If you watched the animated short “Jinxy Jenkins, Lucky Lou” from Ringling College students Michael Bidinger and Michelle Kwon last year, you know the gap between student and professional character animation work has vanished. Here’s evidence the same has happened for character-driven VFX.

“Escargore” is the latest third year production from the Bachelor of Art and Design (3D Animation and VFX) program at Media Design School in Auckland, New Zealand – completed by a crew of 22 students over a four-month schedule.

Behind the scenes