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2D & 3D Animation Production

2D and 3D animation for products, processes and ideas that are hard to explain or impossible to film.
Turps Film crew member holding a cinema camera rig, wearing a branded Turps Film hoodie

For the things a camera can't get to

Some things can’t be filmed: the inside of a machine, a process that takes a millisecond, a product too thin to see, an idea that doesn’t exist yet. That’s where animation earns its keep.

We’ve animated Norton’s Razorstar ceramic grain, a 3mm tile membrane for Genesis, a superhero mascot called Mr Invincible for Saint-Gobain, and an NHS campaign to help staff stop smoking. Some of it’s technical, some of it’s daft, and all of it’s planned with your experts so the detail’s right.

Animation formats we produce

Explainer animation

A product, service or process explained in a minute or two, with a voiceover that sounds like a person.

2D and 3D product/process animation

Mechanisms, materials and installs shown from angles no camera can reach.

Motion graphics for campaigns

Titles, stats and animated sequences that sit alongside your filmed content.

How an animation comes together

Here's the call sheet. It's the same one our crew works from, minus the parking details.

Call sheet
ProductionYour animation
ProducerTurps Film, 0191 691 8785
Sc. Where What happens
01 On the phone A chatTwenty minutes on what needs explaining and who’s watching. No brief? That’s what the chat’s for.
02 Our studio Script and styleA script, a voiceover plan and a couple of style frames, so you can see the look before anything moves.
03 Our studio StoryboardEvery scene sketched out and signed off before the animation starts.
04 Our studio AnimationWe animate, add the voiceover and music, and you review it at each stage.
05 Your inbox DeliveryEvery version you need, with subtitles and language versions if you need them.
WeatherIt’s the North East. We’ve planned for rain.CateringYour kettle, if that’s all right.

Animation, with or without the camera

Because we film as well as animate, we can mix the two: 3D sequences dropped into a live-action launch, like Norton’s electric sander, or animated stats over interviews. For Sunderland’s vaping campaign, Year 10 students helped shape the story and recorded the voiceover themselves.

See our case studies

Have a project in mind?

Tell us what you need to explain and who it's for. We'll come back with a style, a rough script and a price.
A straightforward 2D animated explainer usually costs £3,000–£6,000 + VAT, and larger or 3D projects start from around £10,000. See our price guide
Start a projectOr call 0191 691 8785
“The final animation was spot-on, helping us explain complicated financial processes in a way that was both approachable and effective. We love the animation so much that we've incorporated the characters into our brand identity.”
Gemma Cryan
Marketing Director, IEHub