Meet The Masters: Shane Woodson 11th Sept 2025

Are you an aspiring 2D Animator?  Join us at our latest "Meet the Masters" event on Thursday 11th September at 6:00pm with Escape Studios' animation tutor Shane Woodson. 

To sign up follow this link: 👉https://bit.ly/47iNTHJ.

Shane Woodson is an experienced 2D animator whose credits include Mog's Christmas and Peter and the Wolf, as well as Love, Death & Robots and the 2024 feature film Kensuke’s Kingdom

Shane also has extensive experience with Toonboom Harmony, one of the leading software packages for delivering 2d animation. 

Shane has worked at Blue Zoo Animation Studios, Lupus Films, Blink Industries and Passion Pictures.

Introducing "The Hunt"

Introducing "The Hunt", the latest short animated film from Escape Studios. "The Hunt" was completed as part of Studio Module PR5001, a collaborative module in which second-year animation students work together on short film projects.  The Hunt was directed by Eva Gifford and produced by Grace Chandler.  Rose Brooksby-Conroy was the art director. 

Meet The 2D Animation Team at Escape Studios

2D Animation Team at Escape Studios

Who Teaches 2D Animation at Escape Studios? Meet our talented 2D Animation team, the folks who are delivering our 2D Animation BA at Escape Studios as well as our Evening class in 2D Animation in Toonboom Harmony.

In recent years 2D Animation has experienced a significant revival both in the UK and overseas, as Studios such as Blue Zoo, Aardman Animation, and Brown Bag Films adopt new software such as ToonBoom Harmony.

"Mog's Christmas" BAFTA Nom Best Animated Short

Mog's Christmas - BAFTA Nominated

We're delighted to congratulate two of our newest tutors at Escape Studios, Shane Woodson and Rebecca Perrone, who both worked on the BAFTA-Nominated Short Film "Mog's Christmas", which has been nominated for Best Animated Short at this year's BAFTA awards. The awards ceremony takes place this Sunday 16th February 2025 at the Royal Festival Hall. 

Mog's Christmas is a TV Special created for Channel Four and animated at Lupus Films in London. 

Shane Woodson to Teach 2D Animation at Escape

Shane Woodson

We're extending a warm welcome to animator Shane Woodson who will soon join Escape Studios to teach our second year animation students the art of 2D character and creature animation. 

Shane Woodson is an experienced 2D animator whose credits include Mog's Christmas and Peter and the Wolf. 

Shane also has extensive experience with Toonboom Harmony, one of the leading software packages for delivering 2d animation.