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| "Backtrack"wins "Best Trailer" at Dreamachine Fest |
The Backtrack trailer was directed by Philippa "Pip" Cowen, edited by Pelumi Oyekunleye and produced by Sihaam "Simu" Weheliye. Backtrack has won many festival awards.
"Backtrack"
Backtrack" is a teaser/trailer for an animated film telling the story of a young athlete who is bullied at school.
Meet "Backtrack", the latest short film created at Escape Studios. "Backtrack" is a teaser/trailer for an animated film telling the story of a young athlete who is bullied at school. Can our hero overcome the odds and win the school track competition? The Backtrack trailer was directed by Philippa "Pip" Cowen and produced by Sihaam "Simu" Weheliye.
"Backtrack" is a trailer for an animated film about a young boy who is bullied at school, but is determined to win the school track competition. Can he overcome the odds and win the big race? Backtrack was directed by Pip Cowen, co-directed by Pelumi Oyekunleye and produced by Sihaam "Simu" Weheliye.
Software
"Backtrack" was animated in Maya, edited in Adobe Premiere Pro (the editor was Pelumi Oyekunleye) and rendered in Arnold (The CG Supervisor was Yasin Tribak). The voice for the Narrator was provided by Replica Studios AI - the first time Escape students have used AI for voice generation for their short film projects.
Credits
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
You can find Backtrack at the IMDB here.
The Escape Studios Animation Blog offers a personal view on the art of animation and visual effects. To apply for our BA/MArt in 3D Animation, follow this link.
Backtrack
Software
"Backtrack" was animated in Maya, edited in Adobe Premiere Pro (the editor was Pelumi Oyekunleye) and rendered in Arnold (The CG Supervisor was Yasin Tribak). The voice for the Narrator was provided by Replica Studios AI - the first time Escape students have used AI for voice generation for their short film projects.
Credits
- Philippa "Pip" Cowen - Director, 3D Layout, Animator
- Pelumi Oyekunleye - Co-director, Animation Supervisor, Cinematographer, Editor
- Sihaam Weheliye - Producer, Animator
- Princess "PJ" Jimenez - Sound Design, Character Design, Animator, Prop Artist
- Yasin Tribak - Art Director, Lighting and Texturing, CG Supervisor
- Blest Bohuma - Storyboard artist, Titles and Credits, Animator
- Joshua Reynolds - Animator
Thanks to our Industry Friends
Many thanks to our industry friends for their feedback and support. Shelley Page from Locksmith Animation and Disney veteran Max Howard both provided invaluable critique and support throughout the project.
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| Narrator Voice by Replica Studios AI |
Escape Method
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| Shelley Page from Locksmith |
Festival Success
Backtrack has won many festival awards:
- Best Trailer at the Dreamachine Film Festival.
- Best Trailer at the 1st Film Festival
- Best Trailer at the Makizhmithran International Film Festival
- Best Trailer in Dubai International Film Festival
- Best Micro Short at the Rohip International Film Festival
- Best Editing at the London Movie Awards
- Best Animated Short at the Indo-Singapore International Film Festival
- Best Trailer at the Tekka International Film Festival
IMDB
Backtrack at The Rookies
You can find Backtrack at The Rookies here.
The Escape Studios Animation Blog offers a personal view on the art of animation and visual effects. To apply for our BA/MArt in 3D Animation, follow this link.
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