OPN Motion Design Festival

We're at the OPN Motion Design Festival this week, checking out the latest developments in Motion Design and Motion Graphics. 

Motion Graphics is a large and growing part of the animation industry, encompassing a range of skills including design, animation - and a constantly evolving tech landscape.

Industry Trends

Golden Wolf 

Escape Studios is at OPN to find out what are the latest industry trends, what tech the industry is using, and where the entry-level jobs are.  

Leading Brands

Global companies such as Diageo support high-end motion graphics for their premium brands, with UK-based Motion Graphics houses such as Found and Golden Wolf finding ways to produce sophisticated graphic styles with a wide range of software solutions, including After Effects, Maya, Blender, Cinema 4D and Houdini. Sound design is an increasingly important part of the Motion Graphics toolset - Bristol-based sound specialists Echoic demonstrated how sound is "50% of the experience". 

Motion Graphics at Escape Studios

We're fortunate to have a strong motion graphics team at Escape Studios: tutors Ed Brown and Adam Bennett have created and curated our 12 Week Course in Motion Graphics, and also our Evening Class in Motion Graphics.  

MA Motion Graphics

From September 2024 we are running a new MA in Motion Graphics, now taking applications.

Motion Graphics Tutorials

To support classroom study,  Adam has created a playlist of free tutorials, hosted at YouTube, to help students get started and to support the classroom learning.

Motion Graphics Tutors

Motion Graphics tutor Adam Bennett

Motion Graphics at Escape Studios is led by tutors Ed Brown and Adam Bennett, who designed our Motion Graphics courses following extensive consultation with industry.  

Motion Graphics YouTube Channel

To support these courses, Adam has created a playlist of free tutorials, hosted at YouTube, to help students get started and to support the classroom learning.

Escape Studios Motion Graphics Demo Reel

To see some of the best Motion Graphics work done by students at Escape Studios, watch the reel below.

Adam Bennett MoGraph Tutorials

And to see some of Adam's free Motion Graphics Tutorials, follow this link to his playlist. 

Motion Graphics at Escape Studios

To see more about Motion Graphics at Escape Studios, see the links below:

• How to Get Hired in Motion Graphics with Adam Bennett
• Kinetic Type Tutorial with Adam Bennett
• Five Animation Tips in Motion Graphics with Adam Bennett
• Free Motion Graphics Tutorials at YouTube with Adam Bennett
• 12 Week Course Starts 26 September 2022
• Meet Your Tutors: Ed Brown
• Meet Your Tutors: Adam Bennett
• Motion Graphics Student Demo Reel
• Motion Graphics Success Story: Daniel Amor MoGraph Animator at NBC
• MASH Tutorials by Haydn Roff
• Framestore Explains the Making of Skyfall Motion Graphics

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.