Goodbye Kansas Studios Teams Up with British VFX Academy as Industry Mentor

Goodbye Kansas Studios and Escape Studios tackle VFX education together

One of Sweden's most prestigious CG studios, Goodbye Kansas Studios, has joined forces with Escape Studios in London as their latest industry partner, bringing invaluable knowledge and experience in the art of animation and visual effects to the VFX artists of tomorrow.

Responsible for major AAA game titles — Hello Kansas is known for their work in VFX, CG production, 3D scanning, digital humans, creature design and performance capture like *Helldivers 2*, *Alan Wake 2*, Cyberpunk 2077* and *The Division*. They can now apply that extensive experience working with students here at Escape Studios.

In this exciting new partnership Goodbye Kansas will be providing mentorship to Escape's students training on their MA Visual Effects Production (Compositing) and Compositing for Visual Effects short courses. Goodbye Kansas professionals will lead students in person, providing feedback and practical advice to gain know-how and improve competences. Escape will also team with the studio on projects and effort through the year.

Goodbye Kansas acknowledged their excitement in a LinkedIn post.

We are excited to be able to give back through feedback on new grads and are thrilled about working with Escape Studios and the visual effects stars of tomorrow. 

Founded in 2002, Escape Studios is one of the leading academies for animation, VFX and Game industries. With such high-profile partnerships with industry leaders like PlayStation London Studio, Framestore, and DNEG, for example, Escape Studios has now been awarded status as an Unreal Engine Academic Partner asserting its reputation as one of the best VFX educational establishments in the world.

The partnership promises to open paths for those seeking a career in VFX as the best of both worlds comes together -- with an insight into their needs and cutting edge technology, framing future generations for thriving freshers in the visual effects spectrum.