“Socks To Be You” Wins “Best VFX” at Kodaikanal Film Festival

Congratulations to the makers of “Socks To Be You“, which has won “Best VFX” at the Kodaikanal Film Festival.

Directed by Josh Popusoi , and produced by Erik Bocsor, “Socks To Be You” was a collaboration between undergraduate animation students and VFX students at Escape Studios, working together to create an original story.

This is its second festival award.

Socks To Be You

You can watch “Socks To Be You” below:

Socks To Be You

“Socks To Be You” tells the story of what goes on in the launderette after the customers have left.

Socks To Be You Credits

Josh Popusoi – Director, Animator
Erik Bocsor – Producer, Animator
Yvette Muakuku Elembo – VFX Producer, 3D VFX
Mahrukh Baig – Art Director, Storyboards, Concept Art, Animator
Sabrina Caspers-Frankel – 3D VFX Lead
Sam Cripps – 3D VFX
Morgan Pugh – FX Artist
Oliantai Kovac – FX Artist
Daniel Beeching – 2D VFX Lead, Colour design,
Kia Claire – 2D VFX
William Griffith – 2D VFX
Laraib Shaikh – 2D VFX
Amber Coventry – 2D VFX
Renata Raymond – Rigging, Animation Lead
Catinca Munteanu- Buciuman – Animation Lead
Naarah Bonti-Asamoah – Editor, Animator
Hussein Faouaz – Animator
Lucie Massamba – Animator
Mario Hearn – Animator
Bogdan Sfetcu – Original Score

Location

Filmed on location at The Launderette, The Quarterdeck 11, London E14 8SH

Escape Tutors
“Socks To Be You“ was overseen by Escape Studios Tutors Marc Stevenson (Animation), Riccardo Zanarini (Houdini), Ilaria Colavito (3D VFX) and Sokratis Synitos (2D VFX). Irene Gomez-Emilsson assisted with Cinematography.

Studio Assistants

Thanks also to our Studio Assistants Jess Hiles, Cheryl Chan and Matthew O’Reilly.

Industry Feedback – ILM

Industry feedback from Industrial Light & Magic

Industry feedback was generously provided by Industrial Light & Magic, from Hayden Jones, Melissa Leamon and Davi Stein.

“Socks To Be You” at The IMDB

You can find “Socks To Be You“at the IMDB here.

Escape Method

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.

Festival Success