"Roupell St" Wins "Best Trailer" at VIZ Fest

Congratulations to the makers of the short VFX film "Curiosities of The Ruthless Roupell St", which has won "Best Trailer" at the Viz Film Festival Awards. 

Directed by Oliver Chenery and produced by Victoria Arraez, "Curiosities of The Ruthless Roupell St"  has won many festival awards. 

Milo Marshall was the 2D Lead, and cinematography was by Clement Gharini.

Curiosities of The Ruthless Roupell St

"Curiosities of The Ruthless Roupell St" was a collaboration between 2D and 3D VFX Students, working together to create a short film.  This is the latest of many festival awards for "Curiosities of The Ruthless Roupell St". 

Curiosities of The Ruthless Roupell St

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"Curiosities of The Ruthless Roupell St"

Curiosities of The Ruthless Roupell St

In "Curiosities of The Ruthless Roupell St" we encounter many oddities and curiosities at every street corner, including a portal into the multiverse. 

VFX Film

"Curiosities of The Ruthless Roupell St" is a VFX short created at Escape Studios by our graduating class of VFX artists.  Directed by Oliver Chenery and produced by Victoria Arraez, "Curiosities of The Ruthless Roupell St" was a collaboration between 2D and 3D VFX Students, working together to create a short film. 

"Curiosities of The Ruthless Roupell St" - Credits

• Oliver Chenery - Director, 2D VFX
• Victoria Arraez - Producer
• Milo Marshall - 2D Lead
• Clement Gharini - Cinematography
• Steven Lall - Camera Operator
• Ajeevan Gopalapillai - 3D VFX
• Ahmed Mukhtar - 3D VFX
• Ethan Smith - 3D VFX
• Owen Manley - FX 
• Alfie Hill - FX
• Joe Sweeny - Driver
• Annabel Venn - Costumes
• Jane Williams - 2D VFX
• Cheryl Chan - Tracking
• Kayleigh Boshoff - 2D VFX
• Jasroop Sandhu - 2D VFX

Thanks

Escape Studios would like to thank Bina Benoit and the Lambeth Estate Residents Association Committee for their kind assistance. 

Supervising Tutors
"Curiosities of The Ruthless Roupell St" was overseen by supervising tutors Sagar Rathod (3D VFX) and Clement Gharini (2D VFX). 

Escape Method

Team Roupell St

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

"Curiosities of The Ruthless Roupell St" has won many awards:

• Best Trailer at the Viz Film Festival Awards 
• Best VFX at the Reels Film Festival Awards 
• Best VFX at the Makizhmithran Film Festival Awards
• Best Super Short Film at the London Movie Awards
• Best VFX at the Heart of Europe International Film Awards
• Best Trailer at the Art Film Awards
• Honourable Mention - Best Super Short Film - at the Future of Film Festival
• Best Trailer at the Tekka Film Festival
• Best VFX at the Rohip International Film Festival

IMDB

You can find "Curiosities of The Ruthless Roupell St" at the IMDB here.

Escape Showcase

You can find Curiosities of The Ruthless Roupell St at the Official Escape Studios Showcase here. 

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