Escapee Emily Newton Joins Untold Studios

Emily Newton joins London VFX house Untold Studios 

Many congratulations to Escapee Emily Newton who has joined the London VFX house Untold Studios.  

Emily Newton studied the Art of VFX at Escape Studios, contributing to a number of award-winning short films including "AFK" and "Odd Socks". 

"AFK" Wins Best Super Short Film Award

"AFK" wins "Best Super Short Film" at Int'l Gold Awards

Congratulations to the makers of the VFX short film "AFK" ("Away From Keyboard"), which has won "Best Super Short Film" at the International Gold Awards.  

Directed by “Moses” Tsz Yau Ho, and produced by Emily Newton, AFK tells the story of two video games characters who escape from the screen and do battle in the human world.  Industry Feedback was generously provided by Industrial Light & Magic.  This is its second festival award. 

Introducing "AFK"

Meet "AFK" ("Away From Keyboard"), the latest VFX short film from Escape Studios.  Directed by “Moses” Tsz Yau Ho, and produced by Emily Newton, AFK tells the story of two video games characters who escape from the screen and do battle in the human world.  "AFK" 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.