Escape Studios

Article summary

Escape Studios is one of the UK's leading animation, games and VFX schools training professionals and students in the creative industries. Its main campus is situated in North Greenwich, London, offering short courses and degrees at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Escape Studios' primary offering includes study programmes in Visual Effects (VFX), Game Art, Game Design, Concept Art, Programming, Animation, Motion Graphics and Technical Art. Since the foundation of Escape Studios in 2002, more than 5,000 students (dubbed Escapees) have passed through its doors, moving into jobs in the creative industries.

Key claims

1. publication date: 2010-01-24 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. students: 5,000 students — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354913026