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Meet our industry-experienced tutors

They all have industry experience and are experts in their fields, including certified trainers for Unreal Engine, Autodesk and Houdini. They've worked at studios such as Walt Disney, EA and Framestore, on credits including Doctor Strange, Kingsman and Bond: Spectre.

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Saturday 27th September, 10:00am/ 1:30pm BST

Undergraduate open days

Discover our degrees in Animation, Games and VFX, meet our expert tutors and inspirational alumni and receive top tips for your portfolio.
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Tuesday 30th September

Reel Futures: Demystifying Houdini

Discover the benefits of Houdini for VFX Artists and how different roles in the pipeline use the software. Hosted by Mark Spevick, Houdini Tutor and Oliver Bowyer, Head of Industry Liaison.
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Tuesday 14th October

International Student Webinar

Join this webinar for information for all international students who are considering studying a course at Escape Studios.
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Wednesday 15th October, 6:00pm BST

Postgraduate and short course open events

Meet our team, hear about our postgraduate and short courses and get all your burning questions answered.
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Thursday 30th October

Power up your portfolio

Learn how to make your portfolio stand out. See examples of successful portfolios and hear what key skills we're looking to see in our applicants.
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Saturday 1st November

Undergraduate taster days

Test drive our undergraduate degrees in Animation, Games, VFX, Concept Art and Motion Graphics.
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Evenings in November

Postgraduate and short course taster sessions

Get a hands-on feel for what it's like to study with us by joining one of our online software taster sessions.

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Press Release, International

Escape Studios launches European Scholarship for undergraduate students

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Unreal Engine, Industry, Courses, Blog Post

Goodbye Kansas Studios upskills with Unreal Engine for Film and TV
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Advice, Blog Post

A step-by-step guide to Clearing
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Blog Post, Concept Art, Industry

Industry insights: Scruffy Dog Creative Group inspires masters students at Escape Studios
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Awards, Press Release, Games

Escapees recognised by Into Games 50 Awards