Case Study: Corvette Studio – Rapid Turnaround Walk‑Up Animation
The Challenge:
The Corvette studio needed a custom walk‑up animation to accompany their CX reveal sequence for an upcoming Board of Directors’ show. The catch - the request came in with an extremely tight turnaround window, and the animation needed to integrate seamlessly with their existing reveal content. Traditional 3D animation and rendering pipelines would have pushed delivery well past the deadline.
My Approach:
To meet the timeline without compromising visual quality, I rethought the pipeline entirely. Instead of exporting the asset into a dedicated animation package, I chose to animate and render directly inside Autodesk VRED, a tool optimized for visualization rather than character or motion animation. While unconventional, this approach eliminated time‑consuming transfers, lighting rebuilds, and render setup.
Once the base animation was rendered, I moved into Foundry NukeX for compositing, cleanup, and final polish. This allowed me to elevate the raw VRED output and ensure it matched the visual tone of the existing CX reveal.
The Solution:

• Animated and rendered the full walk‑up sequence entirely in Autodesk VRED

• Leveraged VRED’s real‑time rendering capabilities to accelerate output

• Composited, color‑matched, and refined the final look in NukeX

• Delivered a fully finished animation in ~64 hours, from request to final output

The Outcome:
The Corvette studio received a polished, on‑brand walk‑up animation that integrated seamlessly with their reveal package—delivered within an exceptionally compressed timeline. The unconventional pipeline proved not only viable but highly efficient, enabling rapid iteration without sacrificing quality.


Public Release Notice: This animation was officially published by Chevrolet and is publicly accessible through their pressroom. Its release authorizes external sharing and inclusion in this portfolio without violating General Motors confidentiality agreements.
Source:
https://pressroom.chevrolet.com/gmbx/us/en/chevrolet/pressroom/videos.detail.html/content/Pages/videos/us/en/chevrolet/2025/0815-corvette-cx.html