‘am i dreaming?’

‘Am I Dreaming?’ was the first short film from Pixel Ctrl Studios. The film is a musical with an original soundtrack composed by Lilianne Coeverden and directed by Jake Lee. The film is a homage to the animated musicals we all grew up with.

synopsis

In Am I Dreaming?, Kirstin dreams of being with Dan, the most popular boy in school. Kirsten's journey takes her to outer space and to a fairy tale castle. Her dream came true at last... or did it?"

Team

The animation team was led by Anya Dyachok. The original characters were modelled, rigged, and textured by Escape Studio's Tutor Michael Davies and the film was produced by Escapee Emmanouil "Manos" Zervoudakis.

Festival Success

Am I Dreaming? has won many festival Awards:

• Best Animated Musical at the UK Film Awards

• New York Movie Awards

• Milan Gold Awards

• Monthly Future of Film Awards

• Eastern Europe Film Festival

• Golden Nugget International Film Festival

• Onyko Film Awards

• Asian Talent International Film Festival

Am I Dreaming Credits:

Jake Lee - Director, Writer, Editor, Layout

Emmanouil Zervoudakis - Producer, Co-Editor, Layout

Lilianne Coeverden - Songwriter, Writer

Kiersten Nielson - Vocals for "Am I Dreaming?"

Anya Dyachok - Head of Animation

Austin Hill - Storyboards

Marina Belova - Animator

Marharyta Obukhava - Animator

Paula Porta Vazquez - Animator, Layout

Nicole Widmer - Animator

Brittney Thalayan - Animator

Chanakan Jeffries - Animator

Josh Janousky - Animator

Louis Chevis - Animator

Michael Davies - Character CG Supervisor

Jordan Coles - Rigging

Tom Perry - Rigging, Modeling

Ana Erbasu - Modeling

Elizabeth Thomas - Modeling, Texturing, Groom

Jose 'Kuzeh' Iturriaga - Environment Modeling

Priya Shah - Render Pipeline

Kirstin Hyland - Kirstin Reference Performer

Dan McElroy - Dan Reference Performer