Careers in Immersive Media on 21 Oct at 6pm

Wednesday October 21st at 6pm

Join us on Wednesday October 21st at 6pm for a free webinar on careers in Immersive Media. Where can a career in Immersive Media take you? 

Learn from our in-house expert Dan Shutt about the variety of opportunities in this fast developing field, from gallery experiences to immersive theatre, music tours and festivals.  

"Immersive Media & Live Events" at EscapeVerse Live

Escape Studios' tutor Dan Shutt hosted a panel on Wednesday on "Immersive Media and Live Events" at EscapeVerse Live.  Dan Shutt teaches VFX at Escape Studios and creates live installations at venues such Glastonbury and, in 2022, a live installation at the Science Museum.  

The panel explored the challenges and pitfalls of curating live events, creating imagery and ensuring that all the elements work together on the night.  They also discussed the all-important question of how students and graduates can break into the business. 

"Meet The Masters" with Dan Shutt 15 Dec 2025

Meet The Masters with Dan Shutt 15th Dec 2025

Join us on Monday 15th December at 6pm for a free "Meet The Masters" Event with veteran VFX artist Dan Shutt. 

Dan Shutt is one of our most experienced VFX tutors, with over 23 years’ experience in a wide variety of 3D fields, from feature film effects and games graphics, to TV commercials and architectural rendering.  Dan has been with Escape Studios since 2009.  To sign up, follow this link. 

3D VFX Foundations Returns 4 March 2025

Our Evening Class in 3D VFX Foundations returns on 23 March 2025, and runs for 20 weeks. 3D VFX Foundations is a part-time evening class that teaches the art and craft of 3D Visual Effects. 

Taught by industry veteran Dan Shutt, 3D VFX Foundation course is taught live online two nights a week, Monday and Wednesday evenings, from 7pm until 10pm.

3D VFX Short Course & MA Returns 23 Sept 2024

Escape Studios VFX work

Our Short Course and Masters' Degree in 3D VFX is back - returning to Escape Studios on 23 September 2024.  Taught by VFX veteran Dan Shutt,  the Short Course in 3D VFX teaches the art and craft of 3D visual effects. 

VFX sits at the heart of Escape Studios, it's what we started doing over 20 years ago when we first began to train talent for the growing visual effects industry.  VFX remains our core mission, with thousands of 3D VFX Escapees joining VFX houses in the UK and around the globe.

3D VFX Short Course & MA Returns on 19 Feb 2024

VFX at Escape Studios

Our  Short Course and Masters' Degree in 3D VFX is back - returning to Escape Studios on 19th February 2024.  Taught by VFX veteran Dan Shutt,  the Short course in 3D VFX teaches the art and craft of 3D visual effects. 

VFX sits at the heart of Escape Studios, it's what we started doing over twenty years ago when we first began to train talent for the growing visual effects industry.  VFX remains our core mission, with thousands of 3D VFX Escapees populating VFX houses in London and beyond.

"Lux Mediae Noctis" Wins Hon Mention at Art Awards

"Lux Mediae Noctis" wins Hon Mention at AFA

Congratulations to the makers of "Lux Mediae Noctis", the VFX short film created at Escape Studios by our graduating class of VFX artists, which has won an Honourable Mention in the category of "Best VFX" at the First Monthly Film Festival.

Produced and directed by Henry Claud N'Guetta and Enrico Vaccari, Lux Mediae Noctis was a collaboration between 2D and 3D VFX Students.  

This is the latest of many awards for Lux Mediae Noctis. 

Meet "Lux Mediae Noctis"

Lux Mediae Noctis | Student Short Film - Escape Studios from Enrico Vaccari on Vimeo.

Meet "Lux Mediae Noctis", the latest short film created at Escape Studios by our graduating class of VFX artists.  Produced and directed by Henry Claud N'Guetta and Enrico Vaccari, Lux Mediae Noctis was a collaboration between 2D and 3D VFX Students, working together to create a short film.  

Meet The Houdini Tutors at Escape Studios

Houdini Team: Simon, Dan & Mark

Meet the Houdini Team at Escape Studios - Head of Industry Training Mark Spevick and veteran VFX artist Simon Browne teach Houdini to our VFX students at Escape Studios. 

SideFX Houdini is an increasingly useful digital tool that allows users to create FX work such as smoke, fire and water with much less difficulty than with traditional software packages.

Explore Sci-Fi at the Science Museum with Dan Shutt

 

Escape Studios' VFX tutor and immersive animation expert Dan Shutt has helped to create a new exhibition at the museum titled  Science Fiction at the Science Museum.  In this "immersive genre-defying exhibition" guests embark on a "once in a lifetime adventure through the cosmos to explore visions of the future through the science of today".  The cosmos in question were created and animated by Dan Shutt - our in-house expert in the field of live animation and immersive motion graphics. The project was led by agency Creative Giants, working alongside VFX house Framestore. 

Meet the 3D VFX Team At Escape Studios

3D VFX Team at Escape Studios

Meet the 3D VFX Team at Escape Studios. VFX is at the heart of Escape Studios; it's where we began 20 years ago - when the industry was just starting to expand and grow.

Back in the early 2000s there were few places in the UK where students could learn the necessary skills to land that crucial first job in the VFX industry.  Below are our talented tutors who teach the art and craft of VFX at Escape Studios, helping to ensure we remain the UK's leading centre for the study of VFX.

Meet Your 3D VFX Tutors - Dan Shutt

Dan Shutt

Dan Shutt is one of our most experienced VFX tutors, with over 23 years’ experience in a wide variety of 3D fields, from feature film effects and games graphics, to TV commercials and architectural rendering.  Dan has been with Escape Studios since 2009.

Dan teaches our short course and MA in 3D VFX, and is also an expert in Houdini, the leading software for physics-based FX work such as water, fire and smoke. 

To meet Dan and find out more about him, you can listen to Dan's VFX Podcast here.

Meet the VFX Team at Escape Studios

VFX Team at Escape Studios

Meet the VFX Team at Escape Studios! VFX is the jewel in the crown at Escape Studios, it's at the very root of what we do, where we began 20 years ago when the VFX Industry was just starting to boom.

Back in the early 2000s there were few places in the UK where students could learn the necessary skills to land that crucial first job in the industry. 

Today, Escape Studios is ranked No 1 in the UK by The Rookies for VFX Production.

Below, in no particular order, are our talented tutors who teach the art and craft of VFX at Escape Studios, helping to ensure we remain the UK's leading centre for the study of VFX.