Monday, 17 June 2024

X-Terminate Wins "Best VFX" at Makizhmithran Fest

Congratulate the makers of X-Terminate, the short film created by our third year animation students and VFX students at Escape Studios, which has won "Best VFX" at the Makizhmithran Film Festival.

Directed by Maria Freitas and produced by Emmanuel Rahman,  X-Terminate was a collaboration between undergraduate animation students and VFX students at Escape Studios, working together to create an original story.   This is its third festival award. 


X-Terminate short film from Maria Eduarda Freitas on Vimeo

X-Terminate
X-Terminate tells the story of a killer robot seeking to exterminate the last traces of life on earth. 

Software
X-Terminate was animated in Maya, rendered in Arnold, and edited in Adobe Premiere. 

X-Terminate Credits

Escape Tutors
X-Terminate concept art
X-Terminate
 was overseen by our tutors at Escape Studios, bringing expertise in 3D VFX, animation, and 2D VFX Compositing.

Location Shoot
The live action plates were filmed on location with kind permission of Sacred Heart High School, Hammersmith

Festival Success
X-Terminate has won:

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.

Escape Method
Studio projects such as this one are part of what we call The Escape Method - bringing together students with multiple talents to work in teams, responding to industry feedback.

X-Terminate at The IMDB
You can find X-Terminate at the IMDB here.

X-Terminate at The Rookies

The Escape Studios Animation Blog offers a personal view on the art of animation and visual effects. 






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