Introducing the "March of the Potguins"

March of the Potguins

Escape Studios proudly presents March of the Potguins, a short film directed by third year student Michael Vodden and produced by Daniel Brooks. This mockumentary satrical short was completed as part of the third year animation Module PR6001,  a Studio Project worth 60 Credits.

In this module our animation and VFX students join forces to produce a visual effects (VFX) project, with three months to take the project from initial pitch to final render.

The lead animator was Lucy Harris, and cinematography was by Clement Gharini. The 3D VFX Lead was Adikah Patterson, and the Compositing Lead was Diogo Teixiera.

March of the Potguins is being entered into film festivals.

About "March of the Potguins"
March of the Potguins is a mockumentary satrical short film in which two salt and pepper pots embark on an epic journey across the kitchen to find safety.

Studio Project
The film was directed by third year student Michael Vodden and produced by Daniel Brooks. The short was completed as part of the third year animation Module PR6001,  a Studio Project worth 60 Credits.

Working in Teams
Working with a team of ten students from both the VFX and animation departments, this collaborative short was filmed on location in London, with animation and VFX all completed at Escape Studios.

The live action plates were scanned and tracked, and were completed with digital animation in Maya, composited and rendered in Arnold.

Michael Vodden

Director
Director Michael Vodden is a student at Escape Studios in London, studying the Art of Visual Effects. This is his first film.

Credits
Writer, Editor, Director - Michael Vodden
Producer - Daniel Brooks
Lead Animator - Lucy Harris
Director of Photography - Clement Gharini
3D VFX Lead - Adikah Patterson
2D VFX Lead - Diogo Tiexiera
Animators -Lucie Krausova, Titi-Marion Giusca
3D Artists - Mariam Hussein
2D Compositing - Michael Vodden, Daniel Brooks, Alfie Bazley
Composer - Ben Morales Frost
Sound Design - Michael Vodden

Project supervisors
The VFX project is overseen by our 3rd year tutors:

• Davi Stein, Head of 2D at Escape Studios
• Michael Davies, Animation Tutor and UG program leader
• Jonathan McFall, 3rd year VFX Tutor and UG program leader

2019 VFX Projects

To see other examples of successful VFX projects which have gone on to win awards in international film festivals, follow these links:

• Jerich0, directed by Sarah Andrews, multiple award-winner and shortlisted for a Student BAFTA
• Home Sweet Home, directed by Maria Robertson, selected for the BFI London Film Fest
• Adam & Eve Mk II, directed by Sebastian Kuder, winner of multiple awards
• Minuet, directed by Aaron Hopwood and Harry Pearson, award winner
• Golden Acorn directed by Maciej Osuch, award winner

To see more about the third year of animation studies at Escape Studios, follow this link.

March of the Potguins at IMDB
You can find March of the Potguins at the IMDB here.

The Escape Studios Animation Blog offers a personal view on the art of animation and visual effects. To apply for our BA/MArt in 3D Animation, follow this link. To apply for our storyboarding evening class, visit this page here. For the next 12 week animation course, click here.