3D Character Artist with over 10 years of experience delivering the full
process of optimized real-time characters and assets for AAA games, from
high-poly sculpting to texturing. Skilled in both stylized and realistic
character creation, with proven ability to produce production-ready assets that
meet performance and…
www.kickstarter.com/projects/1300298569/project-phoenix-japans-indie-rpg-feat-aaa-talent/ came across this and thought it looked pretty neat. can't say no to uematsu music either. ALSO HI NEOX
To each their own, but with Ashley's feedback I actually created a portfolio piece that got me interviews that led to the final round with an AAA studio and an offer from another one.
Created a realtime fan art scened based off FlyFF, with the intention of setting it with AAA stylised visuals. Check out more images here! https://www.artstation.com/artwork/48yywY
I haven't used this personally, but I've heard that Rayfire is very good. http://rayfirestudios.com/ It's been used on a lot of high-end hollywood movies aswell as AAA games.
There are a LOT of studios in and around London. Probably in the region of 40-50, and at least 10 AAAs. Edit: http://gamedevmap.com/index.php?tool=location&query=South%20East heh.