Alumni
Alumni
Our alumni (dubbed Escapees) form a vibrant, well-connected global community working throughout the animation, video games and VFX industries.
Bonded by their passion and their Escape Studios experience, they are highly-respected creative professionals who continue to socialise, network and collaborate as their individual careers grow.
You’ll find Escapees at many of the world’s top VFX and games studios, behind Oscar and BAFTA-nominated films, including Dune, No Time To Die and The Lion King, and hundreds of award-winning films, commercials and video games.
What's more, the latest UK 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.*
Read some of our amazing alumni success stories and get inspired to follow in their footsteps!
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.
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3D FX SUPERVISOR AT BLUE ZOO ANIMATION STUDIO
Fabrizia Spera
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SENIOR VISUAL DEVELOPMENT ARTIST AT ROCKSTAR GAMES
George O'Keeffe
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ROTO/PREP ARTIST AT UNION VFX
Hannah Sheppard
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ANIMATOR AT JELLYFISH PICTURES
Alex Maynard
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ASSOCIATE LIGHTING ARTIST AT ELECTRIC SQUARE
Beverly Gomes
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JUNIOR PAINT & ROTO ARTIST AT INDUSTRIAL LIGHT AND MAGIC
Emma Richards
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VFX COMPOSITOR AT RISE
Giulio Spatola
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ENVIRONMENT ARTIST AT AIRSHIP
Grace Elle Collett
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ENVIRONMENT ARTIST AT CLIMAX STUDIO
Joshua LeBrun
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MOTION GRAPHICS DESIGNER AT DMS
Leandro Silva
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JUNIOR ENVIRONMENT ARTIST AT UBISOFT REFLECTIONS
Mohammed Abdus
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JUNIOR VFX ARTIST AT TT GAMES
Piotr Czternasty
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3D LAYOUT ARTIST AT LOCKSMITH
Priya Shah
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FREELANCE SHOTGRID SPECIALIST & PIPLINE TD
Ricardo Musch
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ROUGH LAYOUT ARTIST AT DNEG
Sofia Caldeira
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COMPUTER ANIMATOR AT MPC
Ross Green
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GROOM ARTIST AT FRAMESTORE
Ridma Suriyagoda
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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AND 3D ANIMATOR AT EAGLET FILMS
Giorgos Konstantinou
I think there is a clear difference between an educational course and a professional course. For me, Escape Studios was a professional experience where I could learn and improve my skills.
Fabrizia Spera
3D FX SUPERVISOR AT BLUE ZOO ANIMATION STUDIO
ADVANCED 3D FOR VFX
Never stop learning. There’s no shame in not knowing something, so ask your tutor, classmates or colleagues whenever you are stuck.
George O'Keeffe
SENIOR VISUAL DEVELOPMENT ARTIST AT ROCKSTAR GAMES
MA GAME ART
Escape is purposefully tailored to the environment you will see in the industry.
Hannah Sheppard
ROTO/PREP ARTIST AT UNION VFX
BA (HONS) THE ART OF VISUAL EFFECTS
Escape provided an ideal setting for networking, collaboration and creativity. This facilitated my seamless integration into a professional team.
Alex Maynard
ANIMATOR AT JELLYFISH PICTURES
BA (HONS) THE ART OF COMPUTER ANIMATION
Escape is built by industry professionals, to create future industry-ready individuals; an experience you won't be able to find anywhere else.
Beverly Gomes
ASSOCIATE LIGHTING ARTIST AT ELECTRIC SQUARE
BA (HONS) THE ART OF VIDEO GAMES
Escape gave me so many amazing opportunities to work with and get advice from so many industry professionals from companies I was interested in.
Emma Richards
JUNIOR PAINT & ROTO ARTIST AT INDUSTRIAL LIGHT AND MAGIC
BA (HONS) THE ART OF 2D VISUAL EFFECTS
Still today, I proudly go to work wearing my Escape t-shirts and jumper. Quoting our motto: an Escapee is forever!
Giulio Spatola
VFX COMPOSITOR AT RISE
MA COMPOSITING FOR VFX
Thanks to the guidance I received from my tutors, I learnt all of the necessary skills to land my dream job in the industry.
Grace Elle Collett
ENVIRONMENT ARTIST AT AIRSHIP
BA (HONS) THE ART OF VIDEO GAMES
Near the end of my course, I was offered a job at Dovetail Games where I worked on TrainSim World 2 and the release of TrainSim World 3.
Joshua LeBrun
ENVIRONMENT ARTIST AT CLIMAX STUDIO
MA GAME ART
Escape Studios gave me all the foundation skills I needed to start my new career in Motion Graphics.
Leandro Silva
MOTION GRAPHICS DESIGNER AT DMS
MOTION GRAPHICS SHORT COURSE
It was my experience and feedback from tutors I maintained connections with over the years that helped me throughout the interview stages.
Mohammed Abdus
JUNIOR ENVIRONMENT ARTIST AT UBISOFT REFLECTIONS
BA (HONS) THE ART OF VIDEO GAMES
Projects are set up to mirror the professional environment and that makes the transition from learning at Escape to creating games pretty much seamless.
Piotr Czternasty
JUNIOR VFX ARTIST AT TT GAMES
BA (HONS) THE ART OF VIDEO GAMES
Escape Studios not only trained us like artists, I thank the tutors for supporting me to get my dream job.
Priya Shah
3D LAYOUT ARTIST AT LOCKSMITH
BA/MA THE ART OF COMPUTER ANIMATION
At Escape Studios, you learn tricks and get contacts. Contacts are worth a fortune in this business.
Ricardo Musch
FREELANCE SHOTGRID SPECIALIST & PIPLINE TD
ADVANCED COMPOSITING FOR VISUAL EFFECTS
I'm not sure if I've would have ever been able to work in the industry if I hadn't done the Advanced 3D for VFX course at Escape Studios.
Sofia Caldeira
ROUGH LAYOUT ARTIST AT DNEG
ADVANCED 3D FOR VISUAL EFFECTS
I loved how professional Escape Studios was. They don’t treat you like students, they treat you like artists.
Ross Green
COMPUTER ANIMATOR AT MPC
BA (HONS) THE ART OF COMPUTER ANIMATION
Escape provided the perfect foundation for my learning to grow and develop as I began my professional journey in the industry.
Ridma Suriyagoda
GROOM ARTIST AT FRAMESTORE
THE ART OF VFX
Looking back at my time studying 3D Animation at Escape Studios, I'm incredibly grateful for the skills, knowledge, and support I gained from my tutors and peers.
Giorgos Konstantinou
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AND 3D ANIMATOR AT EAGLET FILMS
BA (Hons) The Art of Computer Animation (3D)
