"Joe" is a short film directed by Callum Reeve and produced by Aidan Lonergan, completed as part of animation Module PR6001, a Studio Project worth 60 Credits.
This is the third festival award for Joe, which won the "Director's Choice" award at the Sci-On film festival and a "Four Stars Award" at the British International Amateur Film Festival.
Joe
Joe is a story about a cleanup robot that goes wrong. It was directed by Callum Reeve and Produced by Aidan Lonergan.
Festival Success
It was completed as part of animation Module PR6001, a Studio Project worth 60 Credits.
Student collaboration
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 over three months.
Live action and animation
The live action plates were scanned and tracked, and were completed with digital animation in Maya, composited and rendered in Arnold.
The lead animator was Jack Thompson, and cinematography was by Clement Gharini. The 3D VFX Lead was Alfie Mitchell, and the Compositing Lead was George Randall.
Joe
Joe is a short film about a clean-up robot that goes wrong.
Director
Callum Reeve is a student at Escape Studios in London, studying the Art of Visual Effects. Joe was his first film.
Credits
- Director - Callum Reeve
- Producer & Editor - Aidan Lonergan
- Editor - George Randall
- Sound Design - Robert Bibb
- Lead Animator - Jack Thompson
- Director of Photography - Clement Gharini
- 3D VFX Lead - Alfie Mitchell
- 2D VFX Lead - George Randall
- FX Lead - Benjamin Fowler
- FX artist - Alex Angert
- Rigging - Jack Thompson
- Scripting - Aidan Lonergan
- Animators - Aidan Lonergan, Ravi Limbu
- 3D Artist - Adam Phillips
- 2D Compositing - Callum Reeve, Charlotte Derry, Vincenzo Meola, Aidan Lonergan
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
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2019 VFX Projects
To see other examples of successful VFX projects which have gone on to win awards in international film festivals in 2019, follow these links:
- Jerich0, directed by Sarah Andrews, 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.
Festival Success
This is the third festival award for Joe, which won the "Director's Choice" award at the Sci-On film festival and a "Four Stars Award" at the British International Amateur Film Festival.
Draw at IMDB
You can find Joe at the IMDB here. You can also find Joe among the winners at the Heroes Film Festival official site.
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.
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