Expert animation and motion graphics for education, training and careers.
Animation and motion graphics for colleges, training providers and the skills sector.
Some things are hard to film. Funding rules, eligibility, how an apprenticeship actually works week to week, what happens after a learner signs up. You can’t point a camera at any of that, and a page of text doesn’t help much either. That’s usually where animation comes in.
We make explainer animations, motion graphics and short animated content for FE colleges, training providers, apprenticeship teams and awarding bodies across the UK. Mark has been making education media since the early 2000s, so we’re used to the subject matter being complicated and the audience being busy.
There’s also a practical side people don’t always think about. Animation doesn’t need learners on camera, so there are no consent forms or safeguarding worries for under-18s. And when the funding rules change next year, we can update the animation rather than starting again.
For the things that are hard to film and harder to explain.
Animation that explains, promotes and teaches.
From a single explainer to a steady flow of social content.
Explainer animations
Script, voiceover and animation that takes one idea and makes it clear. Funding and eligibility, how to apply, what a course involves. We start with the questions your admissions team gets asked most, because those are the ones the animation needs to answer.
Course and campaign promos
Short animated pieces for open days, course launches and recruitment campaigns. These work well when you haven’t got footage yet, or when the course is new and there’s nothing to film.
Motion graphics for social
Animated captions, short loops, stats that build on screen and cut-downs for each platform. Most people watch with the sound off, so we design for that from the start rather than adding subtitles at the end.
Animated data and infographics
Labour market figures, outcomes, progression routes, skills priorities. Numbers tend to land better when they move, as long as there aren’t too many of them. We’ll usually push back if a chart is trying to say five things at once.
Training and onboarding content
Animation for e-learning modules, staff training and learner induction. How a platform works, what to do on day one, health and safety basics. It’s the kind of content that gets watched over and over, so it’s worth getting right.
Adding motion to filmed video
Titles, lower thirds, animated diagrams and branded intros and outros on top of filmed footage. Handy if you’ve filmed something yourselves and want it to look finished, which is what we did for NILC Training’s short on PRINCE2 and AgilePM.
Not sure which you need?
Book a 30-minute callHow a project runs.
Four stages, with a chance to see and change things at each one.
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Step 01
Script
Everything starts with the words. We write the script with you, read it out loud and keep cutting until every line earns its place. Most animations get better at this stage than any other.
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Step 02
Style and storyboard
We show you how it’ll look before anything moves. Style frames in your brand colours and a storyboard that lines up each scene with the script, so there are no surprises later.
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Step 03
Animate
Voiceover recorded, then animated scene by scene. You’ll see a first cut with room for changes, and a second round to tidy up.
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Step 04
Deliver and share
Final files in every size you need, for your website, social and presentations, with subtitles. And if you’d like a hand getting it seen, our marketing team can plan where it goes.
Questions we get asked
How long does an animation take?
A 60-second explainer usually takes around four to six weeks from first conversation to final file. The script and sign-off stages make the most difference, so if you can get the right people round the table early, it moves a lot faster.
Can you use our brand?
Yes. We’ll work from your colours, fonts and logo, and if you’ve got existing illustrations or icons we can build on those too.
Can it be updated later?
That’s one of the best things about animation. If a funding rate, a date or a course name changes, we can update that scene without redoing the whole thing.
Do we need to write the script?
You can either supply a script or we can work with you to create the prefect messaging
How much does it cost?
It depends on length, style and how much is involved, so we don’t publish rates. You’ll always know the cost before we start, and a 30-minute call is usually enough to work it out.
Got a brief, half a brief, or just a problem you can’t quite pin down?
Talk to us, we’ve probably seen something like it before.
