Friday 4 February 2022

Shimmer Wins Best VFX at Athens Film Fest

Shimmer wins Best VFX in Athens
Congratulations to the makers of "Shimmer", a vfx short film created by students at Escape Studios, which has won "Best VFX" at the Athens International Film Festival (AIMFF)

"Shimmer" was directed by Will Moss and produced by Aidan Callaghan, and tells the story of two glass figurines which come to life.  

Cinematography was by DOP Clement Gharini.  The 3D Lead was Toby Haslam, and the 2D lead was Lily Barber.

This is Shimmer's first festival award. 

Shimmer


Shimmer
Shimmer is a "tale of love and illumination", in which two glass figurines come to life.  It was created by our 3rd year animation and VFX students working together as part of a studio project, in which students collaborate to produce a short film. 

Studio Project
Shimmer was created as part of PR6001, a Studio Module in which animation and VFX students join forces to create a VFX project over 12 weeks. Animation was completed in Maya, editing was done in Premiere, and rendering was done in Arnold.

Supervision
The film was overseen by Escape Studios' tutors Paul HarrisonAllar Kaasik and Mark Spevick.

"Shimmer" Credits

IMDB
You can find Shimmer at the IMDB here. 

The Escape Studios Animation Blog offers a personal view on the art of animation and visual effects. To find out more about our BA/MArt, now recruiting for September 2022, follow this link.   To apply, visit the official page here


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