Introducing "Little Pirates"

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Introducing "Little Pirates", the latest short animated film from Escape Studios.  Little Pirates was completed as part of Studio Module PR5001, a collaborative module in which second-year animation students work together on short film projects.  Little Pirates was written and directed by Anna Reyes Ramirez and produced by Angharad Mathias.  Little Pirates is currently being entered into film festivals. 

Little Pirates

Little Pirates 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 environment and pipeline of a real animation studio.  It was animated in Maya, rendered in Arnold, and edited in Adobe Premiere Pro.

"Little Pirates" Credits

• Anna Reyes Ramirez – Writer, Director, Cinematography, Animator, CG Supervisor, Lighting
• Angharad Mathias – Producer, Lead Animator
• Lucie Massamba  – Art Director, Animator
• Ruby Ebbs – Storyboards, Animator
• Kamile "Kam" Pranckunaite – Editor, Sound Design, 2D FX Animator, Compositing
• Yousaf Khan – Assistant Editor, Animator, Titles
• Williams Pokhrel – Environment Artist, Animator, Set Builder, 2D Rigging
• Alejandro Reyes Ramirez – Original Score
• Vanessa Marques – Typefacing

Little Pirates was overseen by Animation Programme Leader Marc Stevenson.

Thanks to our Industry Friends

Max Howard

Many thanks to our industry friends for their feedback and support. Veteran Animation producer and former Disney executive Max Howard offered feedback to our second year animation students on their short film projects.   Max Howard has many years of experience of animation production, having run animation divisions at Disney, DreamWorks and Warner Bros Feature Animation.

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