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How to choose your creative degree

If you’re anything like me , then you’re probably panicking about which degree you want to go into. Don’t fear as this blog gives you some helpful tips on how to decide on your final discipline!

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What do you study on a Games degree?

Hi I'm Hamida, a third year student at Escape Studios studying the Art of Video Games. In this blog, I share my experience studying a games degree and some of my favourite modules.

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Celebrating our Alumni - The Oscars 2022

We are proud to share that 71 Escapees worked on this year's Oscar award-winning and nominated films. Read on to find out what exciting projects they worked on.

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I'm studying Game Art to become a Games Artist

Read on to hear Oriyarna's career ambitions and why she chose to study her Game Art degree with us.

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Preparing for success in the new term

Following on from his 'Step Into the Light' blog, Saint Walker (Deputy Dean of Escape Studios) shares how students can prepare for face to face teaching this term.

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In Conversation with Christian Avigni

We caught up with Christian Avigni following his appointment as an authorised Unreal tutor.

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Step into the light!

We're looking forward to hopefully welcoming our current and new students onto campus this September. Check out what Saint Walker, Deputy Dean of Escape Studios, has to say about it in this blog.

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Our Successful Alumni – Oscars 2021

We are proud to share that 40 Escapees worked on 2021 Oscar award winning and nominated films. Read on to find out what exciting projects they worked on.

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My experience so far studying a Game Art degree

Hear from second year student, Oriyarna, about her experience so far studying an undergraduate degree in Game Art!

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Creative Portfolio examples

If you’re in the process of creating a portfolio for your application to Escape Studios, take a look at some examples for inspiration!

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Escape Studios- Online Learning during COVID

The Government announced the Lockdown measures in March and, as an institution, we had to quickly adapt to this, ensuring that learning continued and assessments were not disrupted.

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Top books to read before starting your Game Art degree

If you’re new to the world of Game Art and are looking for areas to explore and gain inspiration from before starting your degree at Escape Studios, take a look at some of our recommended reads!

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Game Art Showcase: Sophia Ingledew

Check out this great work from one of our recent MA students Sophia Ingledew. This is footage from her final project for her Masters and features an Orcish blacksmith's forge

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Unreal Primer MPC

On Wednesday, Escape welcomed members of MPC for an introduction to Unreal Engine held by our Games Art Tutor Christian Avigni. This follows previous visits from Framestore and The Mill

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Annual Graduation

Last year we hosted our annual graduation and we saw our PG and UG students graduating. It was a very emotional ceremony, especially considering that we also reached an important

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Portfolio 'Tips and Tricks' for Game Art (Undergraduate)

Game Art is all about allowing students to understand the development assets for use in video games. Here's some tips and tricks for your Game Art portfolio.

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Epic buys Quixel

Epic Games in London today announced the acquisition of Quixel, creator of the world’s largest photogrammetry asset library and bundled toolset, with all Quixel Megascans becoming free for all use with Unreal Engine.

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7 essential skills for the creative industries

This blog will give you some of the skills that you might need in order to progress successfully into the creative industries.

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What to expect at an Escape Studios Open Day

Ever wondered what an Escape Studio Open Day is like? Read on for a step by step breakdown of the day.

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An Evening With...The Lion King Animator

Escape Studios was proud to welcome MPC lead animator El Suliman to Escape Studios last week to talk about his work on the Disney blockbuster The Lion King. Check it out...

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Things to do over summer ahead of my Escape Studios degree

Starting your degree with Escape Studios this September? Here's some top things to get involved with over the summer before you start.

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Top 10 showreel tips

A showreel is your first chance to show your work to recruiters and get your foot in the door for that all important final interview. Therefore, you need to make sure that your showreel is the best showcase of your talent that it can be. Here's our ten top tips for the perfect showreel.

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Top 10 soft skills for a Creative Interview

As part of Reel Talk Version 3, we are not only giving you tips and tricks for your showreel, but we're also giving you some tips to master your soft skills.

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Escape Studios is now an Unreal Authorized Training Center

I am very proud to announce that Escape Studios is now an Unreal Authorized Training Center.

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FrameStore Unreal Primer

For the past few weeks we had the pleasure of having FrameStore coming over Escape Studios for 5 days of Unreal Training.