Wednesday, 3 December 2025

"Father's Blade" Wins "Best Trailer" at Vesuvio Fest

"Father's Blade" wins "Best Trailer" Vesuvio Film Fest 
Congratulations to the makers of the short film "Father's Blade", which has won "Best Trailer" at the Vesuvio Film Festival. 

"Father's Blade" was directed by Thomas Husband and produced by Hugo Whitworth; the editor was Alfie Williams and the lead animator was Brandon Rai.  This is the latest of many festival awards for Father's Blade

Tuesday, 2 December 2025

Meet The MoCap Masters: Adam Bennett 17 Dec 2025

Join us for our next "Meet the Masters" event at Escape Studios with Motion Graphics veteran Adam Bennett on Wednesday December 17th at 6pm GMT.  Adam will introduce motion graphics beginners to "Five Motion Graphics Techniques That Actually Work", focusing on practical solutions that bring fast results.  To sign up for this event, follow this link

Monday, 1 December 2025

Escapees on "Wicked: For Good"

Congratulations to Escapees Sofia Caldeira and Harry Pearson who contributed their skills to the new feature film "Wicked: For Good". 

Sofia Caldeira and Harry Pearson have been working as Visualisation Artists at The Third Floor in London.  

Sunday, 30 November 2025

Undergraduate Taster Day 6 December 2025

Join us on Saturday 6th December 2025 for our next Undergraduate (UG) Taster Day for an introduction to our undergraduate degrees in animation, games and vfx.  Come along and find out what it's like to study at Escape Studios. 

Saturday, 29 November 2025

"Meet The Masters" with Dan Shutt 15 Dec 2025

Meet The Masters with Dan Shutt 15th Dec 2025
Join us on Monday 15th December at 6pm for a free "Meet The Masters" Event with veteran VFX artist Dan Shutt

Dan Shutt is one of our most experienced VFX tutors, with over 23 years’ experience in a wide variety of 3D fields, from feature film effects and games graphics, to TV commercials and architectural rendering.  Dan has been with Escape Studios since 2009.  To sign up, follow this link

Friday, 28 November 2025

"Dusty Memories" Wins "Best Super Short" in NYC

Dusty Memories wins "Best Super Short Film"  in NYC  
Many congratulations to the makers of "Dusty Memories", which has won "Best Super Short Film"  at the New York Movie Awards.  

"Dusty Memories" was completed as part of Studio Module PR5001, a collaborative module in which second-year animation students work together on short film projects.   "Dusty Memories" was written and directed by Grace Lam, and edited and produced by Max Ebdon.  This is its third festival award. 

Thursday, 27 November 2025

Why Animators Always Start With a Story

Storytelling animation by Sunny Asadi
Animators are story tellers; animation should always have an idea behind it, one that tells a story.

Junior animators focus on learning technique - and technique is important. But it is also important to think carefully about the story behind your shot.

Who is your character, and why are they doing what they are doing?  What is the scene about? What do they want, and what do they fear?  These things are important because if your shots forms part of an interesting story, it will be much more interesting to watch.

Wednesday, 26 November 2025

Escapee Erminas Surgautas Joins Framestore

Many congratulations to Escapee Erminas Surgautas who has joined Framestore, one of the UK's leading VFX and animation houses. 

Erminas Surgautas studied the Art of Animation at Escape Studios, and contributed to many award-winning short film projects, including Checkmate, Mob Boss Barkino, Night Terrors and Reconnected.  

Tuesday, 25 November 2025

Undergraduate Q&A with Ian Palmer 9 Dec 2025

Join us on Tuesday 9th Dec from 5pm - 6pm GMT for an online undergraduate Q&A with Escape Studios' Principal Ian Palmer. 

This online event is an opportunity to find out more about Escape Studios from the man who knows us best - Professor Ian Palmer.  To sign up for this free event, follow this link

Monday, 24 November 2025

"Keep Cooking" Wins Best Super Short at Gold Awards

"Keep Cooking" wins "Best Animation" at Int'l Gold Awards
Congratulations to the makers of "Keep Cooking", which has won "Best Animation" at the International Gold Awards.   Keep Cooking was created by our third year graduating class of 2D Animation students at Escape Studios.  

Keep Cooking was written and directed by Nathan Blackman and produced by Mai Lu.  Chieri Kagata was the Lead Animator, and Gustav Chin was the Art Director.  This is its third festival award. 

