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| Iliana Franklin teaches at Escape Studios |
Developed in consultation with industry (and still subject to formal validation by the University of Kent) this degree is a unique opportunity to learn industry-level skills and also earn an internationally recognised academic qualification.
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| 3rd floor - industry mentors |
Storyboarding and previsualisation share a common goal - to pre-imagine the story, and bring it to life before the expensive business of animation or principal photography begins. Our course teaches both disciplines, allowing students to focus on two career pathways: using traditional drawings skills (storyboards), or digital skills (previz). Storyboard artists and previz artists both have to solve many of the same problems, including shot flow, cinematography, narrative rhythm, and continuity. Both work closely with the director and editor to bring the story to life.
Why Storyboarding?
Storyboarding is an important part of the story-telling process and one that is currently an area of skills shortage. Industry has long been telling us that they cannot find enough skilled storyboard artists to satisfy the huge growth in animation and vfx production in the UK in recent years. Storyboarding is a basic skill that every film-maker should have; being able to express a sequence of shots visually is one of the key skills in narrative storytelling.
World First
As far as we can tell, there is no course like this anywhere in the world.
We have two industry mentors: Blue Zoo animation (for storyboarding) and the 3rd Floor - for previsualisation. Both companies have generously offered their assistance in bringing this pioneering course to fruition.
We have a number new software packages recently installed at Escape Studios.
- Toonboom Storyboard Pro, arguably now the industry leader for storyboarding
- Panel Forge, a new hybrid software that blends 3d modeling resources with drawing tools. Panel Forge is essentially a stripped-down version of Maya, pioneered by Blue Zoo and Jellyfish animation, that greatly speeds up the storyboarding process.
- Storyboarder. This free software is open-source and a welcome addition to the board artist's toolkit.
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| Wacom Cintiq - industry standard kit |
We'll be buying some great new kit for the course - Wacom Cintiq tablets so that all our students have access to industry-level hardware.
Who is this course for?
This course is aimed at anyone who wants to learn the art and craft of storyboarding and presvisualisation. We teach all our students from scratch (though some knowledge of Maya will be helpful), and our goal is to make you job-ready by the end of the course. As befits a masters' degree, you will also engage with the theory and practice of the medium at masters' level.
Where and When?
Storyboarding and Previs will taught at our Central London Campus at 190 High Holborn, WC1. It starts on 30th September 2019.
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| Head of Animation: Alex Williams |
Final Brief
Success Stories
To see some of our Escape Studios animation success stories, follow this link. We're proud of our track record of helping our students break into industry.
Student Work
To see some of the excellent work done by students at Escape Studios, check out our YouTube Channel. You can also see our latest animation demo reel below:
Where can you sign up for the MA?
Follow this link to the official site.
You can also read about the course at awn.com
To see a short film that explains more about previsualisation, watch the video below:
Evening class
And, if you don't have the time to commit to a full MA, we also run evening classes in storyboarding. The next class, taught by the very talented Chess Adams, starts on March 6th and runs for 8 weeks.
---Alex
The Escape Studios Animation Blog offers a personal view on the art of animation and visual effects. To find out more about our new BA/MArt, now recruiting for September 2019, follow this link. To apply, visit the offical page here.
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