"At Escape Studios, we offer undergraduate, postgraduate and short courses in Visual Effects (VFX), Game Art, Animation and Motion Graphics. We work with an impressive list of industry partners to design and deliver our courses, from MPC, Cinesite, Framestore and The Mill, through to Jellyfish Pictures, Milk and BlueBolt, to name just a few! Do you have raw talent and big aspirations? If you're willing to put in the time, passion and hard work necessary, we can promise you a highly vocational, industry-focused training experience, giving you the skills you need to graduate job-ready."
Over 4,000 alumni (dubbed 'Escapees') started their careers with Escape Studios, honing their skills here before moving on to great success within the industry. They form a strong network of passionate creative minds, which any student who joins the school instantly becomes a part of.
They’ve worked on award-winning TV series such as Stranger Things and Obi-Wan Kenobi, along with Oscar and BAFTA-winning films such as Dune, No Time to Die, 1917, Interstellar, Star Wars, Ex Machina, and bestselling games Assassin’s Creed, Uncharted 2 and Forza Horizon.
- Ranked 1st in the UK and 9th in the world for Game Design and Development and 2nd in the UK and 10th in the world for Animation and Visual Effects Excellence by The Rookies, out of 500 top schools assessed in the world.
- Ranked 3rd in the UK – and 8th in Europe in the Animation Career Review’s school ranking
- One of the top 20 institutions in the UK for graduate employability.
- Through its close partnership with Epic Games, the team was the first Unreal Authorized Training Center in the UK and is an Unreal Engine Academic Partner.
- As a Houdini Certified School, they train students and industry professionals in this highly-popular FX software.