Escapee Kaya Akinci Storyboard Artist at Mako Kids

Kaya Akinci storyboard artist at Mako Kids

Congratulations to Escapee Kaya Akinci who has started work as a storyboard artist at Mako Kids, an animation studio based in Istanbul, Turkey.

Kaya Akinci graduated from Escape Studios this summer with a First Class degree in the Art of Computer Animation.

While at Escape Studios, Kaya worked on a number of award-winning films, including VOID, which she wrote and directed, and the VFX short X-Terminate.

Mako Kids is a children-first media, production, and consultancy company based in Istanbul that specialises in creating quality content for kids of all ages.

Escapees in Storyboarding

Mako Kids

Many Escapees have gone on to find work storyboarding on animated films and TV series in the UK and overseas.

• Ben Gardener Storyboard Artist at Wild Child
• Sasha Fusini Storyboard Artist on "Supertato"
• Celine Davies Storyboard Artist at Disney Animation
• Evgenia Golubeva Storyboards (and Directs) at Blue Zoo
• Sarah Andrews Storyboard Artist at Sliced Bread

Evening Class in Storyboarding

You can find out more about our next evening class in storyboarding here at the official site.

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.