Daniel Dutton CG Designer at Orange

Daniel Dutton

Many congratulations to our Escapee Daniel Dutton who has recently started work at global telecoms giant Orange as a CG Designer. 

Daniel studied the Art of Computer Animation at Escape Studios, and worked on many award-winning short films during the course of his studies.  He was the editor on the BAFTA-shortlisted Jericho, a short film about a lonely robot searching for a friend.

Daniel was also the Technical Director on the award-winning short film Minuet, managing the Unreal Engine pipeline. He also directed the award-winning short film "Working with Dinosaurs".

"Working With Dinosaurs" Wins Best Comedy Award

Working with Dinosaurs wins Best Comedy at FoFF

Many congratulations to the makers of the animated short film "Working with Dinosaurs", which has won "Best Comedy" at the Future of Film Festival.

Working with Dinosaurs is a "mockumentary" short completed by 2nd year undergraduate animation students at Escape Studios, with industry mentors Framestore.  It was directed by Daniel Dutton and Harry Pearson, and produced by Velvet Brandon.  Storyboards and Art Direction were by Sarah Andrews; Effects Animation was by Adam Scrivener, and the CG supervisor was Piotr Noworyta.  

"Working with Dinosaurs" Wins Best Director Award

Many congratulations to the makers of the animated short film "Working with Dinosaurs", which has won its second festival award: "Best Director (Super Short Film)" at the Art Film Awards. 

Working with Dinosaurs is a "mockumentary" short film completed by 2nd year undergraduate animation students at Escape Studios, working alongside industry mentors Framestore.  The film was directed by Daniel Dutton and Harry Pearson, and produced by Velvet Brandon.  Storyboards and Art Direction were by Sarah Andrews; Effects Animation was by Adam Scrivener, and the CG supervisor was Piotr Noworyta.  

"Working with Dinosaurs" Wins "Best Creative"

Many congratulations to the makers of the animated short film "Working with Dinosaurs", which has won its first festival award: "Best Creative" at the Halicarnassus Film Festival. 

Working with Dinosaurs is a mockumentary short completed by 2nd year undergraduate animation students at Escape Studios, working alongside industry mentors Framestore.  The film was directed by Daniel Dutton and Harry Pearson, and produced by Velvet Brandon.  Storyboards and Art Direction were by Sarah Andrews; Effects Animation was by Adam Scrivener, and the CG supervisor was Piotr Noworyta.  

Daniel Dutton Studio Assistant at Escape

Daniel Dutton

Many congratulations to our fourth year animation student Daniel Dutton who was recently made a studio assistant at Escape Studios, while studying for his MA in his fourth year.

Daniel has worked a number of award-winning short films during his time at Escape Studios; he was the editor on Jericho, a short film completed by our third year undergraduate students, in which a lonely robot searches for pieces to build a mechanical friend.

Daniel also animated on Minuet, a short film about a young concert pianist who, while preparing for her big performance, finds help in an unlikely place. Daniel was Technical Director (TD) on the project, managing the Unreal Engine pipeline.