A+C Studios is an award-winning animated video production company based in the UK. We partner with brands and agencies to create captivating, high-quality animation. Our work builds emotional connections and delivers measurable results. We create everything from handcrafted stop-motion to hybrid films. These blend live action, 2D, and motion graphics. Our in-house team takes your idea from first spark to final cut. We deliver on time, on budget, and on brief. Start your project or explore our services to see what’s possible.
Your Story, Unforgettably Told
Your audience scrolls past more videos in a day than most brands produced in a decade. In that sea of sameness, audiences ignore templated content. If your last “explainer” looked like everyone else’s, it probably performed like everyone else’s.
We take a different approach. We design every film around your brand story and target audience. We craft it frame-by-frame. We create video content that stands out on social media feeds. This ensures your content can’t be mistaken for anyone else’s. The result is video content that stops thumbs, sparks emotion, and sticks in memory long after the feed moves on.
Think of your animated video as a long-term brand asset, not a one-off post. Bespoke animation pays back through brand recall, distinctive assets, and the kind of creative ideas your audience actually talks about. When you’re investing in a message that matters, “good enough” isn’t good enough. We’ll help you make something unforgettable and unmistakably yours.
Our Animation Capabilities
From our handcrafted core to platform-specific execution, we offer a complete suite of services to match your brief and objectives.
1) Our Core Craft: Handcrafted Animation More
Stop Motion (Stop-Frame): The tactile, human quality audiences feel immediately, subtle wobbles, real light and real materials. Perfect for distinctive brand worlds, premium products, and character-led storytelling.
Claymation: Rich textures and expressive performance that read beautifully on camera. Clay makes viewers lean in. It’s both nostalgic and new.
Papercraft: Graphic, playful, and fast to iterate. A brilliant choice for explainer videos that need clarity without losing charm.
Table-Top Animation: Product-first storytelling. Think precision moves, macro detail, and elegant transitions that highlight real-world features and finishes.
We choose each technique purposefully during the creative process to serve your goals, never as a gimmick. The result is high-quality animation with authentic, handcrafted appeal.
2) Bespoke Animation for Your Needs More
Product Animation: Perfect for launches, how-to sequences, and premium showcase films. We bring features to life with intricate detail and controlled camera moves. The result is a clear value story.
Character Animation: Create memorable mascots or cast members your audience roots for. We design, build, and animate characters that carry campaigns and return across seasons.
We also produce hybrid films that combine stop motion with 2D animation, motion graphics, or live action, choosing the right mix to tell your brand story with clarity and impact.
3) Content for Every Platform More
Short-Form / Advertising: High-impact films for TV, VOD, and social media placements. We plan for cutdowns, aspect ratios, and safe-area guidelines from day one so your creative works everywhere.
Long-Form / IP & Series: Narrative-driven content with robust asset management, repeatable pipelines, and multi-unit shooting when scale is required. We build sustainable production systems for efficiency over the long haul.
Whether it’s a single hero film, a multi-deliverable campaign, or an episodic series, we shape the video production process to the realities of your schedule, media plan, and KPIs.
A Full-Service Studio: From Concept to Final Cut
Working with A+C means everything you need is under one roof. We’re a true animation studio and production company in one: creative development, design, fabrication, animation, and post all in-house. We manage the production process from start to finish.
Creative & Pre-Production
- Strategy workshops to sharpen objectives and audience.
- Script, storyboards, animatics, and art direction to align stakeholders early.
- Prototyping and test animation to de-risk timelines and costs.
Production
- Dedicated stages for simultaneous units.
- Expert model-making, set build, and puppet fabrication.
- Precision motion-control rigs and camera systems for repeatable quality.
Post-Production
- Editing, compositing, colour, and sound design deliver a polished final product.
- In-house VFX and motion graphics for seamless hybrid styles.
- Versioning for platform-specific outputs and localisation.
How We Work (And Why It Works)
- Discovery & Strategy – We align on goals, audience, and success metrics.
- Creative Development – Scripts, boards, design frames; we validate the idea fast.
- Prototype & Plan – Test animation and schedule mapping to protect the critical path.
- Build & Shoot – Assets, sets, and stages come to life with multiple units as needed.
- Post & Deliver – Editorial, sound, and finishing for every channel in your media plan.
Throughout, you’ll get regular updates, clear approvals, and a single point of contact. The outcome: a distinctive final product that hits the brief and lands results.
What We Make (Examples & Use-Cases)
- Explainer videos that clarify complex products or services without dumbing them down.
- Product launches that dramatise features in ways CGI can’t replicate.
- Brand films that define your look and feel with distinctive, ownable craft.
- Campaign toolkits built for social media, TV, and retail—cut-downs, stings, and loops included.
- Series pilots and episodic content with scalable pipelines and reusable asset libraries.
Every deliverable is tailored to your channels, your approvals, and your dates. No cookie-cutters. No surprises.
Results You Can Measure
Great craft is only half the job. We design for outcomes, attention, recall, and action, so your animated video supports the broader strategy: performance marketing, brand building, or both. We’ll help you set realistic benchmarks and build creative that earns its keep in the plan.
Your Trusted UK Animation Partner: From Kent to London and Beyond
We’re proudly based in Kent – perfectly placed for London – and we work with clients across the UK and worldwide. Our clients tell us we are a joy to work with because we handle the heavy lifting. If you are searching for an animated video production agency in Kent, or want the craft excellence of a top animated video agency in London, we are set up for you.
As a UK animation studio with deep production experience, we understand the needs of creative directors, producers, and brand teams alike. Expect clear comms, transparent bids, and steady project management from first call to final delivery. (And yes, we love a site visit, pop down to Margate and see the magic in person.)
FAQs
Do you only make stop motion? More
Stop motion is our specialty, but we frequently blend it with 2D animation, motion graphics, and live action when that better serves the story.
Can you work with agencies as their animation partner? More
Absolutely. We regularly collaborate with creative agencies and production companies as an extension of their team.
How quickly can you turn around a project? More
Timelines vary by scope, but our in-house stages, multi-unit setup, and end-to-end process help us move from brief to animation fast without sacrificing quality.
Written by Dan Richards — Founder & Animation Director, A+C Studios
Dan leads A+C’s stop-motion and hybrid productions, partnering with brands and agencies to build distinctive, handcrafted campaigns. With years of hands-on experience across creative development, production, and post, he’s guided projects from pitch to premiere for clients in the UK and worldwide. (For press or speaking enquiries, please get in touch.)