"Game Heist" Wins Best Animation in Milan

"Game Heist" wins "Best Animation" in Milan

Congratulations to the makers of "Game Heist", the VFX short film from Escape Studios, which has won "Best Animation" at the Milan Gold Awards.  

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.

This is its first festival award. 

Game Heist

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

About Game Heist

Game Heist

"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. 

Studio Project

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 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.

Game Heist at The IMDB

You can find Game Heist at the IMDB here.

Game Heist at The Rookies

You can find Game Heist at The Rookies here.

Festival Success

Game Heist has won Best Animation at the Milan Gold Awards.
 

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