MAINFRAME is a 3D animation and motion design studio, and a creative partner for brands that move. Since 2000, our passion for beautifully crafted motion, imagery and visual storytelling has been at the heart of everything we make.
We work closely with agencies and in-house creative teams that value clarity, craft and visual precision. Our work spans high-end CGI, 3D animation and motion design, adapting our process to suit each project’s needs rather than a fixed way of working. That flexibility has shaped our approach over more than 25 years, allowing us to support everything from early creative development through to final delivery across a wide range of platforms and formats. We’re proud of our work, and of a long history built on trust, collaboration and consistency across sectors including luxury, medical, and sports and technology.
What we do…
Creative development - we take briefs and help shape them into clear, cohesive visual ideas. This often means refining direction, suggesting alternative approaches, or simplifying an idea so the execution is stronger and more focused. Our role is to support the creative intent, adding structure and perspective where it helps elevate the work with confidence.
Storyboarding and visual exploration - development is a chance to explore how a narrative should be structured and feel. While we produce traditional storyboards where useful, we often move quickly into rough 3D animatics to test pacing, transitions and visual logic. This allows ideas to be explored early, before decisions are locked in and production spend is committed.
Production and animation - we work across 3D animation, CGI, motion design and 2D, including complex particle and liquid simulation, AI-assisted asset creation, live-action production and editing. We’re not tied to a single process or technique. We choose the methods best suited to the brief, whether delivered entirely in-house or in collaboration with talented and trusted specialists. Where appropriate, we build scalable asset systems and toolkits that can be reused and adapted across campaigns, markets and formats.
Finishing and delivery - we deliver work to spec across all platforms. This can include print-ready imagery, broadcast and cinema deliveries, social crops and re-edits, language versions and template creation. Where useful, we build After Effects templates that allow local or internal teams to create new versions while maintaining visual consistency and brand control.
Luxury Reel
Across every stage, our focus is on producing work that feels considered, confident and built to last. We value long-term creative relationships and work best when we’re involved early, supporting ideas as they develop and helping shape visual language that can evolve over time.
Contact us.
We would love to hear from you, contact us using the form below.
Alternatively you can email Adam at adam@mainframe.co.uk
or speak to one our production team on +44 (0) 207 833 5546
