Graduation Day 3 November 2023

Queen Elizabeth II Centre in Westminster.

Save the Date! Graduation Day is back - this year's Graduation Ceremony will take place on Friday 3rd November 2023 at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in Westminster.

We look forward to welcoming all our graduating students from for the graduation ceremony and reception afterwards. 

The graduation ceremony is a formal occasion for our Escapees to receive their degrees from Escape Studios and to celebrate their achievements after many years of hard work. 

2023 "Rookies" Now Open For Entries

All of our graduating students at Escape Studios will soon be entering The Rookies Awards, the international competition for young creatives. The competition opens today, Tuesday March 7th 2023 - and the final deadline is 1st June.

The Rookies was founded in 2009 to "showcase the most talented student designers, illustrators, film makers, animators, developers, digital artists, and launch them into the career of their dreams." All our final year students are required to enter as part of their Professional Practice Module.

Studio Module PR5001 Starts 13 Feb 2023

"Love, Mum" was created in PR5001

On 13th February 2023 our 2nd year undergraduate animation students begin Studio Project Module PR5001, where animators collaborate together on group projects, creating short films - the culmination of the second year of study at Escape Studios.

The Studio Projects are designed to simulate as closely as possible the experience of working on a live client project.  It runs for 12 weeks until the end of the summer term in May.

The Studio Project is worth 45 credits and is broken up into two six week projects, Project A and Project B, giving students two chances to practice their film-making, animation, and story-telling skills. 

Project A is due on Wednesday 29th March. Project B is due on 17th May, the Retrospective is due on 19th May. 

Iliana Franklin Teaches Storyboarding Thurs Jan 19

Iliana Franklin Teaching at Escape Studios

Escape Studios' Head of Story Iliana Franklin is back on Thursday Jan 19th 2023 to teach "Storyboarding for Animators" to our Second Year animation students.

Iliana teaches our master's degree in Storyboarding and Previsualisation, and also runs her own production company Mediaframe.

Iliana's class will help our animation students learn the art and craft of storyboarding, a necessary part of the film-making process and a vital skill as our students get ready for their 2nd year studio projects.

VFX Festival is Back February 21-23 2023

2023 VFX Festival is Coming Soon

The VFX Festival is back!  In the New Year the 2023 VFX Festival returns to Escape Studios. 

Like last year it will run as a hybrid event, both online and also in person. The event runs from 21-23 February. 

We're hosting the 2023 VFX Festival at Escape Studios at our midTown Campus at 190 High Holborn, and streaming the events for a live online audience. To book your tickets, follow this link to thevfxfestival.com.