Monday 8 November 2021

Offcut Wins Best VFX at Kosice Fest

Offcut wins Best VFX at Kosice Film Fest
Many congratulations to the makers of "Offcut", which has won Best VFX at the Kosice International Film Festival.

Offcut is a short film directed by Petroc Menuhin, produced by Tosin Ogunleye and Ethen Dent, which follows the adventures of a discarded scrap of wood who comes to life and finds meaning in music.   "Offcut" has won many festival awards.  

Offcut won Best Animated Short at the Beer Town Fest
About Offcut
Offcut is a short film directed by Petroc Menuhin, which follows the adventures of a discarded scrap of wood who comes to life and finds meaning in music.  

Crew
Offcut was directed by Petroc Menuhin, produced by Tosin Ogunleye and Ethen Dent.  Cinematography was by Clement Gharini.  The Lead Animator was Daniel Lotter.  The Lead 3D Artist was Oscar Lowe, and the Lead Compositor was James Pratt. 

Studio Project
Offcut was completed as part of the VFX project in 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. 

Offcut - Final Film




Festival Awards for "Offcut"
"Offcut" has won many festival awards:

Finalist at the Rookie Awards
Offcut was a 2020 finalist at The Rookies
In July 2020 "Offcut" was a finalist for "VFX Film of the Year" in The 2020 Rookies 

The Rookie Awards is an annual contest that is open to young creative talent in visual effects, animation, games, virtual reality, motion graphics and 3D visualisation. 

The Escape Studios Animation Blog offers a personal view on the art of animation and visual effects. To find out more about our new BA/MArt, now recruiting for September 2021, follow this link.   To apply, visit the official page here.  

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