Tuesday, 1 April 2025

Introducing "Mini Mail"

Introducing Mini Mail, the latest VFX short from Escape Studios.  Mini Mail was created by our third year graduating class of VFX students at Escape Studios; it was written and directed by Thomas Greensmith  and produced by Nilufer Redet.  Asia Gayle  was the 3D VFX lead, and Daniel Beeching was the 2D VFX Lead.  John Oakes-Pearson stars as the delivery guy.  Industry feedback was generously provided by Industrial Light & Magic


Mini Mail
Mini Mai
is a short VFX film that tells the story of a futuristic delivery, passing through a series of mysterious portals. 

Software
Mini Mail was created in Maya and Houdini, and edited in Adobe Premiere Pro. 

Mini Mail Credits

Special Thanks
Special Thanks to Cheryl Chan and Matthew O'Reilly

Tutor Supervision
Mini Mail was overseen by Escape Studios' VFX tutors Sokratis Synitos (2D VFX), Riccardo Zanarini (Houdini) and Ilaria Colavito (3D VFX).

Industry Feedback
Industry feedback from Industrial Light & Magic
Industry feedback was generously provided by artists from Industrial Light and Magic (ILM), in particular: Melissa Leamon (Senior Compositor), Gabriel Hennessy (Senior FX TD), Ariel Flores Silva (Modeller) and Michael Wilde (Senior Texture Artist). 

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

Mini Mail at The IMDB
You can find Mini Mail at the IMDB here.  

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