"Freefall" Wins "Best 1st Time Director" Award

Freefall wins Best 1st Time Director at Halicarnassus

Congratulations to the makers of "Freefall", which has won "Best First-Time Director" at the Halicarnassus Film Festival. 

"Freefall" was written and directed by Jessa Timog-Santiago, co-directed by Rohnak Sharma, and produced by Sebastian Petre.  Alex Maynard was Lead Animator and CG Supervisor.  

Freefall was created as part of a group project by second-year animation students, working together as a team.  This is its first festival award. 

Freefall

 

Freefall 

Freefall

Freefall tells the story of a frustrated businessman who contemplates his end in a remote canyon, when an enthusiastic skydiver intervenes.

Freefall was created by second-year animation students, working together as a team, part of the "Studio Project" module PR5001.  "Freefall" was written and directed by Jessa Timog-Santiago, and produced by Sebastian Petre.  Alex Maynard was the Lead Animator and also CG Supervisor, responsible for the Unreal Engine render pipeline. 

Credits

• Jessa Timog-Santiago - Writer & Director, Editor, Animator
• Sebastian Petre -  Producer, Rigger, 3D Modelling, Animator
• Rohnak Sharma - Co-writer, Co-Director, Animator
• Juliana Aczel - Art Director, Storyboard Artist
• Eren Arnold -  Production Designer, Storyboard Artist, 3D Modelling, Texturing, Animator
• Alex Maynard - Lead Animator, CG Supervisor
• Anand Sembhi - Cinematography, Animator, Lighting, 2D Compositor
• Jade Davanzo - Concept Art 
• Muhammad Sarfaraz - Concept Art
• Guang "Jason" Quan Thor - 3D Modelling, Texturing
• Anand Sembhi - Animator
• Ben Swallow - Animator
• Giorgos Konstantinou - Editor, Animator

The Rookies

You can find Freefall at The Rookies here.

Official Blog

Freefall

To see more about Freefall at the official blog, follow this link. 

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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