Storyboarding and Previsualisation (12 weeks)

Study the key skills in visual storytelling

This course is suitable for anyone looking to communicate ideas and stories in a visual way. You’ll learn to combine traditional skills such as drawing, painting, concept art and design with modern computer graphics technologies.

You’ll study the ins and outs of traditional and modern storyboarding and previsualisation techniques, from character design and performance to editing techniques, cinematography and sound design.

You’ll develop a portfolio of work with help from our industry-experienced tutors and support from guest lecturers from the industry and our AfterCare programme. 

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Advanced Storyboarding and Previsualisation (18 weeks)

  • Location: Live online
  • Start dates: 2nd October 2023
  • Tuition fees: £9,036
  • Mode of study: Daytime (full time)
  • Programme duration: 12 weeks
  • Entry requirements: Aged 18 or over, a good understanding of written and spoken English.

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Meet our tutors

Iliana is our Storyboarding and Previsualisation tutor and also the Art Director at Mediaframe Ltd. With over 30 years in the animation industry, she has worked on various TV shows including Hungarian Folk Tales(1992-1996), Carland Cross (1996), and some feature film projects including  A Monkey’s Tale (1999) and The Princess and the Pea (2002).

Iliana has a BA in Animation from Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts and an MPhil in Arts and Media from University for the Creative Arts.

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Industry Partners

Industry partners and advisors influence everything we do, from the curriculum we teach and how it's delivered to our webinars and events.

We work alongside an impressive list of VFX, Games and Animation studios including Industrial Light & Magic, Framestore, Blue Zoo, MPC, Jellyfish Pictures, PlayStation London Studio and Creative Assembly and many more across all our courses at Escape Studios.

With exclusive professional feedback, intensive software training and much more, our industry-led courses give you up-to-the-minute, inspirational knowledge and experience, tailored to the work you’re passionate about. Our Escape Studios alumni (Escapees) can be found working at a variety of studios including Pixar, MPC, Industrial Light & Magic, DNEG, Rockstar Games and Electric Theatre Collective.

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Why Escape Studios?

Learn industry-relevant techniques from the experts, in a studio-like environment.

  • Studio-experienced tutors. Our tutors have worked at studios including DNEG, Walt Disney Animation, EA, Rebellion and Framestore and their credits include Captain America, Black Mirror and Bond: Spectre. They speak at international conferences, like B’Ars (Spain) and VIEW Conference (Italy), write for industry-recognised blog Befores&Afters, and are authorised trainers for software like UnrealEngine, Autodesk or Houdini.
  • Industry-standard facilities. Our central London campus is surrounded by world-leading studios and fully equipped with high-end hardware and the latest software.
  • Industry partners. Our studio partners, including DNEG, Framestore and PlayStation London Studio, help design and develop our courses to make sure that what we teach is relevant to the current industry practices. You’ll also have access to events and webinars ran by our Student Experience team with industry speakers.

The creative industry doesn’t follow a template. There’s always a new project where inevitably you’ll have to do something you’ve never done before. No two shots are the same.

Luis Mota, Freelance Compositor at Dupe VFX, Escape Studios alumnus