"Theseus" Wins "Best VFX" at Makizhmithran Fest

Theseus and The Minotaur: "Best VFX" in Makizhmithran

Congratulations to the makers of Theseus and The Minotaur which has won "Best VFX" at the Makizhmithran Film Festival.

Theseus and The Minotaur tells the story of the Greek hero's entry into the Labyrinth, and was directed by Mitchell Wright and produced by Ayesha-Ria Jina. The 3D lead was Xavier Barker, and the 2D Lead was Ethan Mainwaring-Taylor.  Industry feedback was provided by Industrial Light & Magic.  

This its fourth festival award. 

Theseus and The Minotaur

Theseus And The Minotaur - An Escape Studios Student Short Film from Ethan Mainwaring-taylor on Vimeo.

Theseus and The Minotaur

Theseus and The Minotaur tells the story of the Greek demi-god hero Theseus as he enters the Labyrinth on a quest to slay the Minotoaur. 

Theseus and The Minotaur was made by our third year VFX students, working together to replicate as closely as possible the workings of a real vfx studio and facility.

Theseus and The Minotaur Credits

• Mitchell Wright – Director, 3D Artist
• Ayesha-Ria Jina – Producer, 2D Artist
• Fabian D’Angelo – Theseus
• Teo Lister – Music Composer, 3d Artist, Unreal Engine Artist
• Oli Wright – Character Design, 3D Artist
• Clement Gharini – Cinematography
• Xavier Barker – 3D Lead 
• Ethan Mainwaring-Taylor – 2D Lead
• Tazvir Islam – 3D Artist
• Tristan Parkin – 3D Artist 
• Simon Pece – 3D Artist
• Joshua Perrin – 2D Artist
• Amy Little – Rigging 
• Rianna Patel – Character Animation

Supervising Tutors
Theseus and The Minotaur was overseen by supervising tutors Sagar Rathod (3D VFX) and Sokratis Synitos (2D VFX).

Industry Support - ILM

Industrial Light & Magic - Industry Feedback Manuel Rivoir (Snr Compositor) 

Escape Studios would like to thank Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) for industry feedback, kind words and general support throughout.  

Thanks

In particular, we extend thanks to Senior texture Artist Ellie Dupont and Lead Animator Bernard Wicksteed.  Frederick Vallee, Davi Stein and Julien Ducenne also offered support and feedback. 

Industrial Light & Magic have been our loyal industry partners for many years, offering our students the chance to get real-world feedback from industry, as if they were working in a commercial studio.

Escape Method
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, simulation as closely as possible the workings of a real animation studio.

Festivals

Theseus and The Minotaur has won:

• Best at the Makizhmithran Film Festival
• Honourable Mention at the First Film Festival
• Best VFX at the Eastern Europe Film Festival
• Best Super Short Film at the London Movie Awards

IMDB
You can find Theseus and The Minotaur at the IMDB here.

Rookies

You can find Theseus and The Minotaur at The Rookies here. 

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