Escape Studios to Host VFX Festival

LONDON -- This October 10th-13th Escape Studios [1] is hosting the first-ever VFX Festival [2]in London, celebrating a decade of VFX excellence in the UK. For budding VFX artists and the creatively curious you can look forward to a variety of presentations, making of’s, industry talks, showreel demos and hands-on workshops.

Sponsored by industry software giant Autodesk, the festival will take you behind the scenes to rediscover some of Hollywood’s most visually captivating films, including Harry Potter, Sherlock Holmes, Prometheus, X-Men and John Carter. This is a unique opportunity to hear from festival supporters Cinesite, Framestore, The Mill, Saddington Baynes, Pixomondo, MPC, Double Negative and Glassworks among others, who will be sharing their expertise over this four-day event.

Wednesday 10th October
Framestore: Harry Potter Tribute: From Dobby to Kreacher
MPC: Prometheus Stereography
Cinesite: Inspiring the next generation

Thursday 11th October
Framestore: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Pixomondo: VFX on Oscar winning Hugo
MPC: Wrath of the Titans - Creature Animation
Cinesite: How to become a VFX Supervisor

Friday 12th October
Framestore: Nuke and TV Commercials
Cinesite: Small Talk, Little Money, Big Ideas
MPC: Prometheus Compositing

Saturday 13th October
Exclusive Recruitment Panel: Open Q&A. Put your career and questions to the recruiters from The Mill, Pixomondo, Double Negative and Framestore

Tickets [3]are £10 for students & £20 for professionals.

Source: Escape Studios