Advanced Animation (18 weeks)

• All of our full-time courses are mentored by industry who provide personalised industry feedback. Our previous Animation courses have been mentored by top artists including Aaron Hartline from Pixar, known for his work on Up!, Toy Story 3 and Inside Out.

• Fast track your career in just 18 weeks - working in the fast paced environment will equip you for industry and you can start applying for job roles as soon as you’ve completed the programme.

• In the studio you’ll work on industry designed briefs that replicate the real workplace. We give you experience of real life scenarios, such as dealing with briefs with varying requirements, deadlines and resources.

• You'll study in an environment that mirrors an animation studio, and will begin your introduction to the digital animation pipeline and will work with tools such as Autodesk Maya and Adobe Photoshop.

• You’ll develop your very own demo reel in the final weeks of the course. This will become your visual CV for future employers and will help you stand out in this growing but ever competitive industry.

We pride ourselves on our industry powered training, that's why all of our full-time short courses are mentored by some of the worlds leading studios. This is the first year we are offering mentoring for our Animation course and we are pleased to welcome Pixar Animator Royce Wesley as the mentor for our May intake. Royce's impressive list of film credits include Brave, Coco, Robots and Inside Out! Royce will be visiting London after finishing up on Incredibles 2 to mentor our animators and help us strive for Pixar quality animation.

Mentoring is a great opportunity for our students to receive industry standard critique from an expert in their field, this personalised feedback allows students to improve their work to guarantee it's studio ready.

• Week 1: Introduction to Maya, part 1.

• Week 2: Introduction to Maya, part 2.

• Week 3: Principles of Animation and introduction to Locomotion

• Week 4: Advanced Locomotion

• Week 5: Introduction to Character Animation, part 1

• Week 6: Introduction to Character Animation, part 2

• Week 7: Weight and flexibility.

• Week 8: Animal locomotion, part 1

• Week 9: Animal locomotion, part 2

• Week 10: Acting, Dialogue & Lipsync

• Week 11: Final Exercise

• Week 12: Demo Reel

• Week 13: Advanced Character animation: Dialogue and Lipsync

• Week 14: Advanced Character animation: acting and performance

• Week 15: Advanced Motion Capture and facial performance

• Week 16: Advanced Creature Animation: Creature performance and acting

• Week 17: Advanced Character and Creature Interactions

• Week 18: Demo Reel and polish
  

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Our students go on to work in many areas of the industry including 3D animation for films, TV, games, and visual effects. After the classroom course is over we offer three months of online mentoring, so that our students can continue to refine and polish their skills. We take aftercare very seriously - since it can take time to put together a job-ready demo reel, we make sure our students get the time and practice that they need to refine their work to make them job-ready. Learn more about our Aftercare support.

See some of our Escape Studios animation success stories

See some of the work done by students at Escape

Some of the junior opportunities you will be able to consider on completion of the course include:

• Runner
• Junior Animator
• 3D Animator

As you develop more experience and your skills develop further, the pool of roles you will be suitable for will grow. Find more careers advice here.

Fees: £15,495

Funding for UK students

You may be able to get funding to help cover the cost of the course. For independent advice, and to find out more about your options, visit gov.uk or call the National Careers Service on 0800 100 900.

Funding for international students

We recommend you visit the UK Council for International Student Affairs website. The Council doesn’t provide funding directly, but it will give you all the information you need about studying and living in the UK, including visas and funding.

We do our best to find funding solutions for overseas students. For example:

• If you’re from Sweden, you may be able to get help from the Swedish loan and grant course. Find out more at csn.se
• Spanish students should visit the spanish government website for useful information on studying, employment and emigration, plus details of grants available to Spanish students.
• If you’re from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh or Burma, you may be able to get funding from the Charles Wallace Trust, to help towards your living costs and educational development in the UK. Find out more at wallace-trusts.org.uk.

Get in touch

We can help with any problems or questions you have with course fees and funding. Speak to one of our Applicant Advisors via phone or email today! Call us on 0207 348 1920 or email admissions@escapestudios.com.