Animation Careers Evening on 5 August 4.30pm

Animation Careers Event August 5th

Join us at Escape Studios on Thursday 5th August at 4:30pm for a free online Animation Careers Evening with animation industry leaders Blue Zoo and Jellyfish Pictures.  

Blue Zoo recruiter Lauren Barnes, and animators Jamie Floodgate and Joel Airebamen will discuss the latest animation career opportunities. Sign up here at the official site.

Animation Boom

The animation industry is booming right now, with many studios actively recruiting junior talent. Many opportunities exist - but applicants need to be well prepared,  with a polished demo reel and a strong portfolio.  Sign up at the official site to find out more.

Guest speakers

Guest speakers include Jamie Floodgate - 3D Animator at Blue Zoo and Escape Alumnus,  Lauren Barnes, Senior Talent Resourcer at Blue Zoo and Joel Airebamen, Lead Animator at Jellyfish Pictures

Blue Zoo

Blue Zoo is one of the UK's most successful animation studios, responsible for many hit TV series, commercials and also ground-breaking short films.  

Escapees at Blue Zoo
Many Escapees who have joined Blue Zoo in recent years. These include:

• Callum Wylie, Animation Intern July 2021
• Lucy Harris, Junior Layout artist at Blue Zoo, June 2021
• Maciej Osuch, who joined Blue Zoo as an animator in February 2021
• Daniel Lötter, who joined Blue Zoo as an animator in February 2021
• Tim Jones, Junior Animator at Blue Zoo, January 2021
• Jamie Floodgate: Jamie joined Blue Zoo in August 2019 as a junior animator, having graduated from our 12 week course in animation
• Storyboard artist Fred O'Rourke, who joined Blue Zoo in July 2018
• Animator Marc Godfrey, who started as an animator at Blue Zoo in 2015

About Blue Zoo

To see more about Blue Zoo Animation, and what they do, follow the links below:

• How Blue Zoo Stay Creative
• Blue Zoo's Real Time Animation Pipeline
• Challenges of Running an Animation Studio
• Blue Zoo and the Making of QPootle 5
• Escape Animators Visit Blue Zoo 

Jellyfish Pictures

Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed - animated at Jellyfish 

Jellyfish Pictures is a leading UK based animation studio; they have recruited many of our Escapees in recent years, including Amanda Costa, Luis Marcillo-Coronado, Laura Knight, Henry Fenwick and Rory Marchant - who all found work at Jellyfish after leaving Escape Studios.

Dennis and Gnasher
Jellyfish Pictures is one of London's largest and most successful animation studios, working on TV series such as "Dennis and Gnasher - Unleashed" and also doing feature film work on the Star Wars franchise.

How to sign up

To sign up for this free event, follow this link.

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 2021, follow this link.