ANIMATION

Find your creative career with our range of undergraduate, postgraduate and short courses in Animation, Games, Visual Effects (VFX) and Motion Graphics and other specialist disciplines. 

We're ranked 1st in the world for Production Excellence in Immersive Media, 1st in the UK for Production Excellence in Mobile Games and placed in the top 5 Creative Schools in the UK by The Rookies. What's more, we've been ranked 3rd in the UK for Animation by Animation Career Review for the third year running!

Approved and endorsed internationally as an Unreal Engine Authorized Training Center, as well as both Rookies and Houdini certified schools, we take students with raw talent and shape them into the creative professionals demanded by today’s employers. Recent data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency indicates that 85% of full-time undergraduate students from Escape Studios who graduated in 2022/2023 are employed, with 82% of those holding highly skilled graduate-level positions. 

Source: Graduate Outcomes 2022/23 survey results published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). HESA open data is published under the (CC BY 4.0) licence.

Why should I get into animation? 

Advancements in technology and the boom of the VFX industry have made computer animation one of the fastest growing industries, with an estimated value of £1.6bn in the UK only (source Creative UK). Whether it's in CGI animated movies, live-action films, commercials, TV or video games, there’s never been a better time to join the creative world.

Choose to bring your characters to life with our animation courses. You'll study using professional software, such as Autodesk Maya, ToonBoom Harmony, Adobe Animate and Blender, with industry-focused training, giving you the skills you need to produce a killer showreel. 

Our alumni (dubbed 'Escapees') have gone on to work for some of the biggest studios in the world and on projects such as Thor: Love and Thunder, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore and Stranger Things. 

What makes our animation courses and degrees different?

  • We’re ranked 3rd in the UK and 8th in Europe in the Animation Career Review’s school ranking. 

  • Based in London – home to some of the best animation studios in the world.   

  • Our tutors all have industry experience and are experts in their fields. They are certified trainers for Autodesk Maya. They’ve worked at studios including Walt Disney, DreamWorks and Framestore, on credits including The Lion King, Godzilla and Doctor Strange. 

  • Industry briefs – students work on industry-standard briefs and experience real-life scenarios, just like in a professional studio.   

  • Industry-standard facilities – learn in a studio environment that mirrors current industry practice, using professional software such as Maya, ToomBoom Harmony and Blender. 

  • Professional input – our courses are developed and kept up to date with our industry partners, some of the biggest studios in the world, from the likes of DNEG (Avengers: Endgame and Oscar-winning Dune) and Cinesite (Iwájú and Thor: Love and Thunder), who not only input into our courses, but regularly visit our students and speak at events such as The VFX Festival.