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Where live-action storytelling relies on real-world elements, animation gives you total visual control. When the thing you need to explain can’t be filmed, or when filming it would cost more than the video justifies, animation is the production format.
Tetra Films is an animated video production company in Vancouver producing 2D animation, motion graphics, animated explainer videos, and hybrid live-action animation for technology companies, financial services firms, healthcare organizations, and enterprise brands. We’re a full-service production studio for animation projects from concept through delivery.
Animated Videos We've Produced
Annual Event Opening Video – Animated
Eldorado – Training
Iridia Medical – Awareness
In Time – Motion Graphics
Newmont – Training Animated
Toigo – Animated
High-quality Animated Video Production Services
Our Process
A simple, proven production process.
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When Animation Is the Right Format
Not every brief needs animation. The decision to use animation versus live-action has real implications for budget, timeline, and how the content performs.
Animation is the right production format when: the subject can’t be filmed: abstract processes, invisible mechanisms, future states, hypothetical scenarios. When the production needs to be localized into multiple languages and visual logic needs to carry more weight than narration. When the content needs to age well without being tied to a specific person or moment. When the budget doesn’t support the live-action production the subject would otherwise require.
Live-action is the right format when: the authenticity of real people, real environments, and real experiences is central to the story. When the product or service benefits from being seen as it actually exists. When testimonial, interview, or documentary format is the most credible way to communicate the message.
Hybrid production makes sense when: the story combines real-world footage with technical explanation that only animation can deliver. A product demo that shows the actual interface while animated callouts explain the features. A corporate video that grounds the story in real people while animated sequences explain the company’s process or impact.
An Animation Production Agency with Sector Expertise
Financial Services
Animation is the most effective format for financial services content that can’t be filmed: abstract products, regulatory concepts, and data-driven stories. We produce animated explainer video, compliance training animation, and financial brand content for banks, wealth managers, and fintech organizations.
Healthcare
Patient education and staff training animation for healthcare organizations that need clinical accuracy without the cost or privacy complexity of on-site filming. We produce animated content for health authorities, pharmaceutical organizations, and healthcare brands across Canada.
Industrial and Manufacturing
Safety training animation for industrial and manufacturing workforces. Animation shows the inside of a machine, the sequence of a process, the cause and effect of a safety failure — content that live-action can’t always deliver safely or cost-effectively at scale.
Technology
Product explainer animation, feature walkthrough video, and brand animation for SaaS, software, and enterprise technology organizations. We make complex products visually clear for technical and non-technical audiences alike.
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Client Spotlight
McKesson Canada | Annual Event Opening Video
Setting the stage for a major corporate gathering is precisely the kind of challenge that benefits most from animation: it transforms abstract corporate goals, visualizes the sheer scale of a company’s impact, and captures attention in a way that a standard talking-head video simply can’t. Tetra Films produced an animated opening video for McKesson Canada’s annual summit that made their company vision visually clear and highly engaging. We used a dynamic animation style that matched the elevated energy of a live event, driven by a script built to inspire an audience of professionals gathering to celebrate and strategize.
Related Services
2D Animation and Animated Explainer Videos The most widely used animated format for enterprise content: character and icon-based 2D animation combined with motion graphics to explain a product, process, or concept. Animated explainer videos work because they subordinate production complexity to clarity of message. The visual logic serves the idea, not the other way around.
The best animated explainer videos are built from a script that’s been tested for clarity before a frame is drawn. We invest significant time in script development and storyboarding before animation begins, because changes to an animation after production starts are expensive in a way that live-action reshoots aren’t.
Motion Graphics and Data Visualization Animated data visualization, infographic animation, and motion graphics for brand and marketing content. Numbers and statistics that are invisible in a document become clear in motion. Product performance metrics, impact reports, and complex process diagrams made watchable.
Whiteboard and Kinetic Typography Concept-building animation where visuals develop in sync with narration. Effective for financial product explanations, process documentation, and educational content where the audience needs to follow a sequential argument. The storyboard and script logic have to be airtight before a frame is drawn. Whiteboard animation looks simple and requires rigorous pre-production.
Hybrid Live-Action and Animation Live-action footage combined with animated overlays, callouts, and visual explanations. Effective for product demonstrations where the real product or interface is shown while animated elements highlight features or explain mechanisms. Technical content where on-site footage is enhanced with animated process diagrams.
2D Animated Brand Content Animated brand elements and brand content: logo animations, branded intro and outro sequences, animated lower thirds and title systems, and visual identity motion standards. Production assets that give your video content consistent, professional brand animation across every format and campaign.
Educational and Training Animation Animated content for e-learning programs, onboarding sequences, and training modules. Character-based learning sequences, conceptual explainers, and process animations for complex subject matter across various industries. Animation allows organizations to produce training content that doesn’t age: no location, no talent, no moment in time to become obsolete.
FAQs
How long does animated video production take?
A typical sixty-to-ninety second 2D animated explainer video takes six to ten weeks from brief to delivery: script, storyboard, style approval, animation, voiceover, and revisions. More complex animation or longer runtimes take longer. We confirm timeline in pre-production based on scope and revision assumptions.
How do you determine the visual style for an animation?
Through a style development process: we review your brand guidelines, existing visual assets, and reference styles, then produce style frames for client approval before full animation begins. Visual style is locked before a frame is animated. This is how we prevent costly changes mid-production.
Is animation more expensive than live-action?
It depends on scope. Simple motion graphics and 2D animation can be produced more economically than a full live-action production with location, talent, and crew. Complex character animation, 3D animation, or CGI production can exceed live-action costs significantly. We scope both options when the brief could go either way and give clients an honest comparison.
Can you animate content that matches our existing brand standards?
Yes. We animate within your existing visual identity system: brand colours, typography, graphic language, and motion principles. If you need a starting point, we develop a style from scratch rather than applying a generic template. If you don’t have a defined motion standard, we develop one as part of the animation production process.
Can you produce animated content in multiple languages?
Yes. Animation is a particularly efficient format for multilingual content because the visual production stays constant. Only the voiceover and any on-screen text needs to change between language versions. We plan for localization requirements from the brief so the animation is built to accommodate it.
Tailor Made and Impactful: Animated Video Production in a Range of Styles
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