Animation Thrives Under Lockdown

"Trolls on Tour" earned $100m on streaming devices

According to a recent piece in The Guardian, the animation industry is thriving despite the Corona Lockdown. 

Unlike live action shoots, which have been shut down due to Covid-19, the animation industry is expanding, as programmers scramble to replace live-action content with animation. 

Animation thrives
The reason, of course, is that animators can and do work alone, from home, just as we are doing now at Escape Studios.  We've had considerable success at Escape moving our teaching online, and our students have successfully collaborated on group film projects such as Nefertiti, Death From Above and Hotel Aloha, all three of which are already winning festival laurels. Of course, the festivals themselves are moving online, but awards are still being won and prizes given out.

Pitching animation

Jerich0 - pitching at APD

For anyone developing fresh animation content, now is a great time to polish your pitch - and get it out there. Our students don't just learn to animate, they are also creating and pitching fresh ideas, creating new characters and telling new stories.

For more information on how to pitch animation ideas, follow the links below:

• Cartoon Forum - How to pitch an animated TV series. Next year's deadline is May 2021
• Cartoon Movie - How to pitch an animated feature film. This year's deadline will be in November 2020.
• Jerich0 - pitching at APD. How the short film Jerich0 pitched at APD in Stuttgart.

The Escape Studios Animation Blog offers a personal view on the art of animation and visual effects. To apply for our BA/MArt in 3D Animation, follow this link.  To apply for our storyboarding evening class, visit this page here.  For the next 12 week animation course, click here.