Clara Cornish to Teach "Movement & Narrative"

Clara Cornish

We're delighted to welcome Aardman storyboard artist Clara Cornish to teach Movement & Narrative to our first year undergraduate students at Escape Studios in September 2023.

Movement & Narrative is a mini-module in which students develop their skills in creativity, design, storyboarding and visual narrative; teaching starts on Monday 18th September 2023

Clara Cornish

Clara comes to us from Aardman Animation, where she storyboarded on Shaun The Sheep - Farmageddon, Lloyd of the Flies and Robin Robin. Clara also storyboarded on the forthcoming Aardman film "Chicken Run - Dawn of The Nugget" - coming out on Netflix on 15 December. You can watch the trailer below:

"Chicken Run - Dawn of The Nugget"

Clara Cornish

Art by Clara Cornish

Clara is an experienced storyboard artist; she comes to us from Aardman Animation, where she storyboarded on Shaun The Sheep - Farmageddon, Lloyd of the Flies and Robin Robin.  Clara has also taught storyboarding workshops at the Aardman Academy.  

Movement & Narrative

Movement & Narrative is a two-week mini-module at Level 4 (ie the first year of undergraduate studies) exploring creativity, storytelling, design and acting.

CR4002 - Creative Foundations
Movement & Narrative is part of CR4002, the Creative Foundations Craft Module, a foundation course in creativity and creative thinking. The module is compulsory for all our first year students, whether they are studying games, animation or VFX.

Software

Artwork by Clara Cornish

Some software, such as Photoshop and Premiere, is taught in this module; but students are mainly encouraged to explore creative ideas and creative ways of thinking. 

Common First Year
In their first year of studies, all our undergraduate students study a common art and design curriculum, enabling them to understand the whole animation, games and VFX pipeline before committing to a single specialism in their second year.

Movement & Narrative Trailer
Check out the short trailer below to see what some of our students have done at Escape Studios.

First Year at Escape Studios

Artwork by Clara Cornish

To see more about the student experience at Escape Studios, follow the links below:

• What's in the First Year of Undergraduate Studies at Escape Studios
• The Second Year at Escape Studios 
• The Third Year at Escape Studios
• The Fourth and Final Year (Integrated MArt)

Official 2023-24 Term Dates

To see the official Escape Studios Term Dates for 2023-24, 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 BA/MArt, now recruiting for September 2023, follow this link.   To apply, visit the official page here.