How to Use Escape Studios' Online Library

For all our students at Escape Studios - don't forget about the Online Animation Library. The Online Library is where we keep digital copies of our books on animation and film-making.  Of course, we also have hard copies in the traditional animation library (ie actual physical books) on the Third Floor at 190 High Holborn, but the digital copies are arguably more useful as they can be accessed from anywhere at any time.  To find the Online Library, follow this link.

Escape Studios Animation Library

Check out the books in the orange book

The Online Library operates in conjunction with the existing Escape Studios Animation Library (a traditional library, with actual books) which is located on the Third Floor at 190 High Holborn, outside Toontown and Winterfell classrooms.  

All the books are free to borrow and read, but you must sign them out with your name, email address and date in the little Orange Library Book (see image on the right). 

Animation Books

There are many useful books in Online Library and the traditional library. We have four physical copies of "The Animator's Survival Kit", and also many titles on development, character and creature animation, independent film finance, acting, and design.  Recent additions include a biography of Walt Disney and also books on animating in Maya.

Animator's Survival Kit & Prepare to Board

New books for the library

Recently we acquired some new books for the Escape Studios Animation Library - two more copies of two of our most popular books:  The Animator's Survival Kit by Richard Williams and "Prepare to Board" by Nancy Beiman, on the Art of Storyboarding. 

We also have online copies of these (and many other) books; just follow the link to the online library and start searching.

Orange Library Book
To sign books out of the physical library, please use the Orange Library Book, where you can sign the books out, leaving the date, your name, the title borrowed and your email address. 

Two Weeks Maximum

For physical books, the maximum loan is two weeks. Please sign the books back in again within two weeks.

Library & Learning Resources

To see more about library and other learning resources at Escape Studios, follow these links:

• Producing Animation by Zahra Dowlatabadi
• New books for the Animation Library
• Animator's Survival Kit - Best Book to Learn Animation
• Animator's Survival Kit "Minis"
• Reading List for Story & Previs
• Learning Resources at Escape Studios
• Vimeo Channel Tutorials

Online Library

To login in to the online library at Escape Studios, follow this link.

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 2022,  follow this link.   To apply, visit the official page here.