Escapees on "Wicked: For Good"

Congratulations to Escapees Sofia Caldeira and Harry Pearson who contributed their skills to the new feature film "Wicked: For Good". 

Sofia Caldeira and Harry Pearson have been working as Visualisation Artists at The Third Floor in London.  

"Working With Dinosaurs" Wins Best Comedy Award

Working with Dinosaurs wins Best Comedy at FoFF

Many congratulations to the makers of the animated short film "Working with Dinosaurs", which has won "Best Comedy" at the Future of Film Festival.

Working with Dinosaurs is a "mockumentary" short completed by 2nd year undergraduate animation students at Escape Studios, with industry mentors Framestore.  It was directed by Daniel Dutton and Harry Pearson, and produced by Velvet Brandon.  Storyboards and Art Direction were by Sarah Andrews; Effects Animation was by Adam Scrivener, and the CG supervisor was Piotr Noworyta.  

"Working with Dinosaurs" Wins Best Director Award

Many congratulations to the makers of the animated short film "Working with Dinosaurs", which has won its second festival award: "Best Director (Super Short Film)" at the Art Film Awards. 

Working with Dinosaurs is a "mockumentary" short film completed by 2nd year undergraduate animation students at Escape Studios, working alongside industry mentors Framestore.  The film was directed by Daniel Dutton and Harry Pearson, and produced by Velvet Brandon.  Storyboards and Art Direction were by Sarah Andrews; Effects Animation was by Adam Scrivener, and the CG supervisor was Piotr Noworyta.  

"Working with Dinosaurs" Wins "Best Creative"

Many congratulations to the makers of the animated short film "Working with Dinosaurs", which has won its first festival award: "Best Creative" at the Halicarnassus Film Festival. 

Working with Dinosaurs is a mockumentary short completed by 2nd year undergraduate animation students at Escape Studios, working alongside industry mentors Framestore.  The film was directed by Daniel Dutton and Harry Pearson, and produced by Velvet Brandon.  Storyboards and Art Direction were by Sarah Andrews; Effects Animation was by Adam Scrivener, and the CG supervisor was Piotr Noworyta.  

Home Sweet Home Wins Best Animation Award

Home Sweet Home wins Best Short Animation

Many congratulations to the makers of "Home Sweet Home", which has won the award for "Best Short Animation" at the Halicarnassus Film Festival. 

  

Home Sweet Home is about a gang of discarded sweets trying to get back to their sweet shop home. 

Home Sweet Home was directed by Maria Robertson, co-directed by Harry Pearson and produced by Maddison Gould.  

Home Sweet Home Best VFX at Tokyo Fest

Many congratulations to the makers of "Home Sweet Home", which has won "Best VFX" at the Tokyo International Film Festival.

  

Home Sweet Home is about a gang of discarded sweets trying to get back to their sweet shop home. 

Home Sweet Home was directed by Maria Robertson, co-directed by Harry Pearson and produced by Maddison Gould.  

Home Sweet Home was filmed on location in London and has won many festival awards. 

Minuet Best Sound Track at Halicarnassus Fest

"Minuet" Best Soundtrack at Halicarnassus Fest

Congratulations to the makers of Minuet, which has won an award for Best Sound Track at the Halicarnassus Film Festival.

Minuet is a short film about a young girl preparing for a concert recital, directed by Aaron Hopwood and Harry Pearson, and produced by Maddison Gould.  

The original score was composed by Alexandra Harwood.  

Minuet has won many festival awards. 

Home Sweet Home Best VFX at Argenteuil

Many congratulations to the makers of "Home Sweet Home", which has won "Best VFX" at the Argenteuil International Film Festival.

  

Home Sweet Home is about a gang of discarded sweets trying to get back to their sweet shop home. 

Home Sweet Home was directed by Maria Robertson, co-directed by Harry Pearson and produced by Maddison Gould.  

Minuet Wins Best Animated Short for Kids

Minuet: Best Animated Short for Children at ARGJIRO21

Congratulations to the makers of Minuet, which has won Best Animated Short for Children at the ARGJIRO21 AniFest, the International Film Festival for Children & Young People. 

Minuet, directed by Aaron Hopwood & Harry Pearson, and  produced by Maddison Gould, is a short film about a young girl preparing for a concert recital.  Minuet has won multiple festival awards. 

Home Sweet Home Wins Best VFX at LIMFF

Many congratulations to the makers of "Home Sweet Home", which has won "Best VFX" at the London International Film Festival (LIMFF).

  

Home Sweet Home is about a gang of discarded sweets trying to get home.  It was directed by Maria Robertson, co-directed by Harry Pearson and produced by Maddison Gould.  

Home Sweet Home has won multiple festival awards, including Best Animation at the Basilicata International Film Festival in Potenza, Italy and Best Student Animation at the 2019 British Animation Film Festival

Minuet Wins Best Animation at Marcellus Fest

"Minuet" - Best Animation

Many congratulations to the makers of Minuet, which has won "Best Animation" at the Marcellus Mini Movie Family Film Festival in upstate New York. 

Minuet is one of our most ambitious short films to date, and tells the story of a young girl preparing for her first concert recital. Struck by misfortune, she finds help in the unlikeliest of places.

Minuet has won a number of awards, including Best Animation at the Golden Nugget Film Festival in 2019, and also at the Zero Budget Film Festival. 

Escapee Harry Pearson Joins the 3rd Floor

Harry Pearson

Many congratulations to animation Escapee Harry Pearson for starting a new position a Shot Creator at The 3rd Floor.

The 3rd Floor is one of London's leading VFX houses, specialising in previsualisation, a rapidly growing part of the VFX landscape.

Prior to joining the team at the 3rd Floor, Harry started work at Factory 42, a tech startup which specialises in virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality, creating "unique multi-sensory experiences for broadcasters, brands, destinations and artists."

Harry studied animation at Escape Studios, broadening his animation skillset to include modelling and rigging, and graduated in the summer of 2019, part of our first cohort of students to win their BA at Escape Studios. 

Interview with Escapee Harry Pearson

Harry Pearson at the BFI

Harry Pearson graduated last summer from Escape Studios and soon found work with the animation tech startup Factory 42, specialising in immersive and augmented reality content.

Since last summer he has been working on animation for an interactive installation at a major London museum, involving animal and creature animation.

We interviewed Harry to ask him about his career since leaving Escape Studios, and what advice he might have for current students and Escapees looking to break into the world of animation and augmented reality.

Harry Pearson Junior Rigger at Factory 42

Harry Pearson

Many congratulations to animation Escapee Harry Pearson for starting a new position as Junior Rigger at Factory 42, an immersive and television content production studio based at Somerset House on the Strand.

Factory 42 specialises in virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality, creating "unique multi-sensory experiences for broadcasters, brands, destinations and artists."

Harry studied animation at Escape Studios, broadening his animation skillset to include modelling and rigging, and will graduate this summer, part of our first cohort of students to win their BA at Escape Studios.