Animation Agency Yorkshire
Animation offers a powerful way to captivate audiences and communicate complex ideas clearly and creatively. As a leading animation agency based in Yorkshire, Manto Films brings your brand stories to life through innovative animation and motion graphics, designed to leave a lasting impression on your audience. We work with brands, universities, and public sector organisations, providing animation services that are engaging, impactful, and meticulously crafted to reflect your unique values and goals.
Why Choose Manto Films for Animation in Yorkshire?
At Manto Films, we understand that every brand has a unique story, and we’re here to help you tell yours in a way that stands out. Video production and Animation offers an accessible and dynamic platform to engage audiences, helping your message cut through the noise of traditional content. Our approach combines creativity with strategic insight, ensuring your animation not only looks impressive but also connects with your audience on a deeper level.
Partnering with us gives you access to a full-service animation agency in Yorkshire, handling every stage of the animation process from ideation to completion. This means we collaborate with you from day one, ensuring the final product is fully aligned with your vision, brand guidelines, and goals.
Our Animation Services
Custom Animations for Every Objective
We create bespoke animations tailored to your specific needs, from explainer videos and product showcases to educational content and social media visuals. Our animations are crafted to grab attention, explain complex ideas, and drive engagement, making them a perfect fit for marketing, training, and awareness campaigns.
Motion Graphics for Dynamic Storytelling
Motion graphics are an ideal way to add flair and dimension to your brand’s message. Using a blend of typography, icons, and visual elements, our motion graphics tell your story quickly and effectively, making them perfect for short-form content on social media, websites, or presentations. Whether you’re highlighting statistics, sharing updates, or reinforcing brand identity, motion graphics offer a powerful visual tool that resonates with viewers.
2D and 3D Animation Capabilities
We offer both 2D and 3D animation services, allowing us to adapt to various creative styles and technical requirements. Our 2D animations deliver a clean, polished look for educational and corporate content, while our 3D animations provide depth and realism, ideal for product demonstrations, brand intros, or more immersive storytelling. Each animation style is thoughtfully chosen based on your project goals and audience preferences.
Interactive Animations
Interactive animations elevate audience engagement by adding interactive elements, inviting viewers to actively participate rather than passively watch. Perfect for websites, e-learning modules, and promotional content, interactive animations create a unique experience, increasing the likelihood that viewers will retain and act upon your message.
How We Work
Discovery and Strategy
Every successful animation begins with a clear understanding of your goals. We start by discussing your vision, audience, and the message you want to convey. This strategic foundation ensures our animations align with your brand identity and have the intended impact on your audience.
Storyboarding and Concept Development
After understanding your objectives, we move into the storyboard and concept phase. Storyboarding provides a visual outline of how the animation will unfold, giving you a preview of the story structure, key scenes, and visual style. This stage is highly collaborative, allowing us to refine the narrative, imagery, and style until it fully represents your vision.
Production and Animation
Our production phase is where the ideas begin to come to life. Using the latest animation software and techniques, we bring dynamic motion and character to each frame. Every element, from transitions and timing to colour palettes and voice-overs, is carefully selected to create a cohesive and impactful animation.
Post-Production and Delivery
After production, we enter post-production, where we polish and perfect the final piece. Here, we refine every detail, ensuring the animation is sharp, engaging, and ready to meet your audience. The final video is formatted for seamless use across platforms, whether it’s for web, social media, or presentation use.
Why Animation Works for Your Brand
Animation is not just about impressive visuals; it’s an engaging medium that can make complex ideas accessible and memorable. Studies show that audiences are more likely to retain information delivered through animation, making it a powerful tool for both marketing and education. As your animation agency in Yorkshire, Manto Films combines creativity with strategic insight to produce animations that resonate, inspire, and encourage viewers to take action.
Ready to Create Impactful Animations?
If you’re looking to create an animated product video that captivates and connects with your audience, Manto Films is here to help. With a strong commitment to quality and an eye for innovation, we are proud to offer animation services that drive results for bold brands and organisations across Yorkshire and beyond.
Animation Agency Yorkshire – FAQs
What animation services do you provide in Yorkshire?
We provide a complete range of animation services including 2D and 3D animation, motion graphics, character animation, animated infographics, explainer films and animated overlays that complement live-action content. Each project is tailored to the needs of your brand and audience, ensuring clarity and impact.
How do you combine animation with live-action video?
We often blend animation with filmed footage to create a dynamic balance between real people and visualised ideas. For example, motion graphics may highlight key statistics during an interview, or 3D animation might demonstrate a product feature that cannot be shown on camera. This approach makes complex ideas easier to understand while keeping the audience engaged.
Can animation help explain complex or abstract concepts?
Yes. Animation is one of the most effective tools for simplifying abstract or technical concepts. We can visualise processes, systems, data flows and technical mechanisms in a way that feels simple, engaging and memorable. This makes it especially valuable for training, product launches and campaigns aimed at non-specialist audiences.
What does your animation production process involve?
Our process begins with understanding your goals, audience and brand. We then develop a concept, script and style frames to show the look and feel. Once approved, we move into storyboarding and full production, where assets are created and animated. We add sound design, voice-over and colour grade before delivering a polished video optimised for your chosen platforms.
How do you ensure animations reflect our brand identity?
We work closely with your brand guidelines to ensure every animation matches your visual identity. Fonts, colours, tone of voice and design language are all carried through. Our aim is to create content that looks distinctive while remaining consistent with the rest of your communications, so it strengthens your brand every time it is seen.
What factors affect the cost and timeline of an animation project?
The length and complexity of the animation are the main factors. A simple animated explainer with motion graphics can be delivered quickly, while a detailed 3D sequence with character animation requires more time for design, modelling and rendering. We provide transparent timelines and budgets at the briefing stage so you know exactly what to expect.
Can animations be updated or reused for future campaigns?
Yes. We keep project files so we can update content when needed, such as changing text, figures or branding, or re-cutting sections for different platforms. This makes animation a flexible and cost-effective investment that can evolve alongside your business needs.
Why should Yorkshire businesses choose you for animation?
We combine creative craft with strategic understanding. Our animations are not just visually appealing—they are designed to deliver business outcomes. By working locally in Yorkshire, we offer a responsive and collaborative service while producing content of national quality. That mix of accessibility, creativity and professionalism makes us a strong partner for regional organisations.