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When a prompt
won't get you there.

AI video production, animation and animatics crafted by experienced creative hands. Since 1997.

Reel · 2026 · Selected work
Recognised by Project Odyssey · Top 25 Winner As featured on CNN
The fix

A sketch gets you there.

A prompt won't. We start with a hand-drawn storyboard.

It locks the visual direction before a single frame is generated — so AI renders exactly what your brand requires. Photoreal, animated, claymation, any style the brief demands for any use or platform.

The world's top agencies. The brands they work for. Thousands of productions.

CPG Brand · Kitchen Scene storyboard
CPG Brand · Kitchen Scene AI-finished still
STORYBOARD → AI VIDEO 48HR TURNAROUND
CPG Brand · Kitchen Scene Storyboard → AI Commercial · 4K Broadcast Delivery
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How it works

Two disciplines.
One studio.

Every project begins the same way. A hand. A pencil. A story worth telling.

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AI Video Production

01

Storyboard.

Hand-drawn storyboards establish human authorship — the legal and creative foundation of every AI production.

02

AI generation.

Artist-selected tools, directed by seasoned creative hands, transforming storyboard frames into broadcast-quality video.

03

Animation & editing.

Director-led motion generation, precision editing and sound integration — every frame crafted to broadcast standards.

04

Legal wrap.

Human Oversight Verification Certificate issued. Documented authorship workflow delivered. Content legally protected for broadcast, licensing, or commercial use.

02

Traditional Animation & Animatics

01

Storyboard & style approval.

Hand-drawn or AI generated sequential storyboards to establish narrative flow. Illustration styles explored and one frame style test approved.

02

Character development & artwork.

Creation of all final illustrations (CGI, AI or artist crafted) including characters and background plates. Review cycles via our project portal with feedback tracking and approval workflows.

03

Animation & editing.

Director-led traditional animation or AI motion generation, precision editing and sound integration — every scene crafted to animatic or broadcast standards. Final delivery to spec.

Why Animatic Media

Three reasons.

01

Own your AI content.

The only studio with a federally registered human-authorship workflow. Every project ships with a Human Oversight Verification Certificate — legal standing no other AI studio can offer.

U.S. Reg. No. PAu 4-297-548

02

From weeks to days.

A fundamentally different production model, without compromising broadcast standards. Faster at every stage, from first sketch to final master.

03

Built on craft, not code.

Nearly three decades producing for the world's leading brands, agencies and entertainment studios. AI is our newest tool. Experience is our oldest advantage.

Track record

The company we keep.

Global household names. The world's most awarded agencies. For 30 years.

10,000 +
Projects delivered globally
30
Years of Fortune 500 production
100 %
Copyright-protected AI output
Selected words

From the people who hired us.

Rich Silverstein

I personally worked with Animaticmedia/Storyboards.com over an intensive three day period for a pitch. They do great work and I will definitely use them again.

Rich Silverstein
GOODBY SILVERSTEIN
Frequently asked

The questions that come up first.

Honest answers. If yours isn't here, email hello@animaticmedia.com — we'll respond swiftly.

What is AI video, exactly? +

AI video is footage generated by trained models rather than shot on a camera. You see what looks like a real scene — a product on a tabletop, a city at dusk, a hero in motion — but no crew, no location, no cast were on set.

The pipeline is the new craft: storyboards, shot design, model selection, direction, finishing. The output is broadcast-ready video. The cost and timeline collapse. The creative process doesn't.

Is AI video the same as AI animation? +

Not quite. AI video is photoreal — a generated frame that reads like live action. AI animation is stylised — a generated frame that reads like animation, whether 2D, 3D, hand-drawn or CG. Same pipeline, different output. We do both, often inside the same campaign. The choice depends on the brief, the audience and what the work needs to feel like.

Who is AI video for? +

Anyone whose creative ambition outpaces their production budget. Multi-format campaigns that need a hero spot and multiple cutdowns. Projects that demand broadcast craft on a digital schedule. Teams who need more creative output for the same investment — without compromising on how the final piece holds up.

It's not for everyone. It's for those who care about the work.

How is this different from traditional video production? +

The crafts haven't changed — directing, art direction, cinematography, editing, sound. The mechanics have. The camera is a model, the location is a prompt, the cast is generated. That collapses the parts that drove cost — travel, sets, talent days, weather holds — and shifts the work into pre-production. We spend more time on storyboards and shot design than a traditional shop, and less time on logistics. The standards stay the same. We finish to broadcast.

What does AI video cost? +

Significantly less than traditional production. Most campaign packs land in the mid-five to low-six figure range, depending on shot count, format mix and talent likeness work. After a 30-minute scoping call we'll come back with a treatment, project scope, and a fixed-scope estimate within 48 hours — no anchor pricing, no surprises.

Is AI video safe for brand campaigns? +

Yes — when it's produced the right way. Hand-drawn storyboards establish human authorship under current U.S. Copyright Office guidance. Generated talent likenesses run on signed digital-replica releases compliant with SAG-AFTRA's current rules. Music clears through commercial licences. Brand assets stay inside our closed pipeline — client material never feeds public training models. Your legal team gets a full paper trail.

We won't put a brand in a position we wouldn't put our own studio in.

Is our work running through ChatGPT or consumer AI tools? +

No. We run a private production pipeline with direct API access to the AI models we use — not consumer tools. Your scripts, references, character sheets, and frames stay inside a closed system from first sketch to final render. ChatGPT never sees your brief. Midjourney never sees your concept art. We control the pipeline end-to-end. Your IP stays your IP.

How fast is AI video production? +

Two to three weeks for a full campaign package is our standard pace. Tighter is possible, and we're always honest about what that means for scope and cost — no surprises, just a clear conversation before you commit.

We don't ship work we wouldn't put on our own reel just to hit a date.

What is the sketch-first workflow, and why does it matter? +

Every project starts with a hand-drawn storyboard before any model touches the work. That's our RenderLux™ workflow, and it matters for two reasons.

First, the U.S. Copyright Office requires demonstrable human authorship for a work to be registrable — the storyboard is what proves it. Second, AI models are good at generating shots and bad at telling stories. The hand-drawn board carries the idea. The models execute it.

That's the difference between work that demos well and work that lands campaigns and stays on air.

Ready to begin

We're ready when you are.

Let's collaborate.