Monstrous Mia is a 3D animated feature film based on the bestselling book series “Monstrous Maud” by author A.B. Saddlewick, directed by Verena Felse and produced by Arxlight Pictures.

I worked on the film from 2023 to 2025 as Production Designer. As such, I was responsible for defining the entire look of the film, initially directing the art department for the characters and sets, and then overseeing the various departments for CGI development (modeling, surfaces, FX, lighting/comp).

Initially we wanted a rather stylized look, with flat, textured shapes and non-PBR lighting, but over the course of production we had to dilute some of the more “pushy” aspects to find the right visual balance on time and within budget. This was particularly challenging, but thanks to incredible supervisors and their teams I think we were able to achieve a great result.