Oscar Nominated Tim Watts to Visit Escape 27 Nov

Oscar-nominated Tim Watts to visit Escape

Oscar nominated animator, character designer and director Tim Watts will talk to our third year animation students on Friday 27 November about his animation career - and the opportunities and challenges in the industry today.  

The class is part of Module PS6003 Professional Practice which aims to prepare our third year animation students for the animation industry. 

Tim Watts is a veteran animator skilled in both 2D and 3D animation as well as character design and directing.  In 1994 Tim Watts won a BAFTA (and an Oscar nom) for his animated short The Big Story.

Tim Watts

Tim Watts is an Oscar nominated artist who has worked in the animation industry for over three decades.  He is known for The Big Story (1994), Rise of the Guardians (2012), Penguins of Madagascar (2014), Love Death and Robots and Kensuke's Kingdom.  Tim is skilled in 2D, 3D and stop-motion animation, as well as character design and directing.  

We are delighted to welcome Tim to Escape Studios to talk to our students about his work. 

Big Story

You can watch The Big Story below

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