2023 Winner

TheVanity, a boutique special VFX house, developed “Monster Mayhem” to good- naturedly showcase its skills. The film is an action thriller, featuring combatants under attack. They work together to fire a rocket at a giant monster in the distance but after it lands, a series of brightly-coloured balloons are slowly released in the air. They take aim again. This time, a giant donut rolls out - and past the monster. Confused, they curse. Then realize: “It’s the visual effects team. They’re trying to show off their f*cking skills.” Their last attempt to shoot the rocket yields a promising-looking robot, but the monster simply steps on it and crushes it, leaving them to
curse again at the visual effects team.

Credits

VFX: The Vanity
VFX Supervisor: Naveen Srivastava
CG Artist: Joaquin Manay
Executive Producers: Stephanie Pennington, Kayla Baxter
Colourist: Andrew Exworth

Producer: Kari Hollend
Director + Writer: Paul Constantakis
Cinematographer: Adrian Bellaire
Line Producer: Mike Kirsh
Art Director: Jeff Cheung

Casting: Jules Casting
Actors: Matteo De Cola, Troy Crossfield, Rosey Tyler, Mark Logtenberg

Wardrobe Stylist: Caitlin Wright
Hair, Makeup & FX: Megan Fraser
Makeup Assistant: Kaitlyn Hill

Editor: Mark Paiva
Assistant Editor: Giuseppe Piccolo
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Music + Sound Design: The Inlaws Audio House
Music Composer: Spencer Hall
Giant & Robot Voices: Rob James