Meet "Game Heist"

Game Heist - An Escape Studios Student Short Film from Ethan Mainwaring-Taylor on Vimeo.

Meet "Game Heist", the latest VFX short film from Escape Studios.  Directed by Mitchell Wright and produced by Ayesha-Ria Jina, "Game Heist", tells the story of a group of misfit toys trying to steal a video game.  "Game Heist" was a collaboration between undergraduate animation students and VFX students at Escape Studios, working together to create an original story.  Studio projects such as this one form part of The Escape Method; bringing together students with multiple talents to work in teams, responding to industry feedback - in this case from Industrial Light & Magic.

Game Heist

Game Heist

"Game Heist", tells the story of a group of misfit toys trying to steal a video game.

Game Heist Credits

• Mitchell Wright – Director, Character Design, 3D Artist
• Ayesha-Ria Jina – VFX Producer, 2D Artist
• Belle Leuschke – Animation Producer, Rigging
• Ethan Mainwaring-Taylor – 2D Lead
• Teo Lister – Music, 3D Artist
• Simone Pece – Music, 3D Artist
• Oli Wright – Character Design, 3D Artist
• Tazvir Islam – Character Design, 3D Artist
• Xavier Barker – 3D Lead, Character Design
• Clement Gharini – Cinematography
• Kevin Ferhad – 3D artist
• Joshua Perrin – 2D Artist
• Paul Harrison – Rigging
• Alex Norman-Mercer – Rigging, Animation
• Princess Jimenez – Rigging, Animation
• Lucia Caccavale – Animation 
• Lauren Rance – Animation 
• Serena Kerridge – Animation
• Marc Montebon – Animation
• Anthony Eden – Game Artist 

Escape Tutors

Game Heist

Game Heist was overseen by our tutors at Escape Studios, bringing expertise in 3D VFX, animation, and 2D VFX Compositing.

• Paul Harrison - Animation, VFX, Rigging
• Klaudija Cermak - 2D VFX Compositing
• Sagar Rathod - 3D VFX & Animation

Industry Feedback

Industry feedback from Industrial Light & Magic

Industry feedback was generously provided by Industrial Light & Magic, from Senior Texture Artist Ellie Dupont, Lead Animator Bernard Wicksteed and Senior Compositor Manuel Rivoir.

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