Direction & story
The idea first. We find the forty seconds worth watching, then write and board it.
- Concepts and scripts
- Style frames and storyboards
- Casting, voice and music direction
Moving pictures for restless brands
Nightjar is a small motion studio. We direct, animate and edit the films, launch spots and product loops that make people stop scrolling.
Brand films · Product launches · Motion systems · Title design · Post-production
Services
From a single launch spot to the motion language your whole team animates with.
Animation
2D, 3D and type in motion, made in-house by the people you briefed.
- Launch films and explainers
- Product renders and loops
- Title and credit sequences
Motion systems
How your brand moves, written down: timing, easing, transitions and templates.
- Motion principles and specs
- After Effects and Figma templates
- Logo animation and stings
Post-production
Edit, colour, sound design and every delivery size, checked before it ships.
- Offline and online edit
- Colour grade and sound mix
- Cut-downs for every platform
Output: Fresh clips every month
Always-on content
A standing slot in our schedule for the steady stream of social cuts, product loops and event openers a busy brand needs.
- Monthly planning call
- Up to eight short pieces
- Brand templates kept current
- Same-week turnaround on small changes
Case files
Recent work. Some clients ask us not to name them, so those files describe the brief, not the logo.
A launch film in nine working days
A hardware start-up needed a hero film for a crowdfunding page. We boarded on day one, rendered by day six and delivered twelve cut-downs with the master.
- Brief and treatment, same day
- Boards and style frames signed off
- Render, edit and sound
- Master plus every platform size
Title sequences
Openers for documentaries, conferences and series.
Product loops
Seamless renders for stores, screens and pages.
Event visuals
Stage screens and stings, built to run live.
Brand motion
Logo animation and the rules behind it.
CF-07Live
Launch film for a coffee machine
A forty-second hero film and loop set for a direct-to-customer appliance brand.
- Full CG product, no prototype needed
- Twelve platform cut-downs
- Sound design and mix
3DEditSound
CF-09Confidential
Classified · NDA
Streaming series opener
Client and show name withheld.
Title design and a full credit sequence for a drama series, delivered in Dolby Vision.
- Typeface tuning for the title card
- HDR grade and deliverables
TitlesHDR
CF-11In production
Motion system for a bank's app
Transitions, loading states and celebration moments, specced for the engineers who build them.
- Timing and easing tokens
- Lottie exports with specs
SystemsLottie
CF-12Premieres soon
Conference stage package
Openers, speaker stings and ambient loops for a two-day tech conference.
- 4K stage loops, built to run live
- Speaker lower-thirds
Live4K
Halcyon
Northwake
Quarry
Fable
Lumen
Placeholder marks. Replace with your clients' logos, with their permission.
How we work
The same four steps whether it's a six-second sting or a three-minute film.
- 1
Send a brief
A few lines on what it's for, where it runs and when you need it.
- 2
Treatment and quote
An idea, a schedule and a fixed price, usually within two days.
- 3
We make it
You see boards, then style frames, then motion. Nothing is a surprise.
- 4
Notes, then masters
Two rounds of changes are included. Every size you need, delivered.
Pricing
Fixed prices you can plan around. Bigger or stranger projects get a written quote within 48 hours.
Social cut
One short piece, made to stop the scroll.
from$2,400
Typical timeline: 1 week
- Up to 15 seconds
- Three aspect ratios
- Licensed music
Launch film
PopularThe hero film for a product or campaign.
from$9,500
Typical timeline: 3–4 weeks
- Up to 60 seconds
- Script, boards and style frames
- Sound design and mix
- Twelve cut-downs
Motion system
How your brand moves, for every team.
from$14,000
Typical timeline: 5–6 weeks
- Principles and timing specs
- Logo animation
- Editable templates
Monthly clips
A standing slot in our schedule.
$3,200/month
Cancel any time
- Up to eight short pieces
- Monthly planning call
- Templates kept current
Common questions
A social cut takes about a week. A launch film takes three to four weeks from brief to masters, including two rounds of notes. Rush jobs are possible when the schedule allows; we'll say so plainly.
Most clients arrive with a goal, not a script. Direction and story is where we turn that goal into an idea, a script and boards you can approve before anything is animated.
The finished films and their project files are yours. Licensed music and stock are covered for the uses we agree in the quote.
Fixed-price projects are 50% upfront and 50% on delivery. Monthly clips are billed in advance with no lock-in.
“We don't make content. We make the forty seconds people remember.”
Got a launch coming up?
Send a few lines about it. You'll get an idea, a schedule and a fixed price in writing.