Sunday, 23 November 2025

Evening With...Escapee Josh Kiddie 3 Dec 2025

We're delighted to announce our next "Evening With" Event on Wednesday 3 December 2025 at 5.30pm.  

Escapee and games artist Josh Kiddie returns to Escape Studios to discuss his career in the games industry. 

Saturday, 22 November 2025

"Bloom" Wins Best Animation Award in Florence

"Bloom", wins "Best Animation" at Florence Film Awards
Congratulations to the makers of "Bloom", which has won "Best Animated Film" at the Florence Film Awards. "Bloom" was completed as part of Studio Module PR5001, a collaborative module in which second-year animation students work together on short film projects.

Bloom was written and directed by Vanessa Marques-Navaratnasingam and produced by Grace Lam. This is its third festival award.

Friday, 21 November 2025

Cherelle Owusu Screening at Royal Society of Arts

Many congratulations to Escapee Cherelle Owusu whose short film "Flame" will be screened at the Royal Society of Arts on Tuesday, December 16th @ 6pm as part of the Nolly-Oh! Nationwide Tour,  part of the BFI Too Much Melodrama Blockbuster Season.   

Cherelle's short film "Flame" has won multiple festival awards, and in 2020 secured a commercial licensing deal with a major US Airline.   

Cherelle took our MA in 3D Animation at Escape Studios, and joined The Third Floor as a previsualisation artist. Her film credits include The Meg and How To Train Your Dragon.

Wednesday, 19 November 2025

"Barkino" Wins "Best Super Short" in London

"Mob Boss Barkino" wins "Best Super Short Film" in London
Congratulations to the makers of "Mob Boss Barkino", which has won Best Super Short Film at the London Movie Awards. 

Mob Boss Barkino was written and directed by Leon Lau, and produced by Angharad Mathias.  The lead animator was Maisy Rogers, and the Editor was Tobi Ajibola.  Industry feedback was generously provided by Charlie Tetlow and Felipe De Lanteuil from Industrial Light & Magic.  This its fourth festival award. 

Tuesday, 18 November 2025

2025 Motion Graphics Demo Reel


Congratulations to our Motion Graphics students and tutors on the excellent new 2025 Motion Graphics Demo Reel from Escape Studios. The video above is a compilation of the best work done by Motion Graphics students studying on our short courses, evening classes, and postgraduate classes.  

Monday, 17 November 2025

"Keep Cooking" wins "Best Animation" in NYC

"Keep Cooking" wins "Best Animation" in NYC
Congratulations to the makers of "Keep Cooking", which has won "Best Animation" at the New York Movie Awards.   Keep Cooking was created by our third year graduating class of 2D Animation students at Escape Studios.  

Keep Cooking was written and directed by Nathan Blackman and produced by Mai Lu.  Chieri Kagata was the Lead Animator, and Gustav Chin was the Art Director.  This is its third festival award. 

Sunday, 16 November 2025

UCAS Applications Now Open

UCAS - deadline 14 January 2026.
UCAS applications for Escape Studios for September 2026 are now open - the deadline to apply to study with us next academic year is 14 January 2026.  

Saturday, 15 November 2025

"Held Back" Wins "Best Animation" at EEFF

Held Back wins "Best Animation" at the EEFF  
Congratulations to the makers of the animated short film Held Back which has won "Best Animation" at the Eastern Europe Film Awards.  

Held Back was completed as part of Studio Module PR5001, a collaborative module in which second-year animation students work together on short film projects.   Held Back was directed by Lewis Sims and produced by Hassan Mahdi.  This its first festival award. 

Friday, 14 November 2025

Escape Studios Visits DNEG

Escape Studios visits DNEG
Many thanks to Andrew Schlussel and everyone at DNEG for the inspiring tour of the Great Portland St Studio yesterday. 

The visit was a great opportunity for our students to visit one of the UK's longest-established VFX and animation houses; responsible for multiple blockbuster hits.  

Thursday, 13 November 2025

"Mini Mail" Wins "Best Student Film" in Hollywood

 Mini Mail wins "Best Student Film" in Hollywood
Congratulations to the makers of the VFX Short film Mini Mail, which has won "Best Student Film" at the Hollywood Gold Awards.

Mini Mail was created by our third year graduating class of VFX students at Escape Studios; it was written and directed by Thomas Greensmith and produced by Nilufer Refet.  This is its fourth festival award.