“Game Heist” Wins “Best VFX” at EE Film Awards

Congratulations to the makers of “Game Heist“, the VFX short film from Escape Studios, which has won “Best VFX” at the Eastern Europe Film Awards.

Directed by Mitchell Wright and produced by Ayesha-Ria Jina, “Game Heist“, tells the story of a group of misfit toys trying to steal a video game.

This is its second festival award.

Game Heist

Game Heist – An Escape Studios Student Short Film from Ethan Mainwaring-Taylor on Vimeo.

About Game Heist

Game Heist

“Game Heist“, tells the story of a group of misfit toys trying to steal a video game. “Game Heist“ 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.

Studio Project

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.

Game Heist Credits

Mitchell Wright – Director, Character Design, 3D Artist
Ayesha-Ria Jina – VFX Producer, 2D Artist
Belle Leuschke – Animation Producer, Rigging
Ethan Mainwaring-Taylor – 2D Lead
Teo Lister – Music, 3D Artist
Simone Pece – Music, 3D Artist
Oli Wright – Character Design, 3D Artist
Tazvir Islam – Character Design, 3D Artist
Xavier Barker – 3D Lead, Character Design
Clement Gharini – Cinematography
Kevin Ferhad – 3D artist
Joshua Perrin – 2D Artist
Paul Harrison – Rigging
Alex Norman-Mercer – Rigging, Animation
Princess Jimenez – Rigging, Animation
Lucia Caccavale – Animation
Lauren Rance – Animation
Serena Kerridge – Animation
Marc Montebon – Animation
Anthony Eden – Game Artist

Escape Tutors

Game Heist

Game Heist was overseen by our tutors at Escape Studios, bringing expertise in 3D VFX, animation, and 2D VFX Compositing.

Paul Harrison – Animation, VFX, Rigging
Klaudija Cermak – 2D VFX Compositing
Sagar Rathod – 3D VFX & Animation

Industry Feedback

Industry feedback from Industrial Light & Magic

Industry feedback was generously provided by Industrial Light & Magic, from Senior Texture Artist Ellie Dupont, Lead Animator Bernard Wicksteed and Senior Compositor Manuel Rivoir.

Game Heist at The IMDB

You can find Game Heist at the IMDB here.

Game Heist at The Rookies