Video and animation for Amsterdam brands and the agencies that serve them

A city full of creative work, and short on spare capacity

Amsterdam has been a base for international advertising and creative agencies for decades. Global brands run their European marketing from the city, and many of the campaigns you see across the continent are planned within a few kilometres of the canals. That concentration of talent is a strength, but it also means production teams are often fully booked when a big brief lands.

We work in two ways here. Brands come to us directly for explainers, product films and social content. Agencies bring us in as a production and animation partner when they need extra hands, a specialist skill such as 3D or motion design, or a team that can turn round fifty cut-downs by Friday. Either way, our video production Amsterdam clients get a clear brief, a fixed schedule and a single point of contact.

What we make

• Explainer videos: two-minute films that make a payments product, SaaS platform or service easy to grasp
• 2D animation and motion graphics: brand idents, animated data, UI walk-throughs and title sequences
• 3D animation: products, machinery, buildings and processes shown from angles a camera cannot reach
• Social content: vertical cuts for Instagram, TikTok, YouTube Shorts and LinkedIn, sized and captioned for each
• AI video: concept tests, storyboards and ad variants produced quickly, with human editing and brand checks
• Live event broadcasts: multi-camera streams, graphics and remote guests for conferences, launches and esports

Explainers for fintech, SaaS and logistics

Amsterdam has a deep cluster of payments, fintech and software companies, and many of them sell products that are hard to show. You cannot film an API, a fraud model or a cross-border settlement flow. Animation solves that. A clear explainer can show a buyer what happens to a transaction in ten seconds, or how a shipment moves from a supplier in Asia through Rotterdam to a store in Munich.

Our process starts with the message, not the visuals. We work with your product and sales teams to find the one thing the viewer must understand, write a script around it and only then design the look.

Live broadcasts and event content

The city hosts a busy calendar of international events. The RAI Amsterdam convention centre is home to trade shows such as IBC, the broadcast and media technology show held each September, and to large fintech gatherings. The Amsterdam Dance Event fills the city every October. Companies exhibiting or hosting side events need streams, recaps and social clips, often within hours.

We have broadcast more than 20 live events. For an Amsterdam event we plan the stream, graphics, run of show and backup connections in advance, and travel to the venue when on-site production is needed. Highlight edits and social cuts are planned in the same scope, with delivery dates agreed before the event.

Languages, subtitles and accessibility

Much Dutch social video is watched without sound, so subtitles are essential, not optional. We deliver all videos with English captions as standard. Dutch, German, French and other subtitles or voice-overs are arranged through localisation partners, timed to the edit rather than dropped in afterwards.

Captions also make video accessible to deaf and hard of hearing viewers, which matters under the accessibility standards that apply to many websites and apps where your videos will appear.

AI video, used carefully

AI video tools have changed what is possible on a tight budget. We use them for storyboards, concept tests, background plates and ad variants, which lets you test several ideas before committing to a full production. We do not use them to fake people, testimonials or real places. Every AI-assisted piece is edited by a person, checked against your brand rules and labelled where the EU AI Act's transparency duties for synthetic content apply.

How a video project runs

• Talk: a 15-minute call about the audience, the message, the channels and the deadline
• Plan: creative concept, script, style frames and a production schedule in a written roadmap, delivered in 5 to 7 days
• Build: storyboard, animation or shoot, edit, sound, two rounds of revisions and final delivery in every format you need
• Grow: cut-downs, language versions and performance reviews with your paid media or social team

What sets the budget

• Length and number of deliverables, including cut-downs and language versions
• Style: motion graphics, 2D character animation and full 3D each take different effort
• Live action needs such as locations, talent and travel to Amsterdam
• Number of review rounds and stakeholders who need to sign off
• Turnaround time, particularly for event content needed soon after the event

Before you hire a production partner

Before you commit a budget to video production, Amsterdam brands and agencies should get clear answers to a few questions from any supplier:

• Who owns the final files, project files and music licences?
• How many revision rounds are included, and what counts as a revision?
• Which formats and aspect ratios are part of the delivery?
• How are subtitles and language versions handled, and who checks them?
• What happens if the deadline moves because of an approval on our side?
• Can we see work in the same style, at a similar budget?

Proof

Alongside more than 20 live event broadcasts, we have worked with more than 30 companies across the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and the UAE. We will share a reel of relevant work on a call.

How production runs, in English

Animation, editing and motion work for Amsterdam clients are produced by our own team, with reviews on video calls and frame-accurate comments in a shared review tool. Every round of feedback has a date in the written schedule, and calls are booked at times that suit you. One shared channel holds the drafts, notes and decisions. For shoots and events, we travel.

Questions

Do you work with advertising agencies?

Yes. Agencies bring us in for animation, motion design, 3D, AI video and high-volume cut-downs. We work to your creative direction, your schedule and your client approval process.

Can you film in Amsterdam?

Yes, when a project needs live action. We plan the shoot and travel to it. Most explainers and product films are animated and produced entirely remotely.

Do you provide Dutch subtitles or voice-over?

English captions come as standard. Dutch and other language subtitles or voice-overs are arranged through native localisation partners.

How long does an explainer video take?

The written roadmap arrives 5 to 7 days after discovery starts and sets the delivery date. A typical animated explainer takes a few weeks from approved script to final file.

Can you stream our event at the RAI?

We can plan and run live broadcasts for events at the RAI or other Amsterdam venues, travelling to the venue when on-site production is needed. Book early, as event weeks fill up.

Do you use AI to make videos?

For concepts, storyboards and ad variants, yes. Final work is always edited by people, and we never use AI to fake people or testimonials.

Who owns the finished video?

You do. On delivery you receive the final files and, where agreed, the project files. Music and stock footage are licensed for the uses we discuss during planning, and the licence terms are listed in writing so your legal team knows exactly where the video can be shown.

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