Meet “AFK” (“Away From Screen“), 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.
AFK
“AFK”, tells the story of two video games characters who escape from the screen and do battle in the human world.
AFK Credits
- “Moses” Tsz Yau Ho – Director, Co-Producer, Animator
- Emily Newton – Producer, 2D VFX
- Tayler Da Silva – Art Director
- George Brand – 2D VFX Lead
- Mahak Chowdhary – 2D VFX
- Giovanni Nuzzo – 2D VFX
- Olly Everson – 2D VFX
- Harrison Davies – 3D VFX Lead
- Maria Quimey Dasso – 3D VFX
- Sam Carpenter – 3D VFX
- Asia Gayle – 3D VFX
- Yousaf Khan – Lead Animator
- Taylor Da Silva – Animator
- Tobi Ajibola – Writer, Animator, Actor
- Catherine Hall – Animator, Editor
- Nerea Lojan Ortega – Animator, Rigging
- Maggie Murkin – Character Design, Animator
- Rhea Ilanthirayan – Animator
- Williams Pokhrel – Rigging Lead, Actor
- Kenneth Psalms – Sound Design
Escape Tutors
AFK was overseen by Escape Studios Tutors Marc Stevenson (Animation), Riccardo Zanarini (Houdini), Ilaria Colavito (3D VFX) and Sokratis Synitos (2D VFX).
Thanks to Our Studio Assistants.
Special thanks to Studio Assistant Christian Quelal, Stephanie Quelal, Matthew O’Reilly, and Jess Hiles.
Industry Feedback
| Industry feedback from Industrial Light & Magic |
Industry feedback was generously provided by Industrial Light & Magic, from Hayden Jones, Melissa Leamon and Davi Stein.
AFK at The IMDB
You can find AFK at the IMDB here.
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