Introducing "Anarchy"

"Anarchy"

Introducing "Anarchy", the trailer for a combat video game created by our graduating class of Escape Studios' students, studying The Art of Video Games.  

"Anarchy" is inspired by the style of early 2000s video games. 

James McGinty was the Lead Game Designer  and Yousif Abdullah was the Art Director and Animation Lead. 

Introducing "Cursed Pages"

Cursed Pages

Introducing "Cursed Pages", the latest VFX short created by our graduating class of students studying The Art of Visual Effects and The Art of Animation. 

"Cursed Pages" was written, directed and produced by Laura Lambert.  Kaike Pela was the 3D lead, and Calum Johnstone was the 2D lead.  

You can watch Cursed Pages at Vimeo here.

Introducing "Decree of The Lich King"

Introducing "Decree of The Lich King", the trailer for a turn-based Role Playing Game (RPG) set in a fantasy world.  Inspired by the world of Dungeons and Dragons, Decree of The Lich King was created by our graduating class of students at Escape Studios, a collaboration between students studying the Art of Video Games and the Art of Computer Animation.  Samir Rivero-Shahid was the Project Lead, and Gabriel Tomala edited the trailer.  Jahiem Antonio was the Lead Animator and Joel Seguin was the Lead Game Developer.  

Introducing "The Port"

The Port

Introducing "The Port", the latest short film created by our graduation class at Escape Studios.

In "The Port" Lucie, a marine biologist, stumbles across a horrifying creature in an old abandoned seaside building. 

The Port was a collaboration between students studying the Art of Games and The Art of Computer Animation. 

The Port was written and directed by Sohaib Mehar and produced by Amelia Chwesiuk.  You can find The Port at Vimeo here.

Introducing "Sunset Ecstasy"

Introducing "Sunset Ecstasy"

Introducing "Sunset Ecstasy", a Persian themed fantasy video game created by our graduating class of students at Escape Studios. 

"Sunset Ecstasy" was a collaboration between students studying the Art of Video Games and The Art of Computer Animation.  Sunset Ecstasy was produced by Kye-Takeuchi Brown. Leony Ye was the art director.  You can find Sunset Ecstasy here at Vimeo.

Introducing "Project Umbrae"

Project Umbrae

Introducing "Project Umbrae", a first person psychological horror experience created by our graduating students at Escape Studios. 

Project Umbrae was a collaboration between students studying the Art of Video Games and the Art of Computer Animation. 

You can find the Project Umbrae trailer at Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/1190412394

Introducing "Protose"

Introducing "Protose", the latest VFX short from Escape Studios.  "Protose" tells the story of a meatless steak invention that goes horribly wrong. "Protose" was produced and directed by Yusuf Uddin.  Adam Armstrong stars as the chef.  

Introducing "Project Juliet"

Introducing "Project Juliet", the latest short film from our graduating class of students at Escape Studios. In "Project Juliet", an unfortunate lab tester is forced to undergo a dangerous trial, with horrifying consequences.  The short film was created by "Team Psychosis" at Escape Studios and was inspired by The Outlast Trials, a survival game created by Montreal-based games company Red Barrels.  The cinematic was a collaboration between our graduating class of students studying the Art of Video Games, The Art of Animation and also Character Creation - working together to create a team project. 

Introducing "Symphony of The Morning Rush"

Introducing "Symphony of The Morning Rush", the latest 2D animated film created by our graduating class of animation students.   Symphony of The Morning Rush was written, edited and directed by Eva Gifford, and produced by Michael Koden.  Emily Davidson was the art director, and Amelie Pignon was the animation director.  The original score was composed by Alexander Lidster. 

Escape Studios' End of Year Showcase 3 June 2026

End of Year Showcase on Wednesday June 3rd

Escape Studios is proud to present our End of Year Showcase on Wednesday June 3rd at the Vue Cinema in Cranbourne St, Leicester Square from 9am until 5.30. 

All our graduating students are invited, and we also welcome out industry friends and colleagues, especially those looking to hire fresh talent.  To book your ticket, email us at hello@escapestudios.ac.uk

Escapees Win Awards at 2025 Graduation Showcase

2025 Graduation Showcase

At the recent Escape Studios 2025 Graduation Showcase on June 4th many of our students (now "Escapees") were awarded prizes to recognise their contribution to the excellent short films being produced at Escape Studios this past academic year. 

Awards and prizes include Most Valuable Player" (MVP), "Most Creative" and "Most Improved Player". in addition, prizes were awarded for the best projects. 

Escape Studios 2025 End of Year Showcase

2025 has been a record year for our students at Escape Studios, with more films than ever being produced by our soon-to-be graduates, a record number of festival awards, and our first 2D animated graduation films. 

You can see all of the new films at the official Escape Studios 2025 Showcase here, and also meet all of the talented students involved in creating such excellent work.  Below are some links to get started. 

Escape Studios Graduation Showcase 4 June 2025

Escape Studios is proud to host our annual End of Year Student Showcase, which this year takes place on Wednesday 4th June at the Vue West End (Leicester Square) - 3 Cranbourn St, London WC2H 7AL.

This year's event is a showcase of the very best work done by our third year graduating class and also our Master's degree students.  

Pip Cowen Wins "Most Valuable Player" Award

Philippa "Pip" Cowen wins "Most Valuable Player"

Many congratulations to Escapee Philippa "Pip" Cowen who won the "Most Valuable Player" Award in the Class of Animation at the Escape Studios Graduation Showcase last week.  

While at Escape Studios Pip studied the Art of Computer Animation, and contributed her talents to many animation projects, winning multiple festival awards. 

Escape Studios Graduation Showcase 2024

Escape Studios is proud to host our annual End of Year Student Showcase today Wednesday 5th June at the IMAX Theatre on London's South Bank.

Today's event is a showcase of the very best work done by our third year graduating class and also our Master's degree students.  To see all the work online, visit www.escapeshowcase.com