animation

How to Localize Animated Video at Scale

Animated video is the easiest format to localize because text and audio live in editable layers. Here is how to scale it across languages cleanly.

July 28, 2026

Animation Video Production in London

London teams produce animation for finance, professional services, and public sector audiences, often under regulation. Here is how to do it at scale from a London base.

July 10, 2026

Animation Video Production in Australia

Australian teams use animation to explain complex products, train distributed workforces, and keep content current without a shoot every time. Here is how to do it at scale.

July 9, 2026

Animation Video Production in Singapore

Singapore teams produce animation for audiences across APAC, often in several languages and under tight regulation. Here is how to do it at scale from a Singapore base.

July 8, 2026

Animation for Wealth Management & Advice

Wealth and advice firms have to explain complex strategies and build trust at scale, under regulation. Animation does both without putting an adviser in front of a camera every time.

July 7, 2026

Animation for Superannuation Member Comms

Super funds have to explain complex, regulated topics to millions of members who would rather not think about them. Animation is the format that makes that land.

July 6, 2026

How to Choose an Animation Company

A strong showreel does not tell you whether a studio can deliver at your volume, hit your timelines, or manage a brand library across 50 videos. This guide covers what to check before you sign anything.

July 5, 2026

Animation Use Cases for Internal Comms Teams

Internal comms teams have to make abstract, organization-wide messages land with a distributed workforce. Animation is built for exactly that. Here is where it works.

July 3, 2026

Animation Use Cases for Healthcare & Pharma

Healthcare and pharma teams explain complex, regulated subjects to many audiences at once. Animation handles both the complexity and the compliance. Here is where it fits.

July 2, 2026

Animation Use Cases for Customer Success Teams

Customer success teams repeat the same explanations all day. Animation turns those into reusable video that scales across every account. Here is where it works hardest.

July 1, 2026

Animation Use Cases for Product & SaaS Teams

Software is abstract, and a screen recording only goes so far. Here is where product and SaaS teams get the most out of animated video across the product lifecycle.

June 30, 2026

Animation Use Cases for HR & Recruitment Teams

HR and recruitment teams explain a lot of things that are hard to film: policies, benefits, growth paths. Here is where animation does the work a camera cannot.

June 29, 2026

How to Build a Hybrid Animation Team

Pure in-house animation is expensive and pure agency is slow. The hybrid model gives you the control of one and the capacity of the other. Here is how to set it up.

June 25, 2026

Why Animated Video Lasts Longer Than Live Action

Live action video expires the moment an office changes or a leader leaves. Animation stays usable for years and is cheaper to update. Here is why, and what it means for your budget.

June 24, 2026

How Enterprises Scale Animated Video

Producing one animation is a project. Producing a steady stream of them across a large organization is a system. Here is how enterprises run animated video at scale without it falling apart.

June 23, 2026

What Makes a Great Animated Video

Great animation serves the idea, not the showreel. Here is what separates animation that explains from animation that just looks busy, and how the Impact Awards judge it.

June 20, 2026

Animation Use Cases for College Marketing

Small college marketing teams are stretched thin and animation does work a camera cannot. Here is where animated video fits across admissions, the student journey, and campus communications.

June 16, 2026

2D vs 3D Animation for Business Video

3D animation looks impressive, but it is the wrong choice for most business video. Here is how to decide between 2D and 3D based on the job, not the wow factor.

June 15, 2026

Animated Explainer Video Cost (2026)

Animated explainer videos range from a few hundred dollars to six figures. Here is what actually drives the price, what each tier gets you, and how to bring the cost down without cheapening the result.

June 14, 2026

Animation Use Cases for Sales Teams

Sales teams lose deals to unclear explanations and inconsistent messaging. Animation fixes both. Here is where animated video earns its place across the sales cycle.

June 13, 2026

How to Refresh Outdated FSI Animations (2026)

If your financial services animations show an old logo, stale stats, or a product that has since changed, you do not always need to start over. Here is how to tell what to refresh and what to rebuild.

June 12, 2026

Animation Use Cases for L&D Teams

Learning and development teams get more out of animation than almost any other function. Here are the places it works hardest, and where you should still reach for a camera.

June 11, 2026

9 Animation Use Cases for Enterprise Teams

Animation is not just for hero brand films. These are the nine places enterprise teams get the most value from animated video, and how to tell when animation beats a camera.

June 10, 2026

5 Video Formats Every Insurer Should Be Producing in 2026

Insurance marketing in 2026 has converged on five high-value video formats. Three of them are animation-led. Here is what to produce and how to prioritize.

May 30, 2026

How to Plan FSI Animations Without Losing 6 Weeks to Legal

Compliance review is the bottleneck in most financial services video production. With animation, you can design around it. Here is the timeline that actually works.

May 28, 2026

Brand Consolidation in FSI: Using Animation to Align Messaging

Liberty Mutual is folding Safeco into a single brand. John Hancock became Manulife John Hancock. Brand consolidations create a flood of communication needs. Animation is the fastest way to keep up.

May 25, 2026

Animation vs Live Action for Internal Comms in Banks

Internal comms teams in banking default to talking-head videos. Animation is often the better format. Here is a clear framework for choosing between them.

May 22, 2026

From Dense Policy Doc to 90-Second Animation

FSI customers and partners do not read 12-page policy documents. They watch 90-second animated explainers. Here is how to translate one to the other without losing the substance.

May 19, 2026

Why FSI Marketing Teams Are Bringing Animation In-House

Large FSI firms have been outsourcing animation to specialist agencies for years. That model is breaking down as launch cadence accelerates. Here is what is replacing it.

May 16, 2026

AI Rollout Comms in Financial Services: An Animation-First Playbook

AI tools are landing inside every major FSI firm in 2026. The communication challenge is bigger than the technology. Here is how to use animation to roll AI out across staff.

May 12, 2026

Animated Explainers for M&A in Financial Services

M&A in financial services creates a flood of communication needs across staff, partners, and customers. Animated explainers are the fastest way to align messaging without sacrificing nuance.

May 9, 2026

Explainer Videos: When to Use Them and How to Produce Them

Explainer videos turn complex ideas into clear, short content. Here is when they work, when they don't, and how to produce them without spending $20K on a single animation.

April 7, 2026

The 8-Step Video Asset Management Framework for Enterprises

August 13, 2025

Meet the Mini Kit 4: Business Video Camera Kit

July 28, 2025

How to Create a Hype Reel Video for Business

July 14, 2025

Animation Storyline Planning: Stories that Drive Action

August 21, 2024

Types of Animation Techniques in Business Video

August 16, 2024

Create Effective Animated Business Videos

July 2, 2024

How to Plan a Video Using Shootsta's FREE Video Plan

June 20, 2024

Our BIGGEST Updates to the Shootsta Platform

May 14, 2024