"Post-Mortem" Wins Best VFX at Janjira Film Fest

"Post Mortem" wins "Best VFX" at Janjira Film Festival

Congratulations to the makers of  the VFX short "Post Mortem" which has won "Best VFX" at the Janjira Film Festival.

Post Mortem was directed by Toby Haslam and Ridma Suriyagoda, and produced by Aidan Callaghan, who was also the 3D Lead.  Scott Middleton was the 2D Lead. 

"Giles & Rupert" Wins 3 Stars Award at the BIAFF

Giles and Rupert wins 3 Stars Award at BIAFF

Congratulations to the makers of Giles and Rupert's Prehistoric Predicament, which has won a 3 Stars Award at the British International Amateur Film Festival. 

Giles and Rupert's Prehistoric Predicament is a teaser/trailer for an original animated TV series created at Escape Studios by director Toby Haslam and producers Samia Chowdhury and Georgia Baird.  Giles and Rupert are Victorian inventors whose time machine invention goes horribly wrong - creating a world of Jurassic trouble. 

"Post-Mortem" Wins Hon Mention for Best Short

Post Mortem Wins Hon. Mention at London Movie Awards

Congratulations to the makers of  the VFX short "Post Mortem" which has won an Honourable Mention in the category of "Best Super Short Film" at the London Movie Awards. 

Post Mortem was directed by Toby Haslam and Ridma Suriyagoda, and produced by Aidan Callaghan, who was also the 3D Lead.  Scott Middleton was the 2D Lead. 

Post Mortem takes place in a futuristic secure facility, where a surgeon performs an autopsy on a mysterious patient.  This is Post Mortem's seventh festival award.

"Giles & Rupert" Wins "Best Trailer" at the RFA

Giles and Rupert's Prehistoric Predicament: Best Trailer

Congratulations to the makers of Giles and Rupert's Prehistoric Predicament, which has won another festival award - Best Trailer at the Robinson Film Awards.

Giles and Rupert's Prehistoric Predicament is a teaser/trailer for an original animated TV series created at Escape Studios by director Toby Haslam and producers Samia Chowdhury and Georgia Baird.  Giles and Rupert are Victorian inventors whose time machine invention goes horribly wrong - creating a world of Jurassic trouble. 

"Giles & Rupert" Wins Best Trailer at FOF Awards

Best Trailer at the Future of Film Awards

Congratulations to the makers of Giles and Rupert's Prehistoric Predicament, which has won its fifth festival award - Best Trailer at the Future of Film Awards.

Giles and Rupert's Prehistoric Predicament is a teaser/trailer for an original animated TV series created at Escape Studios by director Toby Haslam and producers Samia Chowdhury and Georgia Baird.  Giles and Rupert are Victorian inventors whose time machine invention goes horribly wrong - creating a world of Jurassic trouble. 

"Giles & Rupert" Wins Best Trailer at Onyko Awards

Giles and Rupert Best Trailer at the Onyko Film Awards

Congratulations to the makers of Giles and Rupert's Prehistoric Predicament, which has won its fourth festival award - Best Trailer at the Onyko Film Awards.

Giles and Rupert's Prehistoric Predicament is a teaser/trailer for an original animated TV series created at Escape Studios by director Toby Haslam and producers Samia Chowdhury and Georgia Baird.  Giles and Rupert are Victorian inventors whose time machine invention goes horribly wrong - creating a world of Jurassic trouble. 

"Post-Mortem" Wins "Best VFX" at FOF Awards

"Best VFX" at the Future of Film Awards festival

Congratulations to the makers of  the VFX short "Post Mortem" which has won "Best VFX" at the Future of Film Awards.

Post Mortem was directed by Toby Haslam and Ridma Suriyagoda, and produced by Aidan Callaghan, who was also the 3D Lead.  Scott Middleton was the 2D Lead. 

Post Mortem takes place in a futuristic secure facility, where a surgeon performs an autopsy on a mysterious patient.  This is Post Mortem's seventh festival award.

"Giles & Rupert" Wins Best Trailer at Vesuvius Fest

Best Trailer at the Vesuvius Film Festival

Congratulations to the makers of Giles and Rupert's Prehistoric Predicament, which has won its second festival award - Best Trailer at the Vesuvius Film Festival.

Giles and Rupert's Prehistoric Predicament is a teaser/trailer for an original animated TV series created at Escape Studios by director Toby Haslam and producers Samia Chowdhury and Georgia Baird.  Giles and Rupert are Victorian inventors whose time machine invention goes horribly wrong - creating a world of Jurassic trouble. 

"Post-Mortem" Wins Best VFX at London Film Fest

Post Mortem wins Best VFX at the LIMFF

Congratulations to the makers of  the VFX short "Post Mortem" which has won "Best VFX" at the London International Film Festival.

Post Mortem was directed by Toby Haslam and Ridma Suriyagoda, and produced by Aidan Callaghan, who was also the 3D Lead.  Scott Middleton was the 2D Lead. 

Post Mortem takes place in a futuristic secure facility, where a surgeon performs an autopsy on a mysterious patient.  

This is Post Mortem's sixth festival award.

