Escape Studios (Pearson College London)
School of Animation, Games and VFX
Founded in 2002 and now part of Pearson College London, Escape Studios is a specialist VFX, animation, and games school with over 5,000 graduates placed at ILM, Framestore, DNEG, and Cinesite.
Notable Alumni
Stuart Penn (VFX Supervisor / Framestore), Eamonn Butler (Head of Animation Division / Cinesite), Nicholas Illingworth (FX Supervisor / Weta Digital)
London
United Kingdom
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