Saturday 10 December 2022

Steve Sole Teaches Production Design 23 Jan

Steve Sole...and Mr Bean 
On Monday 23rd January 2023 we welcome back designer & visual development artist Steven Sole to teach the fundamentals of Production Design for Animation. 

Production Design is a vital part of making a short film.  What will the film look like? What is the colour palette?

Steven will be teaching our 2nd year undergraduate students, who are currently working on their Specialism Module CR5001.


Character Designer Steven Sole 
Mr Bean - designs by Steve Sole
Steven Sole has over a decade of studio experience across various positions in both broadcast and web animation.

Steven Sole comes to us from Framestore and also from Tiger Aspect Productions, where he was Art Director on the hit series Mr Bean.  To see Steven's design work, visit his official site.

The Art of Design
Steve brings his skill as a professional character designer to Escape Studios, helping to steer our animation students towards practical outcomes. Designers and Art Directors in the creative industries must work towards a client brief, developing an art bible that can be used by studios and production houses.

Art and Commerce
Pictish Village 
A successful career in the animation industry requires the ability to balance creativity and creative thinking with working to a specific brief, with clear parameters.

CR5001 - Animation Specialism
Steve  Sole's class forms part of the 2nd year Animation Specialism module CR5001, where our students begin to focus on individual proficiency in the craft of animation.

The Specialism Module  involves a blend of taught classes and self-study in which students must select an area of specialism and develop their proficiency in that area. CR5001 is worth 15 credits and runs for five weeks, culminating in a portfolio presentation.

Production Design in Animation
Concept Art by Xu Xing
Production Design is a vital part of making a short film. What will the film look like? What is the colour palette? What time of day is it, and what is the visual style? Gothic/Horror, Film Noir, Pixar/cute, Disney Princess?  What part of the world are we in, and what era? 

Make your Choices
There is no real limit to the kind of design choices that film-makers can select, and these choices will have a significant impact on the look and feel of the film. 

Production Design Resources
To see more about the importance of Production Design, follow the links below:

Cat by Aimee-Rose Schiele
Student Experience at Escape Studios
To see more detail about what our undergraduate students study at Escape Studios, follow these links:

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 2023, follow this link.   To apply, visit the official page here.

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