"Back on Track" Wins "Best Micro Short" Award

Congratulations to the makers of the short film "Back on Track", which has won the award for Best Micro Short at the Makizhmithran Film Festival. 

Back on Track was created by our third year graduating class of 3D animation students at Escape Studios.  

This is the third festival award for Back on Track.

Back on Track

Back on Track was written, directed and produced by Tsz Yau “Moses” Ho.  The lead animator was Pablo Castilla, and the Art Director was Taylor Da Silva. Industry feedback was generously provided by Industrial Light & Magic.

 

Back on Track
Back on Track tells the story of an artist seeking inspiration for his work.  

Software

Back on Track was animated in Maya, rendered in Unreal Engine, and edited in Adobe Premiere Pro. 

Back on Track Credits

• Tsz Yau “Moses” Ho – Director, Producer, Storyboard Artist, Unreal Engine, Lead Lighter, Animation
• Pablo Castilla – Lead Animator, 3D Layout
• Taylor Da Silva – Art Director, Concept Artist, Animator
• Narrah Bonti Asamoah – Editor, Concept Artist, Texture Artist, Animator 
• Williams Pokhrel – Texture Artist, Animator
• Rhea Ilanthirayan – Concept Artist, Environmental Creation, Animator
• Yousaf Khan  – 3D Modelling, Animator
• Usamah Moollah – 3D Modelling, Animator, Lighting
• Mario Hearn  – Texture Artist, Animator

Tutor Supervision

Back on Track was overseen by Escape Studios' tutor Paul Harrison.

Industry Feedback

Industry feedback from Industrial Light & Magic

Industry feedback was generously provided by Industrial Light & Magic, from animators Charlie Tetlow (Jurassic World, Black Panther) and Felipe De Lanteuil (Ready Player One, Guardians of The Galaxy). Industry feedback is at the heart of what we do at Escape Studios; one of the Five Pillars of The Escape Method.  

Festival Success

"Back on Track" has won:

• Best Micro Short at the Makizhmithran Film Festival
• Best Animation at Milan Gold Awards
• Best Animation at the Eastern Europe Film Festival

Back on Track at The IMDB

You can find Back on Track at the IMDB here. 

Back on Track at Vimeo

You can find Back on Track at Vimeo here. 

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