Alisha Huxtable Line Producer at DNEG

Alisha Huxtable

Many congratulations to Escapee Alisha Huxtable who has joined DNEG as a Line Producer.

Alisha Huxtable studied the Art of Visual Effects at Escape Studios, graduating with First Class Honours.  While at Escape, Alisha contributed to a number of VFX short films including the short film "BoxBots" (on which she served as compositing supervisor) which has won multiple festival awards. 

DNEG (formerly known as Double Negative) is one of the UK's longest-established VFX and animation houses; responsible for multiple blockbuster hits. 

Escapees in Production
Alisha Huxtable joins a growing number of Escapees who have gone to fill production roles in the animation, VFX and games industry in recent years:

• Nickoel Izharudin Producer at Framestore
• Lydia Layton, CG Dept manager at Cinesite
• Angie Cajigas VFX co-ordinator at Cinesite
• Maddison Gould, production assistant at Playstation
• Katerina Zacharakis, production assistant at Playstation
• Matt Wight Production Co-ordinator at The Third Floor
• Carine Ong, producer at Framestore
• Olivia Unwin, Production Assistant at Framestore
• Duncan Guymer, Producer at Sliced Bread Animation

What Does a Producer Do?

Producing animation, VFX and games is all about efficient project management. All of our student projects at Escape Studios require a producer, and these producers learn the art of budgets, scheduling, teamwork, and the crucial art of hitting deadlines on time and on budget. These are vital skills for working in industry. 

Producing

To see more resources on producing animation and vfx, see the links below:

• Seven Rules to Start Your Own Animation Business
• 16 Rules of Animation Freelancing
• How to Invoice a Client
• Eight Rules to Survive as a Freelance Animator
• Sole Trader -vs- Limited Company - which is best?
• Questions for your Client on Your First Freelance Job
• Producing Animation with Steve Burch
• What Does an Animation Producer Do, Exactly?
• Michael O'Sullivan Explains "The Art of The Pitch
• Producing Animation by Zahra Dowlatabadi

The Escape Studios Animation Blog offers a personal view on the art of animation and visual effects. To apply for one of our courses, follow this link.