AN4001 - Anim 1 - Starts 13 January 2020

AN4001 starts with a bouncing ball

For our first year undergraduates, our core animation module - Animation 1 - starts on Monday 13th January 2020.

AN4001, as the module is officially known, is a 15 Credit module that teaches the fundamentals of character and creature animation. The module lasts four weeks, and covers all the basic principles of animation.

AN4001 Starts on January 8 2024

 

For our first year undergraduate students, our core animation module - Animation 1 - starts in the New Year, with our first group beginning on Monday 8 January.  AN4001 is a 15 Credit module that teaches all our first year students the fundamentals of character and creature animation. AN4001 lasts four weeks, and covers all the basic principles of animation. To see some of the best work done by our first year undergraduate animators, watch the short video above, cut together by Escape Studios' animation tutor Marc Stevenson.

AN4001 "Animation 101" Returns 13th January 2025

Animation for AN4001 by Maria Robertson

For our first year undergraduate students, our core animation module - Animation 1 - starts in the New Year, with our first group beginning on Monday 13 January 2025. 

AN4001 is a 15 Credit module that teaches all our first year students the fundamentals of character and creature animation. 

AN4001 lasts four weeks, and covers the basic principles of animation. To see some of the best work done by our first year undergraduate animators, watch the short video below, cut together by Escape Studios' animation tutor Marc Stevenson.

AN4001 "Animation One" is Back Jan 2023

 

For our first year undergraduates, our core animation module - Animation 1 - started last week.  AN4001 is a 15 Credit module that teaches all our first year students the fundamentals of character and creature animation. The module lasts four weeks, and covers all the basic principles of animation. To see some of the best work done by our first year undergraduate animators, watch the short video above, recently cut together by Escape Studios' animation tutor Marc Stevenson.

AN4001 - Animation 1 - at Escape Studios

First year undergraduate animation by Matt Wight

A big warm welcome back to Escape Studios to our first year undergraduates; this week (starting 7 January 2019) is "Directed Study Week", when our students get ready for the start of classes.

For our first year undergraduates, our core animation module - Animation 1 - starts soon at Escape Studios. AN4001 (as it is officially known) is a 15 Credit module that teaches the fundamental underpinnings of character and creature animation.

Marc Stevenson Teaches Anim 1 in Jan 2022

Marc Stevenson

Veteran animator and Escape Studios tutor Marc Stevenson will return to teach animation basics - AN4001 - to our first year undergraduate students in the New Year.

Marc has credits on many Hollywood hit films including Fast & Furious 6, Avengers, Age of Ultron, Moon, and Victor Frankenstein.

Marc has also created a great number of online animation tutorials for our students, which you can find at our Animation Vimeo Channel.

Marc Stevenson To Teach Anim 1 on 4 January

Marc Stevenson

We're delighted to welcome back veteran animator Marc Stevenson, who will be joining us at Escape Studios early on 4th January to teach animation basics - AN4001 - to our first year undergraduate students.

Marc has credits on many Hollywood hit films including Fast & Furious 6, Avengers, Age of Ultron, Moon, and Victor Frankenstein.

Marc has also taught a number of classes to our short course animators, and is very familiar with Escape Studios and our systems. He has also created many online tutorials for our students, which you can find at our Animation Vimeo Channel.

Marc Stevenson to Teach at Escape Studios

Marc Stevenson

We're delighted to welcome the newest member of our animation team - veteran animator Marc Stevenson will be joining us at Escape Studios early next year to teach animation basics - AN4001 - to our first year undergraduate students.

Marc has credits on many Hollywood hit films including Fast & Furious 6, Avengers, Age of Ultron, Moon, and Victor Frankenstein.

I worked with Marc on a number of visual effects projects at Cinesite, including Underdog, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, and Marmaduke, and can personally testify both to his skill as an animator and to his unflappability even in the most extreme client situations.

AN4001 Starts 10 January 2022

"Foxy Tail" animation by Maria Robertson

For our first year undergraduates, our core animation module - Animation 1 - starts on Monday 10th January 2022.

AN4001 is a 15 Credit module that introduces students to the fundamentals of character and creature animation. 

The module, which is taught by veteran animation Marc Stevenson, lasts for four weeks, and covers all the basic principles of animation.

What's in the 1st Year at Escape Studios?

What's in the first Year of our undergraduate animation course at Escape Studios?

Our first year at Escape Studios is the same for all our undergraduate students, whether they are studying animation, games, or visual effects.

