Thursday 31 October 2024

"Checkmate" Wins Best Animation in Makizhmithran

 "Checkmate" wins Best Animation at Makizhmithran Awards
Congratulations to the makers of the short animated film "Checkmate", which has won Best Animation at the Makizhmithran Film Awards.  

Checkmate was completed as part of Studio Module PR5001, a collaborative module in which second-year animation students work together on short film projects.  

Checkmate was directed by Cara Masters and produced by Erminas Surgautas.  This is its fourth festival award. 

You can watch Checkmate below:

Checkmate from Cara Masters on Vimeo.

Checkmate
Checkmate 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.  

Software
Checkmate was animated in Maya, rendered in Arnold, and edited in Adobe Premiere Pro.

Checkmate Credits
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.

The Escape Method
Industry feedback is at the heart of what we do at Escape Studios; one of the Five Pillars of the Escape Method.  

Checkmate at IMDB
You can find Checkmate at The IMDB here.

Checkmate at The Rookies

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