Story + Design + Motion = Engagement

We produce animated and live-action video content in a variety of styles and techniques, from motion graphics to character animation, 3D, and all manner of combinations. We also excel at narrative and documentary editorial. These recent examples primarily fall into our sweet spot, incorporating live action and animation, all with a strong emphasis on design. Of course it all starts with a great story. Often that story comes to us in the form of a completed script, and other times simply an outline or an idea.

The Mosaic

The Cisco Customer Insights & Action Group needed a light, catchy, compelling video to launch The Mosaic, their newly improved hub for customer voice data.

Client provided: Script, brand guidelines

Scope: Concept and design, production (VO, animation, stock footage, music)

Data-Driven Design

This is one in a series of short social videos showcasing how the AMG Petronas F1 team powers agility and strategy with Pure Storage.

Client provided: Scripts, F1 racing footage, brand guidelines.

Scope: Concept and design, editorial and animation

GitLab ASD

Automated Software Delivery by GitLab. Story by the brand gurus at Mahalo Digital, brought to life by Idle Hands Studio.

Client provided: Script, VO recording, brand guidelines

Scope: Concept and design, editorial, animation, music

Dell + NVIDIA GenAI Solutions

A short, snappy video to generate excitement around Dell + NVIDIA’s GenAI solutions. We strove to balance eye-catching visuals with the client’s need to quickly articulate value propositions.

Client provided: Script, brand guidelines

Scope: Concept and design, animation, music

Cisco STO

The Story of Cisco’s Security and Trust Organization brought to life by Idle Hands Studio.

Client provided: Script, VO recording, brand guidelines

Scope: Concept and design, editorial, animation, music

Docusign

When tasked to create an engaging overview video for DocuSign's SMB solution, we leaned into their boldly updated brand look, utilizing stark black and white vector art with pops of bright color.

Client provided: Script, brand guidelines

Scope: Concept and design, VO recording, editorial, animation, music

Campaigns and Collections

SHI+VMware

The brand gurus at Mahalo Digital engaged us to create a video series for their SHI+VMware Innovation at Work campaign.

Client provided: script, graphic look/feel elements, brand guidelines.

Scope: design, editorial, animation

Pepsico

As the pandemic raged on in 2021, live events moved to virtual, presenting us with a unique challenge to bring the same energy and excitement of a live awards gala to small screens around the world. For Pepsico's Ring of Honor awards, we crafted the visual approach to their virtual event, art directing all components and creating various video assets including the gala opening. We’ve continued to craft all visuals for their subsequent awards show events in 2022 and 2023, once again brought back to live in-person venues.

Rubrik+Microsoft BCDR Campaign

Taking inspiration from classic Agatha Christie mysteries, the Clue game, and the Knives Out movies, we created a whodunnit-style mystery with a cast of characters hell bent on killing the company. Tongue firmly planted in cheek, the whodunnit metaphor was a fresh new take on business continuity and data recovery.

Client supplied: Creative brief and brand guidelines (which we were told to largely ignore and were all to happy to oblige)

Cisco CX/PX

We were engaged by Mahalo Digital to design the marketing program for Cisco’s CX Cloud and PX Cloud platforms, targeting both internal and external customers through various campaign assets. Simple, streamlined, and efficient, the updated platform provides unprecedented visibility into all of a customer’s Cisco assets from a single user interface.

Client supplied: Creative brief, brand guidelines