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Tuesday 23 April 2024
Finding Work in The Animation Industry
The creative industries have hit some headwinds of late, with a "perfect storm" of writers' strikes, actors' strikes, studio cutbacks, and anxiety over the threat from AI.
Monday 22 April 2024
"Order Up" Wins "Best Animation" at Kodaikanal Fest
"Order Up" wins "Best Animation" at Kodaikanal Fest |
Order Up was completed as part of Studio Module PR5001, a collaborative module in which second-year animation students work together on short film projects. Order Up was directed by Shavaz Uzice, edited by Tobi Ajibola, and produced by “Moses” Tsz Yau Ho. The art director was Holly Ackroyd. This is its first festival award.
Sunday 21 April 2024
Animate a Traffic Cone Being Knocked Over
Animate a Traffic Cone Being Knocked Over |
You can however use any vehicle, and animate it by simply setting a keyframe at the start and the end of the motion. The timing of the traffic cone is very simple; with just a few rotation keyframes we can add texture to the scene.
Saturday 20 April 2024
Motion Graphics MA Now Open for Applications
Our new Master's Degree in Motion Graphics |
Motion Graphics is a key part of the animation industry, an expanding area of jobs and creativity.
We have been teaching Motion Graphics at Escape Studios for many years - now for the first time we can offer a fully accredited masters-level post-graduate course.Friday 19 April 2024
Escape Students Attend "Bring Your Own Animation"
Kevin Richards and Escape Students attend BYOA |
BYOA takes place in London every month at a pub in Soho. Recently Escape Studios' tutor animation Kevin Richards met with a number of Escape Studios students and Escapees, reviewing demo reels and getting feedback on their work.
Thursday 18 April 2024
"Theseus" Wins Hon Mention at 1st Film Fest
Theseus & The Minotaur wins Mention at 1st Film Fest |
Theseus and The Minotaur tells the story of the Greek hero's entry into the Labyrinth, and was directed by Mitchell Wright and produced by Ayesha-Ria Jina. The 3D lead was Xavier Barker, and the 2D Lead was Ethan Mainwaring-Taylor. Industry feedback was provided by Industrial Light & Magic.
Wednesday 17 April 2024
Introducing "Order Up"
ORDER_UP_ANIM from tszyau ho on Vimeo.
Introducing "Order Up", the latest short animated film from Escape Studios. It was completed as part of Studio Module PR5001, a collaborative module in which second-year animation students work together on short film projects. Order Up was directed by Shavaz Uzice, edited by Tobi Ajibola, and produced by “Moses” Tsz Yau Ho. The art director was Holly Ackroyd. Order Up is currently being entered into film festivals.Tuesday 16 April 2024
The Visual Effects Producer - Now in The Library
The Visual Effects Producer |
The Visual Effects Producer by Charles Finance and Susan Zwerman is the comprehensive handbook for any student learning the art of VFX Production - a creative blend of art, technology and finance.
For all our students learning the Art of VFX, we recommend this book as the principal guide to understanding what VFX producers do.
And don't forget to make use of our Tutorial Channel - with many hundreds of video tutorials on animation and VFX.
Monday 15 April 2024
Introducing "Checkmate"
Checkmate from Cara Masters on Vimeo.
Introducing "Checkmate", the latest short animated film from Escape Studios. Checkmate was completed as part of Studio Module PR5001, a collaborative module in which second-year animation students work together on short film projects. Checkmate was directed by Cara Masters and produced by Erminas Surgautas.Sunday 14 April 2024
"Lamp -v- Monty" by Illia Stepina
Illia Stepina is a first year undergraduate animation student at Escape Studios; "Lamp-v-Monty" was animated for Elissa's core animation module - Animation 1 - a 15 Credit module that teaches all our first year students the fundamentals of character and creature animation. AN4001 lasts four weeks, and covers all the basic principles of animation. To see some of the best work done by our first year undergraduate animators, follow this link.
Saturday 13 April 2024
"Outpatient" Wins Best VFX at Makihzmithran Fest
"Outpatient" wins "Best VFX" at Makizhmithran Fest |
"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. Abdoulah M Jones stars as The Patient.
This is the film's second festival award.
Friday 12 April 2024
Escapee-directed "Bluey" Achieves Global Success
Bluey |
Rich took our 12 week course in 3D animation, and has since gone on to forge a successful career as an animation director.
Thursday 11 April 2024
"Ghosting" Wins "Best Animation" at Tekka Fest
Congratulations to the makers of Ghosting, the animated short created by our third year animation students at Escape Studios, which has won the award for Best Animation at the Tekka Film Festival.
Directed by Caroline Geddis and produced by Marc Montebon, Ghosting tells the story of a boy who enters a mysterious mansion on a dark night.
This is its second festival award.
Wednesday 10 April 2024
La Salle Exchange Programme Returns For 2025
Ramon Llull University, Barcelona |
La Salle offers degrees in Digital Arts and Animation, a perfect fit with our courses at Escape Studios. The Exchange will take place in the Spring of 2025, and we'll be looking for expressions of interest from our first year undergraduate students in the next few weeks.
Since 2021 a number of Escape students have travelled to La Salle to study, and a similar number have come to Escape Studios, studying the Art of Computer Animation, Games and Visual Effects.
The La Salle Exchange Programme is a welcome opportunity for our students to study overseas in one of Europe's most beautiful cities.
The La Salle Exchange Programme is a welcome opportunity for our students to study overseas in one of Europe's most beautiful cities.
Tuesday 9 April 2024
"Infestation" Best Sci-Fi at Golden Peacock Awards
"Infestation" wins Best Sci-Fi at Golden Peacock Awards |
Infestation has won "Best Sci-Fi Short" at the Golden Peacock International Film Festival.
Directed by Thomas Husband and produced by Hugo Whitworth, Infestation tells the story of a distant space station - HMSS Archimedes - with some unwelcome visitors. This is the third festival award for Infestation.
Monday 8 April 2024
Super Mario Animation by Michael Koden
Michael Koden is a first year undergraduate animation student at Escape Studios; his short "Super Mario" animation above was completed for AN4001 a 15 Credit animation module that teaches all our first year students the fundamentals of character and creature animation. AN4001 lasts four weeks, and covers all the basic principles of animation. To see some of the best work done by our first year undergraduate animators, follow this link.
Sunday 7 April 2024
Free Rigs and Sets at Anim-Matt
https://anim-matt.gumroad.com/. |
Friday 5 April 2024
Acting for Animators - With Michael Caine
Thursday 4 April 2024
"VOID" Wins Hon Mention at Art Film Awards
Void wins Hon Mention at Art Film Awards |
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 third festival award.
Wednesday 3 April 2024
Understanding the Rule of Thirds
What is the Rule of Thirds? It is a "rule of thumb" for composing visual images. The Rule of Thirds proposes that an image should be imagined as divided into nine equal parts by two equally spaced horizontal lines and two equally spaced vertical lines, and that important compositional elements should be placed along these lines or their intersections. In the simplest terms, try to avoid staging your character dead centre in the middle of the screen.
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