Pop Paper City's George Caton-Coult Visits Escape

George Caton-Coult

Escape Studios is delighted to welcome Love Love Films Studio Manager George Caton-Coult to visit our students on Thursday 21 March.

George Caton-Coult is the Studio Manager at Love Love Films, responsible for the TV hit "Pop Paper City"  developed in partnership with Aardman Animation.  

Many Escapees worked on and helped to contribute to the success of "Pop Paper City". 

Shelley Page Animation Feedback Monday 27 Feb

Escape Studios is delighted to welcome back Locksmith Animation's Shelley Page on Monday 27 February to give our second year animation students industry feedback on their Group Projects, part of Studio Module PR5001.

Shelley's film credits include "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?", "Shrek 1-4", "Shark Tale", "Madagascar", "Kung Fu Panda", and "How to Train Your Dragon".  Shelley is currently Key Talent and Artist Liaison at Locksmith Animation in London.  

Toonboom Visit to Escape Studios 30 Jan 2023

Escape Studios is delighted to welcome Toonboom president Francois Lalonde, Head of Sales Bradley Kravitz and Toonboom UK representative Andy Wyatt to our central London campus on Monday 30th January 2023.  

Toonboom Harmony is a software package fast establishing itself as the leading tool for 2D animation, and an important part of our new 2D Animation Pathway at Escape Studios.

Shelley Page to Visit Escape Studios 26 Jan 2023

Escape Studios is delighted to welcome Animation industry veteran Shelley Page to our central London campus tomorrow to give our second year animation students industry feedback on their specialism projects.

Shelley's credits include "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?", "Shrek 1-4", "Shark Tale", "Madagascar", "Kung Fu Panda", and "How to Train Your Dragon".  Shelley is currently Key Talent and Artist Liaison at Locksmith Animation in London.  

Frederic Du Chau Visits Escape Studios 23 Jan 2023

Frederic Du Chau

Escape Studios is delighted to welcome Hollywood director Frederic Du Chau will visit our central London campus on Monday January 23rd, to meet our second year animation students, and introduce them to the principles underlying a successful Hollywood pitch. 

What is involved in a great pitch? How do aspiring artists and content creators pitch ideas to studios and production houses?  

Frederic Du Chau has directed many Hollywood films including "Quest For Camelot", "Racing Stripes" and "Underdog".  All of these projects began with a successful pitch. 

Frederic is also the author of the graphic novel "Ameluna", which has recently been released.

Dave Edwardz Visits Escape Studios 19 May

Dave Edwardz

A very warm welcome to Dave Edwardz from Locksmith Animation who will visit Escape Studios next week on Thursday May 19th along with his colleague Shelley Page.  Dave is Head of Layout at Locksmith, and will talk about opportunities for graduates to explore entry level positions in 3D Layout at Locksmith.

3D Layout is one of the key roles on an animated film, the equivalent of cinematography on a live-action set.  3D Layout artists make creative choices about camera and layout, contributing significantly to the look and feel of a project. 

Shelley Page Industry Marking 31 March

Shelley Page

Animation industry veteran Shelley Page will return to Escape Studios tomorrow to give our second year animation students industry feedback on their short film projects, and also carry out industry marking. 

Shelley has been working in feature animation since 1986, with credits including "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?", "Shrek 1-4", "Shark Tale", "Madagascar", "Kung Fu Panda", and "How to Train Your Dragon". 

Shelley is currently Key Talent and Artist Liaison at Locksmith Animation in London.   As always, engagement with industry is very much at the heart of what we do at Escape Studios. 

Industry Feedback with Ben Leyland Feb 27th

Ben Leyland

Tomorrow Thursday February 27th our second year animators will get some industry feedback on their projects from Eallin Animation MD Ben Leyland, who has kindly agreed to visit us at Escape and take a look at our short film projects.

Ben is the Managing Director & Executive Producer at Eallin London, an animation and mixed media production company based in London, Prague, Bratislava and Tokyo.

Industry feedback is at the heart of what we do at Escape Studios; it helps our students to connect with the commercial world and make sure we're teaching industry-relevant skills.

Paulette Vassell Teaches Music Composition

Paulette Vassell

Paulette Vassell from PV Music Services visited Escape Studios recently to work with our MA students studying Storyboarding and Previsualisation.

Paulene came in to assist with our students on their storyboarding projects, composing bespoke music for their short films using Logic Pro.

Music and sound design are important parts of the film-making process. Successful films from Escape Studios such as BAFTA-shortlisted Jerich0 have paid close attention to music and sound design, with excellent results.

Michael O’Sullivan Visits Escape Studios

Michael O'Sullivan

We're delighted to welcome Hollywood Movie executive and former Paramount CFO Michael O’Sullivan to Escape Studios tomorrow. On Wednesday 15th January Michael will deliver a talk on the art of finance in the creative industries.

How do our students create innovative ideas for film, TV and games that can become commercially viable?

Our MA Students in Storyboarding and Previz will meet Michael O’Sullivan and will have the opportunity to discuss topics on film financing. In particular, they will learn the art of preparing a commercially viable project pitch.

Carse & Waterman Animation Visits Escape

Gary Carse and Daniel Waterman

Daniel Waterman from Staffordshire-based animation company Carse and Waterman Productions visited Escape Studios this week to give a talk to our MA Animation students.

Daniel explained to our students, who are studying the business of animation, about the functioning of development funds, capital funds, and tax credits, with practical examples on how to access them.

Daniel also discussed his own first iteration at business and how it evolved over time, his approach to managing growth, and how to find a niche in the animation industry.