The Power of Digital Animation: Transform Your Ideas into Captivating Videos
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If you want to create a custom digital animation, you’re in the right place! Video Igniter’s guide to creating digital animations teaches everything you need to know about working with an animator to create them including:
✅ What it costs to make a digital animation?
✅ How long it takes to create a digital animation?
✅ What to expect during the production process?
✅ How to save money on your digital video production budget?
✅ and more!
Let’s dive in.
Examples of Digital Animations You Can Get From Video Igniter
Video Igniter can create any kind of 2D or 3D animated video for you. Check out the example videos below.
To start your project contact us, schedule a call with our production team or request access to our new pricing page.
Are you looking for an example of a different style of animation? Send us a message to let us know what kind of animation example you want to see and we will follow up with relevant production samples.
What is Digital Animation?
Digital animation is the process of creating moving images using computer-generated graphics or manipulating digital assets. It relies on the principles of traditional animation and leverages advanced technology and software to streamline the production process and achieve stunning visual effects. By combining artistry and technical skills, digital animation allows for the creation of lifelike characters, environments, and narratives that captivate audiences.
Digital animation enables endless creative possibilities, allowing animators to bring your imagination to life. It offers flexibility in visual styles, ranging from cartoonish and whimsical to photorealistic and immersive. Animators can manipulate characters, objects, and environments in ways that defy the limitations of the physical world, opening up opportunities for storytelling in fantastical settings or complex scenarios.
By understanding the core principles of digital animation and exploring the different techniques available, businesses and individuals can harness the power of animation to tell compelling stories, engage audiences, and bring their ideas to life. The creative possibilities are limited only by the imagination of the animators.
Benefits of Digital Animation for Businesses
Most businesses create live action videos to promote themselves. These days, a growing number of businesses are starting to leverage the power of digital animation because it gives their content a few distinct advantages to help them get their messages out into the world:
Increased Chance Of Engaging With Content
Most digital videos are live action content. When someone produces animated content, the colorful thumbnail and animated visuals stand out visually and increase the odds of your target audience clicking play and watching your video.
Enhanced Storytelling
Digital animation enhances storytelling by using custom designed visuals that help convey complex ideas and narratives. Animation enables businesses to visually tell stories that wouldn’t be possible with a video camera.
Increased Comprehension + Retention
Animation utilizes simplified visuals that make it quicker and easier for people to understand and remember what they’re being told.
Increased Conversion Rate
Because animated videos keep viewers engaged longer and increase their retention of the information presented, viewers are more likely to watch to the end of your digital animated video and engage with the Call To Action (CTA) at the end of your video.
How to Create A Digital Animation Video
Video Igniter has developed an online workspace that streamlines the digital animation production process to make it faster, easier and more cost effective to produce custom animated videos online. Here’s an overview of the production experience so that you can get an idea of what to expect during each stage of production:
Digital Animation Kick Off
Production begins with a kickoff call and or a questionnaire to help us learn:
✅ Who is your target audience?
✅ What do you want to communicate in your video?
✅ What do you want viewers to do after they finish watching your digital animation?
✅ What visual style do you want to use for your digital animation?
Script
Next, our team will develop the script for your digital animation. You will receive the draft of the script to review and request edits. Our script writing team will integrate your feedback and share the updated script with you to review and approve for production.
Need more edits? No worries! Our standard projects include unlimited revisions so we’ll continue to work with you until you love the script at no extra cost.
Storyboard
Now, we’ll turn your script into a storyboard. The storyboard is the blueprint for your digital animation. It is a document that describes what the illustrators need to create for each sentence in your script. It also includes instructions for the animators so they understand how to make the visuals move in each scene. We will send you the first draft of the storyboard to review and request edits. After we integrate your feedback, we’ll send the storyboard back to you to review and approve for production.
VoiceOver
You will receive several voiceover auditions. Give them a listen and let us know which one you prefer. Then, we’ll oversee the recording of the full voiceover. You get to review the voiceover and request edits before approving it for production.
Soundtrack
We will identify several soundtracks that will enhance the presentation of your digital animation. Let us know which one you prefer and then we’ll acquire the broadcast rights for the music so that you can legally use it in your digital animation.
Illustrations
Our art director will develop custom concept art for your digital animation. Let us know which concept you prefer and whether or not you want to make any refinements to your preferred visual concept. Once you are satisfied with the concept art, we will create all of the illustrations for your digital animation. You will get an opportunity to review all of the art and request revisions before approving the art for production.
