Friday, 8 August 2025

"Vivid" Wins "Best VFX" at Future of Film Awards

Congratulations to the makers of the short film "Vivid" which has won an award for "Best VFX" at the Future of Film Awards. 

"Vivid" was created by our third year graduating class of VFX students.  Vivid was written and directed by Kia Claire, and produced by Amber Coventry.  Samuel Greer was the 3D VFX Lead and William Griffith was the 2D VFX Lead.  

This is the latest of many festival awards. 

Vivid
 


Vivid
Vivid tells the story of a mysterious gift, a simple package that - once opened - reveals a Pandora's box of surprises. 

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

Vivid Credits

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

Industry Feedback
Industry feedback was generously provided by artists from Industrial Light and Magic (ILM), in particular: Mel Leamon (Senior Compositor), Gabriel Hennessy (Senior FX TD), Ariel Flores Silva (Modeller) and Michael Wilde (Senior Texture Artist). Industry feedback is at the heart of what we do at Escape Studios; one of the Five Pillars of The Escape Method.  


Vivid at The IMDB
You can find Vivid at the IMDB here

Festival Success

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