Jake Hines Compositor at Flawless AI

Jake Hines

Many congratulations to Escapee Jake Hines who has started as a compositor at Flawless AI. creators of AI-powered tools for the creative industries.  

Jake Hines  joins Escape Studios' tutor Allar Kaasik  who left us in 2021 to become Visual Effects Supervisor at Flawless AI.

Jake Hines studied the Art of Visual Effects at Escape Studios. While at Escape Studios, Jake contributed to many short films, including the award-winning films Sea of Madness and D.A.N.S. 

Sea of Madness Wins Best VFX at Art Film Awards

Congratulations to the makers of Sea Of Madness, which has won "Best VFX" at the Art Film Awards.

Sea Of Madness was directed by Maria Freitas  and produced by Ivy Wang.  

Jake Hines was the editor and 2D Lead, and Sebastian McKernan was the 3D Lead.  Ian Chavez Zarate stars as The Pirate.  

This is the film's fourth festival award.

Sea of Madness Wins Best VFX at EEFF

Congratulations to the makers of Sea Of Madness, which has won a "Special Award" for "Best VFX" at the Eastern Europe Film Festival Awards.

Sea Of Madness was directed by Maria Freitas  and produced by Ivy Wang.  Jake Hines was the editor and 2D Lead, and Sebastian McKernan was the 3D Lead.  Ian Chavez Zarate stars as The Pirate.  

This is the film's fourth festival award.

"Sea of Madness" Wins Milan Gold Award

Sea Of Madness wins Best Animated Short in Milan

Congratulations to the makers of Sea Of Madness, which has won "Best Animated Film" at the Milan Gold awards.

Sea Of Madness was directed by Maria Freitas  and produced by Ivy Wang.  Jake Hines was the editor and 2D Lead, and Sebastian McKernan was the 3D Lead.  Ian Chavez Zarate stars as The Pirate.  

This is the film's second festival award.

Introducing "Sea of Madness"

Sea Of Madness - Student Short Film from Jake Hines on Vimeo.

Introducing Sea Of Madness, the latest short film produced by our third year undergraduate VFX students at Escape Studios.  Sea Of Madness tells the story of a gold-seeking pirate who stumbles across an abandoned treasure on a deserted beach.  It was directed by Maria Freitas  and produced by Ivy Wang.  Jakes Hines was the editor and 2D Lead, and Sebastian McKernan was the 3D Lead.  Ian Chavez Zarate stars as The Pirate.  Industry feedback and support was generously provided by Industrial Light & Magic.