The act that counts - Framestore Launchpad 2021

'A young robot dreams of flying to become a superhero, after a failed attempt, fate gives them all they need to become one.'

This short was created by the team Escape the Virus during the Framestore Summer Internship 2021.

Team members: Camila Valencia, Andrew Watson, Michaela Butler and Musharaf Hussain (Rasel).

Music by: Paul James and Neil Saxby

Software used: Autodesk Maya, Substance Painter, Marvelous Designer, Speed Tree, Adobe Photoshop, Unreal Engine, Adobe After Effects.

During this group competition I was the captain of Escape the Virus which included several tasks such as keeping a clear schedule and setting deadlines to achieve great results on time, contacting our mentors back and forth to make sure everything was running smoothly and asking for support when needed.
I was in charge of modelling the log cabin where the robot lived while doing previs and layout with Unreal Engine.
Once all the previs and timing was done I was in charge of texturing the cabin, garden assets and the main character.
While texturing I was also doing fx tests of some ideas we had in mind for the short but was not used at the end.
As the texturing and animation was being finalised I was in charge of the lighting and post processing effects to make everything look more cohesive and once the rendering was done I proceeded to comp all the shots together, add the 2D effects one of my teammates (Michaela) made and created the credits.