"Spitfire" Wins "Best 1st-Time Director" Award

Congratulations to the makers of "Spitfire", which has won an award for Best 1st Time Director at the Halicarnassus Film Awards. 

"Spitfire" tells the story of the inspiration behind the legendary WW2 aircraft, and its creator R J Mitchell.  

"Spitfire" was directed by Christopher Mardsen-Carleton, produced by Conall Ferguson and edited by Jessa Timog-Santiago. 

Spitfire

"Spitfire" wins Best 1st-Time Director at the AFA

"Spitfire" tells the story of the legendary WW2 aircraft, and its creator R J Mitchell.  

"Spitfire" was directed by Christopher Mardsen-Carleton and produced by Conall Ferguson. 

You can watch the film at Vimeo below.

 

Studio Module

"Spitfire" was completed as part of Studio Module PR5001, a collaborative module in which second-year animation students work together on short film projects, simulating as closely as possible the workings of a real animation studio. In this case, seven second-year students had six weeks to bring the project to life from pitch to final render. 

Software

Spitfire was animated in Autodesk Maya, edited in Adobe Premiere Pro, and rendered in Unreal Engine, the real-time renderer that increasingly forms a key part of the pipeline for many of our short films. 

Spitfire Credits

• Christopher Mardsen-Carleton - Writer, Director, Rigger, Animator
• Conall Ferguson - Producer, Additional story, Animator, FX
• Juliana Aczel - Original Story, Storyboards, 3D Modeling, Animator,
• Anand Sembhi - Cinematography, Animator,
• Wiktor Brodowski - CG Supervisor, Animator,
• Eren Arnold - Storyboards, Texturing, Animator, Motion Graphics,
• Jessa Timog-Santiago - Editor, Animator

Festival Success

• Best 1st Time Director at the Halicarnassus Film Awards
• Best 1st Time Director (Hon Mention) at Art Film Awards

Rookies

You can find Spitfire at The Rookies here.

Thanks to our Industry Friends

Many thanks to our industry friends for their feedback and support.  Film producer and Disney veteran Max Howard and Talent Recruiter Shelley Page from Locksmith Animation both provided invaluable critique and support throughout the project.

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