Animation Course Starts 8th January 2018

Paddington Bear - animated at Framestore in London

We're currently taking applications for our next animation short course - three months of intensive training in 3D animation - starting on 8th January 2018.

This course is aimed at anyone who wants to learn the art and craft of 3D Animation in Maya. You might be a 2D animator wanting to break into 3D, or a graduate who didn’t get the right skills at university – or someone with no experience of animation who wants to make a career change. We teach all our students from scratch, and our goal is to make you job-ready by the end of the course.

Alex Williams

What's this course all about?
We take you through all the essential principles of animation from the very beginning – bouncing a ball – through to sophisticated character and creature animation. We begin with the basics of motion and locomotion, building up to pantomime, character performance, and also tackling animals and creatures.

London has a strong focus on visual effects work and we want our students to be able to tackle the challenges and opportunities in our local market. By the end of the course you should have a polished video portfolio in the shape of an online demo reel to help you find work in this growing but competitive industry.

Course Design
The animation program has been refined over many years, constantly being adapted to suit the needs of industry, and following extensive industry consultation. All our animation tutors here at Escape Studios are gifted animators with extensive industry experience.

When does it start and finish?
The course starts on 8 January 2018 and lasts 12 weeks.

Sydney Padua

Who teaches the course?
The course is taught by me and a number of other industry tutors, including Quentin Miles, former Head of Animation at Cinesite, Sydney Padua, veteran of dozens of animated and VFX hits, and Lee Caller, an excellent animator with a superb sense of comic timing and storytelling. 

Every animator has their own unique workflow and areas of specialism, so having a variety of tutors really helps our students get a broad range of approaches to animation.

Pixar's Aaron Hartline

Pixar - industry mentor
We're excited to be welcoming Pixar animator Aaron Hartline to mentor our students and give them feedback. Aaron will come to Escape in person to meet our students, review their work, and offer his tips and tricks on the perfect animation workflow.

Career opportunities
Our students go on to work in many areas of the industry including 3D animation for films, TV, games, and visual effects. After the classroom course is over we offer three months of online mentoring, so that our students can continue to refine and polish their skills. We take aftercare very seriously – since it can take time to put together a job-ready demo reel, we make sure our students get the time and practice that they need to refine their work to make them job-ready.

Success Stories
To see some of our Escape Studios animation success stories, follow this link.

Student Work
To see some of the work done by students at Escape Studios, check out our YouTube Channel. 




Where can you sign up?
Follow this link to the official site.

---Alex

The Escape Studios Animation Blog offers a personal view on the art of animation and visual effects. To apply for our new BA/MArt starting in September 2018, follow this link. We train all our students with practical real-world skills, to give them the best possible chance of a career in industry. To see some of our animation success stories, follow this link.