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

Congratulations to the makers of "Void", which has won Best Student Short Film at the HEI Film Festival.  Void is one of the latest short films from our third year undergraduate animation students at Escape Studios.   "Void" was directed by Kaya Akinci, edited and produced by Luis Yarroll.    This is its fourth festival award. VOID at YouTube About VOID Void tells the story of an encounter with a mysterious black cat on the London Underground.   "Void" was directed by Kaya Akinci, edited and produced b ..read more

Royal Television Society (RTS) Bursary Scheme The Royal Television Society (RTS) Bursary Scheme is now open, offering bursaries (scholarships) to students  pursuing careers in television, film or related media. The application deadline is Monday 24th June 2024. As always, we encourage our students to apply. There are many scholarships and bursaries available for education.  RTS Bursary Scheme Royal Television Society (RTS) Bursary Scheme is now open, offering bursaries (scholarships) to students  pursuing careers in television, film or related media Applicatio ..read more

Escape Studios is delighted to announce that - for the first time since Brexit - we can now sponsor international students to join our programmes on student visas.  This comes in time for the launch of a number of brand-new courses starting in September 2024, including our new MA in Motion Graphics. International Study at Escape Studios Escapees Escape Studios has recently received our UKVI Licence, meaning that we are now able to sponsor international students to study with us on student visas. Overseas Students We have a long tradition of welcoming top internati ..read more