"Bluey" Wins "Most Outstanding" Award at Logies

Escapee Rich Jeffrey at the 2022 Logies

We're proud to congratulate Escapee Rich Jeffrey whose Australian TV series "Bluey" has won "Most Outstanding Children’s Program" at The 2022 Logies, the annual Australian TV Awards.

This is the latest award for  "Bluey", which also won "Best Pre-School Animation" at KidScreen, and an Emmy at the 8th International Emmy Kids Awards.  

Rich was animation director on series 1, and series director on the second series of "Bluey".

Rich took our 12 week course in 3D animation, and has since gone on to become a highly successful TV series director. 

Emmy Award-Winning Rich Jeffery Webinar

 

Recently we welcomed Emmy-award-winning Escapee Rich Jeffery back to Escape Studios for an animation webinar.  Rich talked about his career in animation since leaving Escape Studios, and in particular what it has been like working on the Australian TV series "Bluey" , which won an International Emmy at the 8th International Emmy Kids Awards this year.  Rich was animation director on "Bluey" Series One, and director on the Series Two. Rich shared his insights into the animation industry, how we got where he is today, and what students and graduates need to do to succeed.

Webinar with Rich Jeffery Monday 26 October

Rich Jeffrey

We're delighted to welcome Emmy-award-winning Escapee Rich Jeffery back to Escape Studios for an animation webinar on Monday 26 October at 10am. 

Rich will be talking about his career in animation since leaving Escape Studios, what it has been like working on the Australian TV series "Bluey" , which won an International Emmy at the 8th International Emmy Kids Awards this year. 

Rich was animation director on "Bluey" Series One, and director on the Series Two. Rich will be sharing his insights into the animation industry, how we got where he is today, and what students and graduates need to do to succeed.

Weight Animation Tutorial with "Heavy"

We've uploaded a new animation tutorial to our growing Vimeo Tutorial Channel, showing how to animate a character lifting a heavy object.

The purpose of the tutorial is to show students how to create the illusion of weight. With CG animation, we get nothing for free, and it is easy for animation to feel floaty and weightless.

Escapee Rich Jeffrey's "Bluey" Wins Emmy

We're proud to congratulate Escapee Rich Jeffrey whose new Australian TV series "Bluey" recently picked up an International Emmy at the 8th International Emmy Kids Awards. Rich was animation director on series 1, and director on the 2nd series of "Bluey".

Rich said: "It is hard to put into words how wonderful that felt but there’s no doubt it’s down to the hard work of an incredibly dedicated team that I’m proud to be a part of and to the creative genius of Joe Brumm. Big thanks to Charlie, Sam, Daley, Joe and our amazing crew. This one’s for you!"

Escapee Rich Jeffrey's "Bluey" Wins AACTA

We're proud to congratulate Escapee Rich Jeffrey (aka "Richie Jeffrey"), whose new TV series "Bluey" picked up an award for Best Children’s Programme at the AACTA awards (Australian Academy of Cinema and Televisions Arts) this weekend.

The AACTAs are a bit like the Oscars, or perhaps the BAFTAs - but for Australia. Rich was the director on the 2nd series of "Bluey".

Rich said "It is hard to put into words how wonderful that felt but there’s no doubt it’s down to the hard work of an incredibly dedicated team that I’m proud to be a part of and to the creative genius of Joe Brumm. Big thanks to Charlie, Sam, Daley, Joe and our amazing crew. This one’s for you!"

Escapee Rich Jeffrey Directs "Bluey"

"Bluey" - 2nd series directed by Escapee Rich Jeffrey

Many congratulations to Escapee Rich Jeffrey whose new TV series "Bluey" is coming to screens in New Zealand, and will soon be coming to the UK.

Rich has been working on the show in Australia for the past two years, and it is now coming to screens on TVNZ on demand, as well as NZ prime time TV.

Rich Jeffrey Directs "Bluey" Down Under

Many congratulations to Escapee Rich Jeffrey, who is directing a new TV series "Bluey", launching on ABC KIDS in Australia on Monday 1st October. Bluey is the story of a "loveable and inexhaustible six-year-old Australian Blue Heeler dog", and is made by a team of artists in Brisbane, Australia. Rich took our animation short course at Escape Studios, and has since developed a stellar career in the industry. Rich said of Bluey: "We built it from the ground up, training all our crew. It's the result of loads of hard work and dedication from an amazing team of over 40 people. I'm proud to be a part of it and can say it is an honor to be the animation director on this series. "

Rich Jeffrey Director at Flux Animation

Many congratulations to Escapee Rich Jeffrey who is now a director at Flux Animation, a boutique animation house based in Aukland, New Zealand - where Rich lives and works.  Rich took our three month intensive character animation course at Escape Studios, and since then has forged a successful career in both 2D and 3D animation.  Check out the excellent demo reel above, which he put together while studying at Escape.

Rich Jeffrey Animator at Studio Joho

Check out the excellent animation demo reel of Rich Jeffrey, an animation student at Escape Studios who took our three month intensive character animation course.  Rich had never done 3D animation before he started studying at Escape, and he built an excellent demo reel, impressing everyone with his swift grasp of the software, and the excellent character performances that he created.  If Rich can do this in just three months of study at Escape Studios, imagine what our students can achieve in three years on the new BA/MA in the Art of Computer Animation.