Breakdown Wins Best Super Short at IGA

 "Breakdown" wins Best Super Short at the Int'l Gold Awards

Congratulations to the makers of the short animated film "Breakdown", which has won best Super Short at the International Gold Awards.  

Breakdown was made by our second year animation students, working together as a team to replicate as closely as possible the workings of a commercial animation studio.  Breakdown was directed by Anna Pinart and produced by Caroline Geddis.  The editor was Belle Leuschke and the art director was Daniel Joseph.  This is its first festival award. 

Breakdown

Breakdown Credits

See below for a full list of Breakdown credits

• Anna Pinart – Director, Lead Animator, Lighting Artist
• Caroline Geddis – Producer, Storyboards, Animator
• Belle Leuschke – Editor, Texturing, Animator, Sound design, 
• Daniel Joseph – Art Director, Music, Animator
• Serena Kerridge – Animator
• Dar Golan – Music, Animator
• Shelley Page – Special Thanks

Supervising Tutors
Breakdown was overseen by supervising tutor and animation Programme Leader Marc Stevenson. 

Industry Feedback

Animation industry veteran Shelley Page gave our animation students industry feedback on Breakdown.  Shelley has been working in feature animation since 1986, with credits including "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?", "Shrek 1-4", "Shark Tale", "Madagascar", "Kung Fu Panda", and "How to Train Your Dragon".   Shelley is Key Talent and Artist Liaison at Locksmith Animation in London, and a regular guest at Escape Studios. 

Escape Method

Shelley Page from Locksmith

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, simulating as closely as possible the workings of a real animation studio.

Festival Success

• Best Super Short at the International Gold Awards 

IMDB
You can find Breakdown at the IMDB here.

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