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3D Animation

Cinematic films, hero sequences, brand stories. Director-led 3D films from concept to color grade. Camera language, choreography, score, sound design — everything that turns a project into a brand asset.

Lead time4–10 weeks
Fromfrom $9,800 / 30s
ComplexityHigh
Deliverables4 types

What this service is

3D animation is what we do when stills are no longer enough — a film that puts the project in motion, tells its story, and gets remembered. We work as a director-led team: a writer shapes the script, a director designs the camera language, a CG supervisor owns the technical build, an editor and a colourist polish the final master. The end product is a film that can open a sales presentation, run on a launch landing page, anchor a trade-show booth, or play across all of the above.

Pricing context

Industry premium (USA/AU): $20,000–$80,000 / 30s · EU mid-tier: €10,000–€40,000 · DARK: from $9,800 (≈55% under US premium)

How the price is formed

Script & storyboard
12%
Asset build + rigging
24%
Layout & blocking animation
18%
Lighting, FX, simulation
22%
Render + sound + comp
24%

How we run it · 5 stages

01

Story & boards

Week 1

Director, writer and art director shape the story arc, beat sheet, and storyboard. You approve frames before any 3D moves.

02

Previs

Week 2

Animatic with rough 3D blocking — cameras, timing, transitions. The film's edit is locked here, before expensive frames.

03

Production

Week 3–7

Modelling, lookdev, lighting, animation, FX. Daily review reels for the producer; weekly cuts for the client.

04

Compositing & grade

Week 8–9

Final compositing, color grade, sound design, music. Two review rounds at 1080p before final 4K render.

05

Delivery

Week 10

Master file (ProRes 4444, 4K) plus social cuts, square / vertical re-edits, GIF stings, key art.

Tools & technology

Cinema 4D + Houdini

C4D for character/layout, Houdini for any sim work — particles, fluids, destruction.

Redshift + Karma

GPU rendering for fast iteration cycles on 30-90s films.

Adobe After Effects

Final composite, motion graphics overlays, colour grade.

Pro Tools / Logic

Original score and sound design — never library music for hero films.

What you receive

Stack

Unreal 5 Houdini Cinema 4D Nuke DaVinci Resolve

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