Michael Davies - Our Newest Animation Tutor

Michael Davies

We're extending a warm welcome to our newest full-time animation tutor at Escape Studios,  3D Artist and rigging specialist Michael Davies.

Michael has worked on many VFX blockbusters such as Batman vs Superman, Doctor Strange and Thor Ragnarok.

Michael has been a regular guest tutor at our High Holborn campus, and brings a very versatile skillset to the animation classroom. 

Industry Credits

Learn from the man who rigged Smaug

Michael's rigging credits are impressive: he rigged Smaug (The Hobbit) and also The Minions for the Illumination-McGuff studio.

Michael's main areas of expertise are rigging and 3D modelling, but he has also worked as a generalist and supervisor.

Autodesk Accreditation
Michael has been developing future creative talent by sharing his skills since 2014 and is an Accredited Trainer for Maya at Autodesk.

3rd Year Undergraduates
Michael will be running the 3rd year undergraduate animation projects, helping to support our existing skillset with 3D modelling and rigging, so that our animators can create more unique content of their own. The animation students will also be collaborating across disciplines, drawing in talent from the VFX (both 3D and 2D) students and also games undergraduates. We're excited to see what our talented 3rd year students can come up with under Michael's guidance.

Interview
To see an interview with Michael Davies, and find out more about his work, follow this link. And to find more detail about what's in the course, read this blog post.

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 2018, follow this link.  To apply, visit the offical page here.