Escape Studios Students Visit Cinesite

"Rainbow Spotlight" event at Cinesite in Soho

Escape Studios Students visited the London VFX and animation studio Cinesite recently for  a "Rainbow Spotlight" event - hosted by Cinesite at their Soho premises.  

This special animation and vfx event was hosted by Siggraph and "Bring Your Own Animation" (BYOA) and took place on 24 September 2026 at Cinesite in London from 6.30pm to 9.30pm. 

Among the guests were a number of our students as well as Escape Studios' animation tutor Kevin Richards - who reported on the event. 

Lydia Layton CG Dept Manager at Cinesite

Lydia Layton

Many congratulations to Escapee Lydia Layton, who is currently working as CG Dept Manager at Cinesite.

Lydia took our intensive 12 week class in 3D animation at Escape Studios, and has since developed a flourishing career as a producer of animated content.

In recent years, many of our Escapees have gone on to fill producing roles in the creative industries, in part because of Escape Studios' focus on managing group project work on our award-winning films. 

Escape Studios Animators Visit Cinesite

Escape animators visit Cinesite

Our Advanced Animation and Master's Degree students visited Cinesite last Monday, to get feedback from one of London's leading animation and VFX houses.

Cinesite Head of animation Eamonn Butler personally reviewed our students' work, giving them feedback and notes.

The journey of our animators is far from over. Their first cut of their demo reels will be just that - a first cut, and they will continue to polish and perfect their work as they apply for work in the industry.

Escape Studios Animators Visit Cinesite

Animation short course students with tutor Simone Giampaolo

Our Short Course Animation Students are visiting Cinesite today, to get feedback from one of London's leading animation and VFX houses.

Cinesite Head of animation Eamonn Butler will be personally reviewing our students' work, giving them feedback and notes.

The journey of our short course animators is not over. Their first cut of their demo reels will be just that - a first cut, and they will continue to polish and perfect their work as they apply for work in the industry.

Animation Short Course Starts October 1st

Our next animation short course - three months of intensive training in 3D animation - starts on 1st October 2018.

We're honoured to partner with London animation & VFX powerhouse Cinesite, who will be mentoring our trainee animators and our MA students. Cinesite's Head of Animation Eamonn Butler has been a regular visitor to our Holborn campus, and we can't think of anyone better to help nurture our next generation of animation talent.

Evening With Eamonn Butler Wed 4th October

Eamonn Butler

We're delighted to host an Evening With Eamonn Butler, head of animation at Cinesite, at Escape Studios' Holborn Campus on wednesday 4th October.

Eamonn is a director of Cinesite, one of London's major VFX houses, and a founder of the growing animated features side of the business.

Eamonn directs all aspects of Cinesite’s animation output, and there isn't anyone better qualified to talk to our students about animation, animation jobs, demo reels - and how to break into the business.

The event is free for all our students and we strongly recommend that all our animators attend - this is a great chance to meet one of the major players in our industry.

Cinesite "Inspire" Internships - Apply Now!

Cinesite, one of London's biggest animation and VFX houses, is now accepting entries for paid Summer internships at their London studios.

The programme is open to individuals over the age of 18, with little or no experience of working in the VFX industry, who are eligible to work in the UK.

Quentin Miles to Teach Animation at Escape

Quentin Miles

Escape Studios is excited to welcome our latest animation tutor - industry veteran Quentin Miles, whose movie credits include Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010), Clash of the Titans (2010), Golden Compass, and World War Z.

Quentin will be teaching our students animation mechanics - and later quadruped locomotion and performance - on our animation short course, which starts on Monday.

To see Quentin's roster of film work, check out his IMDB page here.

What Should Go in an Animation Demo Reel? Eamonn Butler Reveals the Secrets

Eamonn Butler

Last night Escape Studios welcomed our latest speaker to our regular “Escape Labs” event – where we investigate the new technology that is driving the animation and visual effects industry.

We were proud to host Cinesite’s head of animation, Eamonn Butler, who came to talk to us at our Strand HQ about Cinesite's expanding animation pipeline - developing and producing their own slate of animated films.

Of particular interest to our student animators was what Eamonn had to say on the subject of animation demo reels: what to do – and what not to do.

Cinesite Visit to Escape Studios on Tuesday September 6

We're excited to welcome Cinesite, one of London's leading visual effects houses, to visit Escape Studios for a conference on the future of the animation industry on September 6.

Recently, Cinesite have broken out of their traditional VFX core market to take the plunge into their own branded content.  They now have a slate of animated films preparing to come to market, hoping to take on the likes of Disney, Pixar, DreamWorks and Illumination in the global market for animated films.