We're delighted to offer a new free tutorial in Motion Graphics from our Motion Graphics tutor Adam Bennett.  Adam's latest tutorial is titled "Seven Showreel Tips to Help You Get Hired".  Putting together a great demo reel is the key to getting hired in the creative industries.  Adam has also created a playlist of free tutorials, hosted at YouTube, to help students get started and to support their classroom learning.  Our new MA in Motion Graphics is now recruiting for September 2024. Free Motion Graphics Tutorials by Adam Bennett Motion ..read more

We're hosting a new portfolio review clinic titled "Portfolios That Pack a Punch" on Monday 13 May at 3.30pm. This event is aimed at our games students but is also very relevant to animators looking to break into the games industry.  The games industry needs animators too.  The creative industries are in a constant state of flux - events like this help us keep abreast of the latest changes, and in particular help us identify where the entry-level jobs are, and what is needed to get them.  Who is hiring, for what jobs, and what skills do you need? To sign up for this ..read more

"Backtrack"wins "Best Trailer" at Dreamachine Fest Congratulations to the makers of "Backtrack", the teaser/trailer created by our second year animation students at Escape Studios, which has won "Best Trailer" at the Dreamachine Film Festival. The Backtrack trailer was directed by Philippa "Pip" Cowen, edited by Pelumi Oyekunleye and produced by Sihaam "Simu" Weheliye.  Backtrack has won many festival awards. "Backtrack" Backtrack" is a teaser/trailer for an animated film telling the story of a young athlete who is bullied at school.    M ..read more

The Hunter wins Best Super Short Film in London Congratulations to the makers of "The Hunter", the latest short animated film from Escape Studios, which has won "Best Super Short Film" at the London Movie Awards.  The Hunter was completed as part of Studio Module PR5001, a collaborative module in which second-year animation students work together on short film projects.  The Hunter was written by Nishana Paul, directed by Rhea Ilanthirayan and produced by Naarah Bonti Asmarah.  This is its first festival award. Th ..read more

Introducing the short animated film "Breakdown", completed by our students at Escape Studios.  Breakdown was made by our second year animation students, working together as a team to replicate as closely as possible the workings of a commercial animation studio.  Breakdown was directed by Anna Pinart and produced by Caroline Geddis. The editor was Belle Leuschke and the art director was Daniel Joseph.  Breakdown Credits See below for a full list of Breakdown credits Anna Pinart – Director, Lead Animator, Light ..read more

"Outpatient" wins "Best Micro Short" at Vesuvius Film Fest Congratulations to the makers of the VFX short film "Outpatient", which has won "Best Micro Short" at the Vesuvius Film Festival.  "Outpatient" was directed by Charlie Wilson, co-directed by Idris Driver, produced by Harry Symonds, and co-produced by Emmanuel Rahman. "Outpatient" tells the story of a hospital patient on the edge of survival.  This is the film's third festival award.  "Outpatient" "Outpatient" "Outpatient" was made by our third year VFX students, wo ..read more

Escape Studios undergraduate animation student Seb Armstrong animated this excellent short piece for our undergraduate core animation module - Animation Module AN4001 - a 15 Credit module that teaches all our first year students the fundamentals of character and creature animation.  AN4001 lasts four weeks, and covers the basic principles of animation.  To see some of the best work done by our first year undergraduate animators, follow this link. Student Work at Escape Studios Animation Module AN4001 To see more about Animation Module AN400 ..read more

Animate a Submarine Underwater In this super simple tutorial we show how to animate a submarine traveling underwater.  This is a very basic tutorial aimed at beginners in Maya.  The idea is to do some simple animation of an underwater scene, then add a caustic effect to reproduce the effect of light penetrating water.  Animate a Submarine Underwater Using Caustics in Maya This tutorial can be adapted to animating fish - or any underwater scene.  To see how to recreate this underwater effect, follow the simple tutorial below: Beginner Animation Tutorials We ..read more

Little_Pirates_FINAL from Angharad Mathias on Vimeo. Introducing "Little Pirates", the latest short animated film from Escape Studios.  Little Pirates was completed as part of Studio Module PR5001, a collaborative module in which second-year animation students work together on short film projects.  Little Pirates was written and directed by Anna Reyes Ramirez and produced by Angharad Mathias.  Little Pirates is currently being entered into film festivals.  Little Pirates Little Pirates was completed as part of Studio Mo ..read more

Animate a Camera Shake in Maya with Monty In this free animation tutorial we show how to animate a camera shake in Maya.  It's a simple tutorial aimed at beginners learning 3d animation in Autodesk Maya.  To animate the camera shake is simple - it's just a few keyframes on the x rotation on the shot camera, simulating what might happen to a real camera operator if (as in this example) a school bus were to whizz past at high speed.  Animate a Camera Shake in Maya The tutorial uses a simple pre-existing scene in Autodesk Maya, including "Monty", the Cartoon ..read more