That means that in the first year of studies ("Level 4"), all our students study a broad, flexible curriculum, enabling them to understand the whole animation, games and VFX pipeline before committing to one specialism in their second year.

AN4001 Starts 4th January 2021

Robot Bug by Edoardo Sartori

For our first year undergraduates, our core animation module - Animation 1 - starts on Monday 4th January 2021.

AN4001 is a 15 Credit module that teaches the fundamentals of character and creature animation. 

The module, which is taught by veteran animation Marc Stevenson, lasts for four weeks, and covers all the basic principles of animation.

Meet Your Animation Tutors - Steven Lall

Steve Lall 

Meet your animation tutors - Steve Lall is one of our newest animation tutor at Escape Studios.  Steve has a decade of experience of working in advertising and animation, both 2D and 3D.

Steve Lall teaches AN4001 "Locomotion & Mechanics" to our first year animation students, and also 2D Animation in Toonboom Harmony to our second year animation students.

 Steve's broad animation skillset also includes graphic design, film editing, lighting & rendering, and also managing the motion capture pipeline. 

Animation by Seb Armstrong

Escape Studios undergraduate animation student Seb Armstrong animated this excellent short piece for our undergraduate core animation module - Animation Module AN4001 - a 15 Credit module that teaches all our first year students the fundamentals of character and creature animation.  AN4001 lasts four weeks, and covers the basic principles of animation.  To see some of the best work done by our first year undergraduate animators, follow this link.

Animation by Samuel Baker

Escape Studios undergraduate animation student Samuel Baker animated this excellent short piece for our undergraduate core animation module - Animation Module AN4001 - a 15 Credit module that teaches all our first year students the fundamentals of character and creature animation.  AN4001 lasts four weeks, and covers the basic principles of animation.  To see some of the best work done by our first year undergraduate animators, follow this link.

Julien Rashti to Teach "Animation 1" in Jan 2023

Julien Rashti

In January 2023 we welcome Julien Rashti to Escape Studios as our newest animation tutor. 

Julien will be teaching AN4001 "Locomotion & Mechanics" to our first year animation students from January 2023.

Julien comes to us from MPC where he worked on animated films such as "Pinocchio", "Disenchanted" and the forthcoming remake of Disney's "Snow White".

Julien has skills in both 3D and also 2D animation - as we broaden our animation teaching to embrace the recent revival in 2D computer animation. 

"Light Escape" by Lewis Sims

Introducing "Light Escape" by Lewis Sims.  "Light Escape" was animated by Lewis for our undergraduate core animation module - Animation Module AN4001 - a 15 Credit module that teaches all our first year students the fundamentals of character and creature animation.  AN4001 lasts four weeks, and covers the basic principles of animation.  To see some of the best work done by our first year undergraduate animators, follow this link.

Animation by Milly Proudfoot

The animation above was created by Escape Studios' undergraduate animation student Milly Proudfoot, currently in her first year of study at Escape Studios.  Milly animated this piece for our undergraduate core animation module - Animation Module AN4001 - a 15 Credit module that teaches all our first year students the fundamentals of character and creature animation.  AN4001 lasts four weeks, and covers the basic principles of animation.  To see some of the best work done by our first year undergraduate animators, follow this link.

Super Mario Animation by Michael Koden

Michael Koden is a first year undergraduate animation student at Escape Studios; his short "Super Mario" animation above was completed for AN4001 a 15 Credit animation module that teaches all our first year students the fundamentals of character and creature animation.  AN4001 lasts four weeks, and covers all the basic principles of animation.  To see some of the best work done by our first year undergraduate animators, follow this link.

Meet the First Year Tutors at Escape Studios

First Year Tutors at Escape Studios

Who Teaches the First Year Undergraduate Animation, Games and VFX students at Escape Studios?  Our first year at Escape Studios is the same for all our undergraduate students, whether they are studying animation, games, or visual effects.

That means that in the first year of studies ("Level 4"), all our students study a broad, flexible curriculum, enabling everyone to understand the whole animation, games and VFX pipeline - before committing to a single specialism in their second year of studies.  

"Breakout" by Elissa Heath

Check out "Breakout" by Elissa Heath, a first year undergraduate animation student at Escape Studios. "Breakout" was animated for Elissa's core animation module - Animation 1 - a 15 Credit Module that teaches all our first year students the fundamentals of character and creature animation.  AN4001 lasts four weeks, and covers all the basic principles of animation.  To see some of the best work done by our first year undergraduate animators, follow this link.