Friday, 3 January 2025

Introducing "Mob Boss Barkino"


Introducing "Mob Boss Barkino", the story of "Barkino", a criminal pup mastermind who leads a mob syndicate.  Mob Boss Barkino was created by our third year graduating class of 3D animation students at Escape Studios.  The short film was written and directed by Leon Lau, and produced by Angharad Mathias.  The lead animator was Maisy Rogers, and the Editor was Tobi Ajibola.  Industry feedback was generously provided by Charlie Tetlow and Felipe De Lanteuil from Industrial Light & Magic

Thursday, 2 January 2025

Introducing "Back on Track"

 

Introducing "Back on Track", the story of a young artist who seeks inspiration for his work.  Back on Track was created by our third year graduating class of 3D animation students at Escape Studios.  The  short film was written, directed and produced by Tsz Yao “Moses” Ho.  The lead animator was Pablo Castilla, and the Art Director was Taylor Da Silva. Industry feedback was generously provided by Industrial Light & Magic.

Wednesday, 1 January 2025

Happy New Year - Here's To 2025

Happy 2024
Happy New Year to all our students and staff at Escape Studios, friends and Escapees.  2025 brings new opportunities as the animation and VFX industries continue to thrive, with new government-led incentives like the 39% tax credit.  

This year, top of our list of New Year's Resolutions, is to experiment with the new AI tools, such as ChatGPT, OpenAI and MidJourney.  AI is changing the face of the animation and vfx industries, offering fresh challenges - but also new opportunities.