Alyssa Curran

Adithya Sathya is a student at Texas A&M University pursuing a Master of Science in Visualization as well as a lighting and real-time technical director with over 9 years of experience with 3D computer graphics, animation, and storytelling

Alyssa Curran is a look development and hair groom artist specializing in 3D characters. Through her years of experience in 2D art and 3D animation work from her time at Texas A&M University Visualization Department, Alyssa has extensive experience in project management, art direction, visual development, and procedural technical art

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Director Statement

Shell You Be Mine is a project of passion, love, and hard work from all the 23 grad student members of the team, created in just 15 weeks. We hope you enjoy the product of our wonderful collaboration, friendship, and sincerity to 3D animation!