Private View of Project Hail Mary & Framestore Q&A

Project Hail Mary 17 Sept 2026 at 4.15pm 

Calling our new and returning students at Escape Studios - please join us on Thursday 17th September at 4.15pm for a Private Screening and Behind-The-Scenes Talk of "Project Hail Mary", with Framestore Animation Supervisor Daniel Blacker. 

The screening will be at the Cineworld O2, just a short walk from our North Greenwich campus.  The event costs just £2.50 and is open only to currently enrolled students at Escape Studios. 

Escape Studios Animators Visit Framestore

Escape Animators visit Framestore

Friday 22nd May was the last day of term for our Second Year Undergraduate Animation Students, and the term ended with a visit to London VFX house Framestore, led by Escapee Ana Erbasu, and Ian Landman, Framestore's Head of Recruitment. 

Our students visited Framestore's Chancery Lane HQ, and saw some of the impressive work done by Framestore across its many divisions.  Kevin Richards reports.

Escapee Nick Criucovcenco Joins Framestore

Nick Criucovcenco joins Framestore

Many congratulations to Escapee Nick Criucovcenco who joined Framestore’s Immersive department as an intern after graduating from Escape Studios, and later moved into a Technical Artist role.  

Escapee Jordan Roles Joins Framestore

Escapee Jordan Roles joins Framestore 

Many congratulations to Escapee Jordan Roles who has joined the VFX house Framestore as an Environment TD.   Jordan Roles completed an MA in Visual Effects at Escape Studios, graduating with a Distinction. 

Studio Visit to Framestore 22 May 2026

Escape Studios visit to Framestore

We're delighted to announce a new studio visit to the London VFX house Framestore for our second year undergraduate animation students. 

This studio visit has been co-ordinated with Escapee Ana Erbasu who studied the Art of Computer Animation at Escape Studios, graduating Master of Arts, and went on to join Framestore as an animator. 

The studio visit takes place on Friday 22 May from 11am to 2pm at 28 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1LB. 

Robert Hagan Compositor at Framestore

Robert Hagan joins Framestore as a compositor

Many congratulations to Escapee Robert Hagan who has joined Framestore as a compositor. 

Robert Hagan was a post-graduate student at Escape Studios,. studying the Art of Visual Effects, specialising in 2D Compositing in Nuke. Framestore is one of the UK's leading visual effects houses.  

How to Train Your Dragon with Framestore 11 Feb

Escape Studios is delighted to invite all our students to a screening of How to Train Your Dragon followed by a Q&A with our industry partners Framestore. 

On Wednesday 11th of February at 5pm, we are joined by Framestore to present a screening of ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ followed by a behind the scenes talk by Lead Animator Chris Mcgaw. 

Tickets are just £2.50 and the screening takes place at the Cineworld inside the O2.

Callum Reeve Joins Framestore as Paint & Roto Artist

Callum Reeve

Many congratulations to Escapee Callum Reeve who has joined VFX house Framestore as a Paint & Roto Artist. 

While at Escape Studios, Callum Reeve studied the Art of Visual Effects, specialising in 2D compositing VFX. 

While at Escape Studios, Callum Reeve worked as a digital compositor on two successful short VFX films: "Joe", and The Lost City of Aztlan, both of which have won many festival awards.  

Escapee Erminas Surgautas Joins Framestore

Erminas Surgautas

Many congratulations to Escapee Erminas Surgautas who has joined Framestore, one of the UK's leading VFX and animation houses. 

Erminas Surgautas studied the Art of Animation at Escape Studios, and contributed to many award-winning short film projects, including Checkmate, Mob Boss Barkino, Night Terrors and Reconnected.  

Escapee Ana Erbasu Joins Framestore

Many congratulations to Escapee Ana Erbasu who has joined Framestore, one of the UK's leading animation and VFX houses, responsible for multiple hit projects, including Paddington in Peru, Wicked, The Fantastic Four: First Steps and James Gunn's Superman.

Ana Erbasu studied the Art of Computer Animation at Escape Studios, graduating Master of Arts. She joins the many Escapees who have begun their careers at Framestore.

Jack Wright Network Specialist at J C Decaux UK

Escapee Jack Wright

Many congratulations to Escapee Jack Wright who has joined  JCDecaux UK in a specialist network role. 

