PR4001 – Creative Foundations Project

Storyboard for The Alpha Lighthouse at Whale's End

Our undergraduate students' first group project takes place in the First Year of Studies at Escape Studios. PR4001 – Creative Foundations Project - is a two week group project worth 30 Credits.  In PR4001, students take the skills they have learned in CR4002 - Creative Foundations - Craft, and complete a team project.  

Their task is to create a filmed storyboard, also known as an animatic, for an animated TV or web series.  

Team Project

Storyboard from "Giles & Rupert's Prehistoric Predicament"

For many of our students, this will be their first experience of a team project, working together in groups - just like in industry.  

Create an Animatic

Students will need to work together to create their animatic, bringing together skills in creativity, storytelling, storyboarding, character design, editing, sound design and music - all the skills necessary to make a short film.  

Building on CR4002 - Creative Foundations - Craft

The PR4001 team project builds on the work done in CR4002 - Creative Foundations - Craft, in which students explore ideas and creativity. 

Tutor

Federico Arculeo

The team project takes place in the last two weeks of the first terms and is taught by VFX expert Federico Arculeo. 

Federico's film credits include "Thor: Love and Thunder" on which Federico worked at Framestore. Federico also teaches the "Introduction to Maya" as part of the First Year of Studies at Escape Studios.

PR4001 Student Work

You can see some examples of student work in PR4001 below:

"Giles and Rupert's Prehistoric Predicament"

Directed by Toby Haslam. 

"Alpha Lighthouse at Whale's End"



"Alpha Lighthouse at Whale's End" Credits: Paloma Zhu: Director, story, concept art. Morgan Mda: Storyboards and concept art. Konrad Peczkowicz: Editor, sound design. Callum Wylie: Producer, post-production.

A Thief Through Time

A Thief Through Time - Storyboard Animatic Created at Escape Studios.  Directed and Produced by Rohnak Sharma. Art Director Amelia Watson.  Storyboards by Trinity Li.  Edited by Amelia Watson.

1st, 2nd 3rd and 4th years at Escape Studios

Photobash created in CR4002 Art Foundation

To see more about what's in the first, second, third and fourth years at Escape Studios, follow the links below:

• First Year at Escape Studios 
• Second Year at Escape Studios
• Third Year at Escape Studios
• Fourth and Final Year (Integrated MArt).

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.