Maria Robertson Animator at Spliced Animation

Maria Robertson

Many congratulations to Escape Studios undergraduate animation student Maria Robertson who is working as an animator at Spliced Animation Studio in Manchester. 

Maria Robertson studied the Art of Computer Animation at Escape Studios, graduating with a First-Class Degree.  While at Escape, Maria also worked on a number of award-winning short films, including Home Sweet Home, Planet Mars and Minuet.

Home Sweet Home Wins Best Animation Award

Home Sweet Home wins Best Short Animation

Many congratulations to the makers of "Home Sweet Home", which has won the award for "Best Short Animation" at the Halicarnassus Film Festival. 

  

Home Sweet Home is about a gang of discarded sweets trying to get back to their sweet shop home. 

Home Sweet Home was directed by Maria Robertson, co-directed by Harry Pearson and produced by Maddison Gould.  

Home Sweet Home Best VFX at Tokyo Fest

Many congratulations to the makers of "Home Sweet Home", which has won "Best VFX" at the Tokyo International Film Festival.

  

Home Sweet Home is about a gang of discarded sweets trying to get back to their sweet shop home. 

Home Sweet Home was directed by Maria Robertson, co-directed by Harry Pearson and produced by Maddison Gould.  

Home Sweet Home was filmed on location in London and has won many festival awards. 

Home Sweet Home Best VFX at Argenteuil

Many congratulations to the makers of "Home Sweet Home", which has won "Best VFX" at the Argenteuil International Film Festival.

  

Home Sweet Home is about a gang of discarded sweets trying to get back to their sweet shop home. 

Home Sweet Home was directed by Maria Robertson, co-directed by Harry Pearson and produced by Maddison Gould.  

Home Sweet Home Wins Best VFX at LIMFF

Many congratulations to the makers of "Home Sweet Home", which has won "Best VFX" at the London International Film Festival (LIMFF).

  

Home Sweet Home is about a gang of discarded sweets trying to get home.  It was directed by Maria Robertson, co-directed by Harry Pearson and produced by Maddison Gould.  

Home Sweet Home has won multiple festival awards, including Best Animation at the Basilicata International Film Festival in Potenza, Italy and Best Student Animation at the 2019 British Animation Film Festival

Home Sweet Home Best Animation in Potenza

Best Animation at Basilicata Film Fest

Many congratulations to the makers of "Home Sweet Home", the short film directed by Escapee Maria Robertson, which has won "Best Animation" at the Basilicata International Film Festival in Potenza, Italy.  

Home Sweet Home is a short film about a gang of discarded sweets trying to make it back to their sweet shop home.  The film, completed in 2019, has won a number of festival awards, including Best Student Animation at the 2018 British Animation Film Festival.

Quadruped Transitions by Maria Robertson

Free tiger rig from Truong

We're adding more animation tutorials to our Vimeo channel, including now a full series on how to use the Time Editor in Maya to animate locomotion transitions.

The tutorials were created by Escapee Maria Robertson, and build on Maria's existing tutorials on quadruped locomotion, such as walks, trots and runs.

Maria's transitions tutorial explains how different gaits can be combined using Maya's Time Editor.

Students who want to learn how to animate transitions should first learn to create a successful quadruped walk, trot and run cycle, before attempting to combine them into one piece of animation.

Creature Animation Performance Tutorial by Escapee Maria Robertson

Mating Dance animation by Maria Robertson

Animation Escapee Maria Robertson has recorded a new creature performance video for our expanding Vimeo channel.

The tutorial uses the free Parasite crab rig by Truong, and explains how to animate a six legged creature doing a performance (in this case, a mating dance), based on live action reference.

Maria explains how she created her mating dance animation for the Xye Crab in the mockumentary short "Planet Mars", an award-winning second-year undergraduate film project directed by Sebastian Kuder.

Maria Robertson Animator at Factory 42

Maria Robertson

Many congratulations to Escape Studios undergraduate animation student Maria Robertson for starting a new position as Junior Animator at Factory 42, an immersive and television content production studio based at Somerset House on the Strand.

Factory 42 specialises in virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality, creating "unique multi-sensory experiences for broadcasters, brands, destinations and artists."

Maria studied 3D animation at Escape Studios, and will graduate this summer, part of our first cohort of students to achieve their BA at Escape Studios.

Escape Studios Rocks "The Rookies"

Our Games, VFX and Animation students have made a stellar showing in this years' Rookies contest, with a multiple projects reaching the finals in all three disciplines.

BAFTA Short-listed Short film Jerich0, directed by animator Sarah Andrews and produced by VFX artist Matt Wight, made it to the finals for VFX Film of the Year.

And 3rd year undergraduate animation student Maria Roberton's animation reel is a finalist for 3D Animator Rookie of the Year.

Maria Robertson Reports From The Mill

The Mill

Third year undergraduate animator Maria Robertson has recently completed a summer internship animating at London VFX and animation powerhouse The Mill.

Maria interned at the Mill for 12 weeks over the summer, working on live client briefs and honing her skills as an animator.

 We asked her a few questions about her work, what the experience was like, and what advice she might offer students looking for summer internships.

Maria Robertson Animation Intern at The Mill

The Mill

Many congratulations to 2nd year animator Maria Robertson, who has just started a summer internship animating at London VFX and animation powerhouse The Mill on Monday 18th June.

Maria is interning at the Mill for 12 weeks over the summer, working on live client briefs and honing her skills as an animator.

2018 Animals & Creatures Animation Reel

Check out the latest excellent animal and creature work done by our student animators at Escape Studios. As our animation department grows, so does the volume work being generated by our talented students. Much of the work shown above was done by our second-year undergraduate students, who are only half-way through their studies, but already demonstrating a professional level of skill in their craft.

January 2018 Character Animation Reel

Check out the latest excellent work, our January 2108 Character animation showreel, completed by our student animators at Escape Studios. As our animation department grows, so does the volume work being generated by our talented students. All of the work shown above was done by second-year undergraduate students, who are only half-way through their studies, but already demonstrating a professional level of skill in their craft.

Student Showcase - Undergraduate Artwork

"Little Red Riding Hood" by Gioia Varago

One of the early briefs we introduce to our first year undergraduates here at Escape Studios is to create an idea for an animated TV Series.

The final presentation includes a classroom pitch, complete with supporting artwork, character designs, and a clear underlying premise.

As with all good pitches, the idea is to throw out a hook and get your audience interested in the idea.  If they like it, they will want to know more. And who knows? They might invest in your project!