Animation Studio News – Vol. 1

Brave new world of regular animation studio vlogging

Something new for 2020... 

A new series of short filmed vlogs, covering what's going on at our studio, advice on the business of running an animation studio.

Plus, anything else we can think of that can help other businesses achieve awesome results.

All delivered with a pretty informal, 'thrown together' quality.

Check it out, subscribe and press that 'bell' icon to get notified of new episodes throughout the year.

Great bit of exposure in The Times

Our very own creative director and founder was interviewed by the Times just before Christmas.

He must've woo'ed them with his beard and witticism because last week he was featured in a double-page spread in the business section.

Well done Jon, what really melted our hearts was the fact that both his kids took the article to school where upon they were able to do a show-and-tell, mega proud of their dad.

You can find out more about the article here. Published on the 6th of January 2020.

We welcome into our team Lou Bonney, our new marketing and production assistant. Lou has been working with us on and off for the past year, helping with copywriting, storyboarding and enquries.

She's now become part of the brood and needless to say we are 'totally stoked'. Lou has a penchant for digital media and a background in graphic design, coupled with her light-hearted approach we think we've found a little gem.

Keep your eye out for her animation studio news on social media and of course, contact her with any enquiries.

AVA Digital have crowned us as winners of in the Motion Graphics category which we are proud to announce. The platinum award winning piece of explainer animation was produced for Bristol Energy and can be viewed here. 

They are sponsored and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals, an international organisation who are adept at recognising progressive work within the industry.

Another feather in our cap which serves to place us in the category headed 'world-class animators'

Our go to developer is busy at work, creating an industry first for our studio's site. His coding skills are second to none!

We're creating a quick, clear animation pricing estimator.

The aim is to have a tool that's useful for our site visitors to gauge quickly what sort of budget they can expect for a project with varying lengths, complexities and deadlines.

We (well... 'team geek') are just finalising the algorithms that create the bespoke totals and then we're good to go live.

One of our current projects under construction is a charity animated video for the Malaria Consortium, highlighting the treatments and facilities available to pregnant women in sub-saharan Africa.

The video aims to raise awareness, target officials and indirectly raise funding for the charity.

We're mixing both frame-by-frame character animation with some stunning stylised 3D scenes. Plus some sections are made up of stills and video content.

Another project which is chugging along nicely is the animated explainer video for a large Saudi based energy company.

They have commissioned a polished 2d motion graphic to detail how solar panels work.

We have merged the science with clear visuals ensuring straight-forward interpretation for its audience. Technical is what we do best.

Our first foray into webdesign is underway (*outside of our own site).

Whilst it's not something we intend on doing a great deal of.

In this instance, we found ourselves saying 'yes'.

We love working with this client and have built up a great working rapport over the years.

So... watch this space, as soon we'll be taking the wrapping of this on going developer project.