BRON Digital Gossamer: Secrets of the Heap Art Blast

By Daniel Wade - June 13, 2023

To bring its upcoming slate of Animated Features and Television series to life, BRON Studios has fully embraced the power of Unreal Engine. Under the guidance of Jason Chen the studio chose a platform that can seamlessly cater to various media domains such as Film, Television, Games, Interactive Experiences, Blockchain, NFTs, and beyond. Unreal Engine’s incredible efficiency and flexibility, along with its gaming-oriented workflow, enabled swift creation of countless immersive Worlds that can be utilized across all of the company’s divisions and platforms.

One of these Worlds inside the Gossamer IP, there exists a captivating fairy realm known as the “Heap.” This magical world serves as the home to our beloved protagonist, “Lil” or “Littlest One,” who is an in-training Gossamer, a dream giving fairy. We’re happy to share with you the evolution of the “Heap” from its conceptual inception to its remarkable transition into the realm of Film, and even further into the expansive universe of Fortnite as an immersive gaming experience

Alongside the artistic voyage of the Heap, we’re thrilled to shed light on the technical aspects involved in bringing this imaginative world to fruition. From Concept to assets in a Digital Content Creation (DCC) tool, then into Unreal Engine and the process of bringing the Heap into Unreal Fortnite Creative, where the world truly comes alive.

Directed By: Heidi Bivens and Azazel Jacobs
Production Designer: Ra Vincent
Art Director: Adam Wheatley
Environment Art Director: Patrick Finley
Head of CG: Dave Alve
Line Producer: Monifa Andrew

Gabriel Duarte – Lead UE Technical Artist (logo design) – BRON Digital – Gossamer: Secrets of the Heap

BRON Digital Concept Team

Brendan Heffernan – Conceptual Art Director, Bruno Galuzzi Corsini – Concept Artist – BRON Digital – Gossamer: Secrets of the Heap

Hamish Fraser – Concept Artist – BRON Digital – Gossamer: Secrets of the Heap

Brendan Heffernan – Conceptual Art Director – BRON Digital – Gossamer: Secrets of the Heap

Patrick Finley – Enviroment Art Director – BRON Digital – Gossamer: Secrets of the Heap

BRON Digital Unreal Environment Team

Joe Reif, Martin Digenio – UE Environment Leads, Yousuf Hossainy – Lead Environment Modeler, Sumesh Chammancheri – Environment Surfacing Artist, Monique Coghlan – 3D Environment and Prop Artist, Joy Kim – Junior Environment Surfacing Artist, Jack O’Connor – Senior Environment Artist – BRON Digital – Gossamer: Secrets of the Heap

Joe Reif, Martin Digenio – UE Environment Leads, Yousuf Hossainy – Lead Environment Modeler, Monique Coghlan – 3D Environment and Prop Artist, Joy Kim – Junior Environment Surfacing Artist, Jack O’Connor – Senior Environment Artist – BRON Digital – Gossamer: Secrets of the Heap

Joe Reif, Martin Digenio – UE Environment Leads, Yousuf Hossainy – Lead Environment Modeler, Sumesh Chammancheri – Environment Surfacing Artist, Monique Coghlan – 3D Environment and Prop Artist, Jack O’Connor – Senior Environment Artist – BRON Digital – Gossamer: Secrets of the Heap

Joe Reif – UE Environment Lead, Jack O’Connor – Senior Environment Artist, Felicia Bielby – UE Generalist – BRON Digital – Gossamer: Secrets of the Heap

Joe Reif, Martin Digenio – UE Environment Leads, Sumesh Chammancheri – Environment Surfacing Artist, Felicia Bielby – UE Generalist, Jack O’Connor – Senior Environment Artist – BRON Digital – Gossamer: Secrets of the Heap

Joe Reif, Martin Digenio – UE Environment Leads, Felicia Bielby – UE Generalist, Jack O’Connor – Senior Environment Artist – BRON Digital – Gossamer: Secrets of the Heap

Joe Reif, Martin Digenio – UE Environment Leads, Sumesh Chammancheri – Environment Surfacing Artist, Felicia Bielby – UE Generalist – BRON Digital – Gossamer: Secrets of the Heap

Martin Digenio – UE Environment Leads, Felicia Bielby – UE Generalist – BRON Digital – Gossamer: Secrets of the Heap

Concept to Film to Fortnite UEFN

Patrick Finley – Enviroment Art Director – BRON Digital – Gossamer: Secrets of the Heap

Joe Reif, Martin Digenio – UE Environment Leads, Felicia Bielby – UE Generalist – BRON Digital – Gossamer: Secrets of the Heap

Joe Reif – UE Environment Lead – BRON Digital – Gossamer: Secrets of the Heap

BRON Digital Character Team

Bruno Galuzzi Corsini – Concept Artist – BRON Digital – Gossamer: Secrets of the Heap

William Cameron – Asset Build Supervisor, Phoebe Kim – Charcter Modeler – BRON Digital – Gossamer: Secrets of the Heap

Eugenia Barone – Rigger – BRON Digital – Gossamer: Secrets of the Heap

William Cameron – Asset Build Supervisor, Jessica Smith – UE Character Effects Lead, Phoebe Kim – Charcter Modeler, Eugenia Barone – Rigger – BRON Digital – Gossamer: Secrets of the Heap

William Cameron – Asset Build Supervisor, Jessica Smith – UE Character Effects Lead, Phoebe Kim – Charcter Modeler, Eugenia Barone – Rigger, Michael Sperandeo – FX Artist – BRON Digital – Gossamer: Secrets of the Heap

BRON Digital FX Team

Ben Alepko – Lead FX Artist, Michael Sperandeo< – FX Artist, Deevanshu Trehan – Senior UE Technical Animator – BRON Digital – Gossamer: Secrets of the Heap

BRON Digital Animation Team

Mila Krasnova – Lead Animator, Eugenia Barone – Rigger, William Cameron – Asset Build Supervisor, Deevanshu Trehan – Senior UE Technical Animator – BRON Digital – Gossamer: Secrets of the Heap