Escape Studios in the 2025 "Rookies"

Entries for the 2025 "Rookies", the annual competition for rising talent in the animation, games and VFX industries, have now closed.  

As always, entering The Rookies is a big part of our students' professional journey, part of becoming what we call "Studio Ready Talent".  

To see some of the remarkable films completed by our talented students this past academic year, check out the projects below.

VFX Graduation Films

"Mini Mail", directed by Nilufer Refet

Short films created by our graduating class of VFX students.

• VIVID, directed by Amber Coventry
• "Save Yourself", VFX short directed by Charlie Cope
• "Mini Mail", directed by Nilufer Refet 
• "Cursed Bond", directed by Ted Walker

VFX/Animation Graduation Films

"Shapla", directed by Ruksar Rowza Aziz

Short films created by our graduating class of VFX and Animation students working together in teams. 

• "Socks To Be You", directed by Josh Popusio
• "Set In Stone", directed by Derek Eniolu
• "AFK" directed by "Moses" Ysz Yao Ho
• Night Terrors directed by Erminas Surgautas  

2D Animated Graduation Films

Short films created by our graduating class of 2D animators. 

• "Shapla", directed by Ruksar Rowza Aziz
• "Keep Cooking" - directed by Nathan Blackman

MA Animated Films

"Huntress" by James Hothi

Short films created by our MA animation students. 

• "Crawl Space" and "Huntress" by James Hothi
• "Lost in the Woods" by N Chamunda

2nd Year Animated Films

Short films created by our 2nd Year Animation Students. 

• Life's Gifts, short film directed by Jason Cole
• "Hubris", short film directed by Sohaib Mehar
• "Bloom" directed by Vanessa Marquez
• "Unfamiliar" directed by Catherine Hall 

Individual Animation Portfolios

• 3D Character Animation Portfolio by Nimisha Manjunathan

VFX Portfolios

Cliff collapse by Kieron Lee 

Individual portfolios by VFX artists

• Jordan Roles MA Portfolio - CG Generalist 
• Kieron Lee FX Portfolio

Games Entries

• Straycers by Edie Thomas et al 
• Hullbreak - Group Sci-Fi Games Project
• Borderline Racing - 2nd Year UG Games Project
• Lana Glendenning Individual Games Art Portfolio
• "Empyrean" Games Team Project
• "Kang" - Sufi inspired games environment
• Kleo Vigh 3D Game Art Portfolio
• Biomechanical Engine Game Environment by Ben Carter
• Elizabeth Illingworth Game Art Portfolio
• Jo De Luca Game Art Portfolio
• "Throne of Ascension" by Vincent Wong
• MQ9 Reaper Drone by Christopher Vasco
• Cuban Market and Diorama by Anna Komitska
• Eliot Caulder 3D Game Environment

VR Entries

• Electric Heart VR by Alexander Burgess et al
• "Hexed" - VR Horror Experience

MA Character Creation

• Character Art by Kevwe

Environmental Art

• Environmental Art Portfolio by Samuel Baker

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