Akanksha Somani

CV

Resume of Akanksha Somani

Skills & Capabilities

Visual Development & Worldbuilding

  • Visual research, mood boards, concept development, storyboarding, and visual storytelling
  • Spatial design, environment development, and translating narrative concepts into physical and digital spaces

Set Design & Fabrication

  • Scenic drafting, set construction, prop fabrication, scenic painting, and model-making
  • Woodworking, metalworking, material experimentation, and practical production workflows

Digital Production & Technical Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

  • Photoshop — Image editing, photo manipulation, digital compositing, and concept development
  • Illustrator — Vector illustration, technical graphics, and design layouts
  • InDesign — Editorial layouts, presentation documents, and design packages
  • Premiere Pro — Video editing, footage organization, and post-production
  • After Effects — Motion graphics, visual effects, and compositing

3D & Virtual Production

  • Unreal Engine — Virtual environments, real-time rendering, Blueprints, and interactive experiences
  • Autodesk Maya — 3D modeling and visualization
  • Rhino — 3D modeling and spatial design

Film & Post-Production

  • DaVinci Resolve — Video editing and color grading
  • Avid Media Composer — Nonlinear editing
  • Final Cut Pro — Video editing

Additional Creative Software

  • Procreate — Digital illustration
  • Logic Pro — Audio editing and music production
  • Ableton Live — Audio production

Production & Collaboration

  • Pre-production planning, scheduling, production logistics, and crew coordination
  • Cross-department collaboration, visual continuity, budget awareness, and on-set workflows
  • Research, documentation, and coordination between creative and technical teams