Post-Mortem Wins Best VFX at Onyko Film Fest

Post Mortem Best VFX at the Onyko Film Festival

Congratulations to the makers of the VFX short "Post Mortem" which has won "Best VFX" at the Onyko Film Festival.

Post Mortem was directed by Toby Haslam and Ridma Suriyagoda, and produced by Aidan Callaghan, who was also the 3D Lead.  Scott Middleton was the 2D Lead. 

Post Mortem takes place in a futuristic secure facility, where a surgeon performs an autopsy on a mysterious patient.  This is Post Mortem's fifth festival award.

Post-Mortem Wins Best VFX at EEFF

Post Mortem "Best VFX" at the EEFF

Congratulations to the makers of  the VFX short "Post Mortem" which has won "Best VFX" at the Eastern European Film Festival (EEFF).

Post Mortem was directed by Toby Haslam and Ridma Suriyagoda, and produced by Aidan Callaghan, who was also the 3D Lead.  Scott Middleton was the 2D Lead. 

Post Mortem takes place in a futuristic secure facility, where a surgeon performs an autopsy on a mysterious patient.  This is Post Mortem's fourth festival award.

"Giles & Rupert" Wins Best Animated Film in Milan

Best Animated Film at the Milan Gold Awards

Congratulations to the makers of Giles and Rupert's Prehistoric Predicament, which has won its first festival award - Best Animated Film - at the Milan Gold Awards.

Giles and Rupert's Prehistoric Predicament is a teaser/trailer for an original animated TV series created at Escape Studios by director Toby Haslam and producers Samia Chowdhury and Georgia Baird.  Giles and Rupert are Victorian inventors whose time machine invention goes horribly wrong - creating a world of Jurassic trouble. 

Post-Mortem Wins Best VFX at Art Film Fest

Congratulations to the makers of  the VFX short "Post Mortem" which has won "Best VFX" at the Art Film Awards.

Post Mortem was directed by Toby Haslam and Ridma Suriyagoda, and produced by Aidan Callaghan, who was also the 3D Lead.  Scott Middleton was the 2D Lead. 

Post Mortem takes place in a futuristic secure facility, where a surgeon performs an autopsy on a mysterious patient.  This is Post Mortem's third festival award.

"Post Mortem" Wins Best VFX in Athens Festival

Post Mortem Best VFX in Athens 

Congratulations to the makers of "Post Mortem", the VFX short produced at Escape Studios, which has won Best VFX at the Athens International Film Festival.

Post Mortem was directed by Toby Haslam and Ridma Suriyagoda, and produced by Aidan Callaghan.  

Post Mortem takes place in a futuristic secure facility, where a surgeon performs an autopsy on a mysterious patient. 

This is Post Mortem's second festival award.

Post-Mortem Wins Best VFX in Tokyo Film Festival

Post Mortem wins Best VFX in Tokyo

Congratulations to the makers of "Post Mortem", the VFX short produced at Escape Studios, which has won Best VFX at the Tokyo International Film Festival.

Post Mortem was directed by Toby Haslam and Ridma Suriyagoda, and produced by Aidan Callaghan.  

Post Mortem takes place in a futuristic secure facility, where a surgeon performs an autopsy on a mysterious patient. 

This is Post Mortem's first festival award.

Introducing "Post Mortem"

Meet "Post Mortem", the latest VFX short film produced at Escape Studios. Post Mortem was directed by Toby Haslam and Ridma Suriyagoda, and produced by Aidan Callaghan.  Post Mortem takes place in a futuristic secure facility, where a surgeon performs an autopsy on a mysterious patient. 

Shimmer Wins Best VFX at Athens Film Fest

Shimmer wins Best VFX in Athens

Congratulations to the makers of "Shimmer", a vfx short film created by students at Escape Studios, which has won "Best VFX" at the Athens International Film Festival (AIMFF)

"Shimmer" was directed by Will Moss and produced by Aidan Callaghan, and tells the story of two glass figurines which come to life.  

Cinematography was by DOP Clement Gharini.  The 3D Lead was Toby Haslam, and the 2D lead was Lily Barber.

This is Shimmer's first festival award. 

Why Animators Need an Animatic

Animatic image from "Giles and Rupert's Prehistoric Predicament"

What is an animatic? And why do animators need one? An Animatic is something that all of our first year students have to tackle as part of PR4001, a creative story-telling module in which our undergraduate students work in teams to create a teaser or trailer for an original TV series.

Later, working on their own short films and group projects in the second and third year at Escape Studios, our students will become very familiar with the process of creating an animatic, which is an essential first step in the creation of any animated content.

Giles & Rupert's Prehistoric Predicament

Giles and Rupert's Prehistoric Predicament is a teaser/trailer for an original animated TV series created at Escape Studios by Toby Haslam, Denise Esposito, Louis Chevis, Cameron Haley, Joseph Dunn and Oriyarna Olaku. The project was created as part of CR4002 and PR4001, two first year modules in which students first create an original idea for a TV series, and then turn it into an animatic - a filmed version of the storyboard. In this case, Toby, Denise and their team have included the previs edit shown above, setting the bar even higher for what can be achieved in the first year at Escape.