Sign Up Now For The Summer of Animation

The Summer of Animation has just been launched; it is a programme of free activities for 13 to 18-year olds in the UK, all about creating your own animation, hosted by Access VFX and supported by Escape Studios.

Over the summer students can access a series of free videos to show how to create each step of the 3D animation film making process. Each video has an exercise linked to it, where you can download templates to give it a go yourself.  https://summerofanimation.com/

Summer of Animation

About the Summer of Animation
The Summer of Animation is a programme of free activities for 13 to 18-year olds in the UK who have a passion for creating animation.

8 June to 20 August
It is a two-month programme of masterclasses, online camps and a competition for 13- to 18-year-olds to create their own animation. To find them online, follow this link.

Cross-Industry Collaboration
The initiative is a cross-industry collaborative programme, supported by the ScreenSkills Animation Skills Council, with contributions from UK animation productions, Blue Zoo, Access:VFX, NextGen Skills Academy, 3Dami, DNEG, Framestore, Escape Studios, Norwich University of the Arts and ScreenSkills, supported by the BFI awarding National Lottery funds. And, of course, supported by Escape Studios.

Where and When
The Summer of Animation started on Monday 8 June and continues until 20 August. For more information go to the Summer of Animation website.

What's On
Masterclasses:
Masterclasses showing you how to make your own short animated film using free software

Feedback: students can upload their short films and receive feedback
Summer Studio An online studio where students will make a short film as part of virtual team project
Competition: judged by industry professionals with prizes from animation and VFX studios

ScreenSkills 3Dami 2020 Summer Studio
3DAmi offers an online 3D animation camp for 13 to 18-year-olds. Students make every part of a 3D digital animated short film across two weeks with the support of industry mentors and alumni. It is the only course of its type worldwide and many of the diverse student base are now working in the film and games industries.

July and August Camps
Camp 1: 6 July to 17 July (10 places)
Camp 2: 27 July to 7 August (20 places)

It is open to students of all levels of experience. To get on to the course, you must submit a portfolio of your work.

Students can apply now at 3dami.

Check out previous year's work here

Supported by the ScreenSkills Animation Skills Fund with contributions from UK animation productions.

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.