"The Descent" Wins "Best Trailer" at HEI Film Fest

"The Descent" wins "Best Trailer" at HEI Film Awards.

Congratulations to the makers of "The Descent", the short film created by our second year animation students at Escape Studios, which has won "Best Trailer" at the Heart of Europe Film Awards.

The Descent was directed Sirisha Mutty and produced by Belle Leuschke, and was completed as part of Studio Module PR5001, a collaborative module in which second-year animation students work together on short films.   This is the latest of many festival awards.

"The Descent"

Introducing "The Descent", the latest short film created by our second year animation students at Escape Studios.  The Descent was directed Sirisha Mutty and produced by Belle Leuschke, and was completed as part of Studio Module PR5001, a collaborative module in which second-year animation students work together on short film projects.

Studio Project

"The Descent" 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. 

The Descent 

"The Descent" tells the story of an explorer who descends into a mysterious sinkhole in the desert, making an unexpected discovery. 

The Descent Credits

• Sirisha Mutty - Director, Art Director, Storyboards, Animator, Lighting
• Belle Leuschke - Producer, Storyboards, Rigging, Texturing, Animator
• Maye Lui - Storyboards, 3D Modeling, Texturing, 3D Layout, Animator, 
• Anna Pinart - 3D Modeling, Lead Animator,
• Lucia Caccavale - Editor, 3D Modeling, Texturing, Animator, Sounds Design,
• Daniel Joseph - Cinematography, Animator

Supervising Tutor

"The Descent" was overseen by supervising tutor Marc Stevenson, an industry veteran and tutor at Escape Studios.

Thanks to our Industry Friends

Many thanks to our industry friends for their feedback and support; Shelley Page from Locksmith Animation and Max Howard both provided invaluable critique and guidance throughout the project. Jakob Parsons assisted with sound design, and DNEG Animation's Andrew Schlussel also offered industry feedback. 

IMDB
You can find "The Descent" at the IMDB. 

Festivals

"The Descent" has so far won six festival awards. 

• Best Trailer at the Heart of Europe Film Awards
• Best Trailer at the Dreamachine Film Awards
• Best Trailer at the Future of Film Awards
• Best Trailer at the Vienna Indie Short Film Festival
• Best Animated Short at the International Gold Awards
• The Descent Wins Best Super Short at NY Awards

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