"Wake: Up" Wins "Best Original Score" in Hollywood

"Wake:Up!" wins "Best Score" at Hollywood Awards

Congratulations to the makers of "Wake:Up!", which has won "Best Original Score" at the Hollywood Gold Awards. 

Wake:Up! was written, co-edited and directed by David Martin Lanuza and co-edited and produced by Luis Yarroll.  William Cunningham composed the original score.  

This is the fourth festival award for Wake:Up! 

Wake:Up!

You can watch Wake:Up!  below:

 

Wake:Up!
Wake:Up! tells the story of a young woman waking up every day, and going to work, rain or shine. Can she find a way out of the agony of the daily grind? 

Studio Project

Wake:Up! was made as part of a Studio Project Module in which students work together to make short films, simulating as closely as possible the workings of a real animation studio. 

Software

David Martin Lanuza

Wake:Up! was animated in Maya, edited in Adobe Premiere Pro and rendered in Arnold.

Credits

• David Martin Lanuza - Director, Writer, Editor, Storyboards, Animator
• Luis Yarroll - Editor, Producer, Animator
• William Cunningham - Original Score, Sound Design
• Rajun Madahar - Animation Lead
• Jamie-Jack Westfold - Percussion
• Lucia Caccavale - Art Director, Animator, Lighting Lead
• Alex Norman-Mercer – Animator, Lighting, Texturing
• Lauren Rance - Animator, Lighting, Texturing

Supervising Tutors

Wake:Up! was overseen by supervising tutors Marc Stevenson and Steve Sole.  Additional support was provided by Studio Assistants Alex Maynard and Ben Swallow. 

Thanks to our Industry Friends
Many thanks to our industry friends for their feedback and support.  Shelley Page from Locksmith Animation provided invaluable critique and support throughout the project.

Escape Method

Industry feedback is at the heart of what we do at Escape Studios, part of the "Escape Method", a blend of classroom teaching, online tutorials, constructive feedback, industry engagement, and group project work, simulation as closely as possible the workings of a real animation studio.

Festival Success

Wake:Up! has won a number of festival awards:

• Best Original Score at the Hollywood Gold Awards 
• Best Editing at the Heart of Europe International Film Festival 
• Best Editing (Hon Mention) at the Future of Film Awards 
• Best Editing at The London Movie Awards

IMDB

You can find Wake:Up! at the IMDB here.

Rookies

You can find Wake:Up! at The Rookies here. 

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