Jack Wright graduated from Escape Studios after studying The Art of Visual Effects; while at Escape Studios Jack also contributed to a number of award-winning short films, including the vfx short Reece, and Street Ratz, which has won many festival awards.

JCDecaux UK is the world's leading outdoor advertising company. 

Escapee Amanda Costa Animator at Framestore

Amanda Costa Animator joins Framestore

Many congratulations to Escapee Amanda Costa who has joined Framestore as an animator.  

Amanda Costa took our short course in Computer Animation at Escape Studios, taught by veteran animator Lee Caller.  

After graduation, Amanda became a Studio Assistant at Escape Studios.

Alastair Cross CG Supe at Framestore Australia

Alastair Cross

Many congratulations to Escapee Alastair Cross who is CG Supervisor at Framestore in Australia.

Alastair Cross took our short course in 3D VFX at Escape Studios, cut a professional-quality demo reel (you can see Alastair's reel below), and soon found work in the VFX industry.  

Alastair Cross's movie credits include Thor Ragnarok, Legend of Tarzan, The Martian, and Fast & Furious. 

Framestore is a global VFX house, with studios in London, Australia, Canada and elsewhere. 

Escapee Paloma Zhu Animator at Framestore

Paloma Zhu

Congratulations to Escapee Paloma Zhu who is working as an animator at Framestore, one of the UK's leading animation and VFX houses. 

While at Escape Studios, Paloma Zhu studied the Art of Computer Animation, and directed two award-winning films: "Hotel Aloha" and "Kiwi's Dream" and worked as an animator and art director on a number others.  

Paloma also worked at Escape Studios as a Studio Assistant, and also recorded animation video tutorials to our Online Tutorial Channels.

Escapee Montse Larque Animator at Framestore

Montse Larqué

Many congratulations to Escapee Montse Larqué who has joined Framestore as an animator, working on the latest installment of the Paddington franchise - Paddington 3.

Montse Larqué Ferrer joined us at Escape Studios as an Exchange Student from La Salle in Barcelona, working as both concept artist and also Lead Animator on the VFX short film "Sweet Heart", which has won many festival awards.

Escapee Carolina Xavier Animator at Framestore

Carolina Xavier

Congratulations to Escapee Carolina Xavier who has joined Framestore, one of the UK's leading Animation and VFX houses, as an animator.

Carolina took our Master's Degree in 3D Animation at Escape Studios, studying with animation veteran Lee Caller.  While at Escape Studios, Carolina produced the award-winning short film "Flame".

Framestore is a leading VFX house, responsible for some of the biggest animation and vfx hits of recent years.  You can find Carolina Xavier's animation demo reel here.

Escapee Federico Bonato Compositor at Framestore

Federico Bonato VFX Compositor at Framestore   

Congratulations to Escapee Federico Bonato who has started work as a VFX Compositor at Framestore in Australia.   

Federico completed his master's degree in 2D VFX at Escape Studios, and has gone on to enjoy a successful career in industry, working on many hit films including Avatar, Aquaman and The Flash. 

While at Escape Studios,  Federico worked as a compositor on the award-winning short film "Alma". 

Escapee "Stands in for Queen" with Paddington

Heidi Prescot

We're delighted to congratulate Escapee Heidi Prescot who "stood in for the Queen" while Framestore shot live action reference for the animated "Paddington Bear" skit that formed part of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations last weekend. 

Heidi completed her Master's Degree in the Art of Visual Effects at Escape Studios, graduating with a Distinction.

Heidi is working as a runner at Framestore, a traditional entry-level position in the animation industry, which often leads to more established industry roles such as a junior VFX artist. 

"Step Up to Unreal" Free Course Starts Today

"Novem" - rendered in Unreal Engine

"Step Up to Unreal" starts today - a new free introduction to Unreal Engine at Escape Studios from Monday 23rd to Friday 27th May 2022. 

The event has been made possible by ScreenSkills, and offers students the chance to take a paid work placement with some of the best VFX film and TV studios in the UK.

The event is free, and takes place from today Monday 23rd to Friday 27th May 2022. You can find out more here. 

Jack Hubbard Junior TD at Framestore

Jack Hubbard Junior TD at Framestore

Many congratulations to Escapee Jack Hubbard who has begun work as a Junior TD at London VFX house Framestore. 

Jack took our evening class in character design, using the skills he learned to develop his portfolio, and initially found work as a runner, working his way up the ladder at one of world's leading animation companies.