Our Evening class in Producing for VFX is back again, starting on 7th March 2023. Producing for VFX is an eight week evening class, taught two nights a week (Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7-10pm). Producing for VFX is designed to give students a thorough understanding of how the VFX production pipeline works, and how to apply it in practice. What does a VFX Producer actually do? Students will learn the full ecosystem of VFX production, taught by veteran VFX producer Martin Gabriel.
About Producing for VFX
Tutor – Martin Gabriel
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| Martin Gabriel |
Martin has also helped to create facility wide information systems to manage the flow of data. Although he has mostly worked on large budget Hollywood projects, Martin has also worked on many smaller, independent films.
Producing for VFX
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| Olivia Unwin, producer at Framestore |
- Nickoel Izharuddin, Production Co-ordinator at MPC
- Lydia Layton, CG Dept manager at Cinesite
- Angie Cajigas VFX co-ordinator at Cinesite
- Maddison Gould, production assistant at Playstation
- Katerina Zacharakis, production assistant at Playstation
- Olivia Unwin, Production Assistant at Framestore
- Duncan Guymer, Producer at Sliced Bread Animation
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| Producer Angie Cajigas |
- What a VFX Producer does, exactly
- Seven Rules to Start Your Own Animation Business
- 16 Rules of Animation Freelancing
- How to Invoice a Client
- Eight Rules to Survive as a Freelance Animator
- Sole Trader -vs- Limited Company – which is best?
- Questions for your Client on Your First Freelance Job
- Producing Animation with Steve Burch
- What Does an Animation Producer Do, Exactly?
- Michael O’Sullivan Explains “The Art of The Pitch”
- Producing Animation by Zahra Dowlatabadi
The Escape Studios VFX Blog offers a personal view on the art of visual effects.



