Epic The Musical Saga: Warrior of the mind — student short film 🎬

Epic: The Musical sparks our students’ imagination in ways they can't help but animate out. Emotions, charisma, and stunning visual effects —The entire visual experience is brought to life through this captivating musical interpretation of Homer's The Odyssey. The main character of this film knows the answer — and sings it at the top of his lungs.

This short film is the result of the Short Film Creation course, where students follow the entire animation pipeline — from the first sketch to the final frame. Under the guidance of experienced mentors, they learn to work in a team, create compelling performances, and add stunning visual effects.

The course helps students not only sharpen their animation skills but also build a strong portfolio with a festival-ready film.

Watch Epic The Musical Saga: Warrior of the mind and see what happens when life itself becomes a song!

Original song: Jorge Rivera-Herrans
Original song voices: Jorge Rivera-Herrans, Teagan Earley
Backgrounds lead: Nova Scott (Rose)
Backgrounds artists: Kirill Chernyh, Nova Scott (Rose), Xenia Poryadkina
Visual development mentor: Andrei Sitari
Character design: Al-Lat Kadyrzhanova
Color script: Nova Scott (Rose)
Visual Development: Al-Lat Kadyrzhanova, Nastya Knyaz, Nova Scott (Rose), Varvara Vorontsova, Yana Mushnikova
3D: Nova Scott (Rose), Varvara Vorontsova, Yana Mushnikova
Animation: Anna Borodina, Anna Guzenko, Anna Kudriavtseva, Edward Kurchevsky, Maggie Araratyan, Melaniia Kaliian, Nastya Knyaz, Olga Smirnova, Varvara Vorontsova, Yana Mushnikova
Animation mentor: Edward Kurchevsky
Animatic: Yana Mushnikova
Help with animatic: Nastya Knyaz, Varvara Vorontsova
Animation leads: Nastya Knyaz, Varvara Vorontsova, Yana Mushnikova
Cleanup-color-shade lead: Varvara Vorontsova
Cleanup-color-shade: Anna Borodina, Anna Guzenko, Anna Kudriavtseva, Dominika Zakharova, (Abito Tanuki), Maggie Araratyan, Monica Marinho, Narine Mirzoyan, Nastya Kynaz, Olga Smirnova, Varvara Vorontsova, Xenia Poryadkina, Yana Mushnikova
Animation FX mentor: Slava Lightsoul
Animation FX: Constantine Sukhov, Alena Kobinets, Olga Kuzminova, Katya KaTOON, Margarita Balueva
Production company: Animation School
Producer & director: Varvara Vorontsova
Curator: Eugenia Parkhimovich
Compositing mentor: Iana Nain
Compositing: Aliaksandra Sudnikovich, Esja Cherkasova, Galina Pugach, Mila Zolotareva
Sound design: Egor Lashkov
Instrumental version: Made Instrumental


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