Animation
Now that everything is approved, we can create your digital animation. When the first draft is ready, we recommend reviewing it with your internal team and members of your target audience. Collect everyone’s feedback and send it to us. We’ll incorporate your edits and render out the final draft of your digital animation.
What does it cost to create a digital animation?
Digital animation production costs range widely from a few hundred dollars to over $1,000,000 to create just 1 minute of a Pixar animated film. Most 2D digital animated videos can be produced for $1,500-$10,000 for each 60 seconds of animation. 3D digital animations cost 2-4x more to produce.
Get a quote for your digital animation.
How long does it take to create a digital animation?
Digital animations can take weeks, months or years to produce. Pixar-quality digital animations can take years to produce. Shorter 2D content can be produced in a few weeks. Most 60-second 2D animated videos can be produced in 3-6 weeks. 3D digital animations take 2-4x more time to create.
Schedule a call with our production team to figure out how long it will take to create your digital animation.
How to save money on your digital animation production budget?
Here are 5 tips to help reduce your digital animation production budget:
1). Write the script for your digital animation. Our team can write the script for your video but you can save $500 or more if you write the script for your video. Download our free script writing template to get the ball rolling. We’ll happily review your script for best practices before moving your script into production.
2). Create the storyboard for your digital animation instead of hiring us to create it for you. You can save $500 or more if you create the storyboard for your digital animation. Download our free storyboard template. You don’t need to have any artistic ability to create a storyboard. Just document your ideas and we’ll review your storyboard to ensure you included enough detail for our production team to know what you want us to create.
3). Record the voiceover for your digital animation. You can record professional quality voiceover’s at home or in the office for free. No expensive software or fancy equipment needed. Check out 1:31 in this video to learn how to record your own voiceover.
4). Use free, legal music in your digital animation. Music licensing costs can add hundreds or thousands of dollars to your production budget. Websites like Incompetech and Facebook’s Sound Collection offer free music that you can legally use in your digital animation.
5). Use stock assets. Instead of creating your video 100% from scratch, consider using stock assets like icons, clip art, and 3D models to help save money on your production cost.
For more tips on keeping your production budget low, check out our companion article about creating affordable animations.
Still have questions about digital animation?
Do you have a question about digital animation that wasn’t addressed in this FAQ? Use this form to send us your question and we’ll follow up with an answer. We’ll also post the question and answer to this page so other people can benefit from the knowledge.
What is Video Igniter Animation?
Video Igniter is an online animated video production service. By working with our team online, you can get your custom animated video produced faster and for less than hiring a brick and mortar animation studio.
We can help you create any kind of 2D animated video or 3D animation you can imagine. Check out our animated video portfolio!
Need help syndicating your animated video? Ask us about video promotion!
Do you want to create an animated cryptocurrency video or an animated blockchain explainer video that explains how your technology works? We can help with that too.
Watch our explainer video on our home page to learn more about how we can help you create an animated video. For examples of the kinds of animation our team can produce, check out the demo reel below:
Looking For A Digital Animation Video Production Company In The U.S.?
Video Igniter is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
Digital Animation Success Stories & Testimonials
Don’t just take our word for it – these testimonials highlight Video Igniter’s reliability, creativity, flexibility and ability to deliver animations that exceed expectations. When you choose Video Igniter Animation, you can rest assured that you are working with a trusted and reputable studio.
“Video Igniter were very easy to work with and the entire process for creating and suggesting edits was seamless and stress-free. I would work with them again and would recommend to others looking to create a modern and stylish explainer video.”
Clair Simpson – VP Marketing, Repool.com
“I run a video production company and outsource animation. The team at Video Igniter did a great job in taking the concept I very crudely drew out and making it into a beautiful animation. The review process was easy and their turnaround time was very quick. I’d def recommend them if you’re looking for an animation project.”
Pat Henderson – Founder, Path8 Productions
“Video Igniter offered us the critical combination of creative value, clear communication, and patience with stakeholder feedback. We ended up with truly high-quality design assets for our video series largely due to the extra level of commitment — and the right balance of efficiencies with flexibility in the process when called for.”
Larry Schlessinger – Sr. Creative Program Manager, Amazon Web Services
“Video Igniter came to us with a number of creative and engaging ideas and were able to create an exciting, impactful video in a short period of time. And the best part was that it cost much less than other options of similar quality. The video they made is a great marketing tool for us.”
Alex Raymond – Founder, Kapta Systems
Get in touch!
Schedule a call with our production team to discuss your animated video project.
Get a quote for us to create your animated video.
Request access to our newest price sheet.
Create your Video Igniter account, fill out a creative brief for your video and we’ll begin production as soon as we receive your production deposit.
