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Mainframe

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London, United Kingdom
Independent motion design and CGI studio. Creative partner for brands that move.
Mainframe is an independent motion design studio with over 28 years of experience, working directly with brands and the world’s top agencies. We create award-winning visual content with storytelling at its heart. We work with many kinds of brands. Most have complexity in common. Simplifying and elevating details to make them meaningful. Highlights include luxury, tech and data, drinks and medical animation. We specialise in 3D animation and motion design, fluid and particle simulation, AI-integrated workflows, live-action direction, 2D logo & type animation, audio and editing. We build scalable toolkits for multi-market versioning and deliver to spec across all platforms, including social, broadcast, cinema, always-on and OOH. Our Creative Directors support you from early creative development through to final delivery. We help to shape clear visual ideas and establish a consistent visual logic early. Recent work includes Sky Original, BBC Two, Bowmore ARC-52, Aston Martin Vantage, One Za'abeel and Augustinus Bader. We apply the same visual craft and discipline developed over 28 years in commercial CGI to 3D medical and pharmaceutical animation: Mechanism of Action (MoA) videos, disease awareness campaigns, medical device visualisation and HCP education for pharma brands, Medical Affairs teams and medcomms agencies. Trusted by the world’s top medical and healthcare brands and agencies, including Haleon, Fingerpaint, Alexion AstraZeneca, Panadol, Advil, Theraflu and DSM-Firmenich. 1,735 projects completed. Our film for DSM-Firmenich, made with Fingerpaint, won Best Corporate Branding at the 2025 Med Ad News Manny Awards, a Silver Telly and a Platinum Vega. Whether you’ve got a clear brief or just want to explore an idea, we’d love to hear from you.
10 people in their team
Speaks English
10 projects in their portfolio
Sortlist member since 2022
Founded in 1998
3 awards conferred
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Services

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Description
Photorealistic CGI and 3D animation for brands that need a product, a material or a mechanism shown exactly right. We build products, packaging, liquids, surfaces and devices in 3D, then light and render them to match existing photography across every format a campaign needs. Our work includes Aston Martin, Harrods, Glenfiddich, Google Pixel and Oppo, alongside pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device visualisation for Haleon, Alexion AstraZeneca and ConMed. Because the assets are built once and held as a library, each new requirement becomes a version rather than a rebuild.
Skills in 3D (10)
CGI
3D Rendering
3D Visualisation
3D Modeling
3D Product Rendering
3D Design
Visual Effect
Computer Animation
Computer Simulation
Product Video
Works in 3D (10)
Theraflu Blue Man, Mechanism of Action - 3D
DSM Spark to Solution, Brand Film - 3D
ConMed AirSeal, Medical Device Animation - 3D
Panadol Rocket, Mechanism of Action - 3D
Clients in 3D (3)
HaleonPharmaceuticals & Biotech | international
dsm-firmenichPharmaceuticals & Biotech | international
ConMedHospitals & Healthcare | international
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Description
We make the visual content advertising campaigns run on, rather than the media plan behind them. Mainframe works as a direct creative partner to brands and to specialist agencies across luxury, drinks, technology, product and healthcare, covering concept, CGI, animation and final delivery for film, social, OOH and in-store. Clients include Aston Martin, Harrods, Glenfiddich, Johnnie Walker, Google Pixel, Oppo, Red Bull, Haleon and Fingerpaint. We plug into existing teams and carry the message from brief to screen with clarity intact.
Skills in Advertising (9)
Advertising
Brand Advertising
Advertising Campaign
Commercial Advertising
Corporate Advertising
Luxury Advertising
Luxury Marketing
Medical Marketing
TV Commercial
Works in Advertising (5)
Theraflu Blue Man, Mechanism of Action - Advertising
Panadol Rocket, Mechanism of Action - Advertising
Augustinus Bader, The Best Simply - Advertising
Bowmore ARC-52, Beyond Limits - Advertising
Clients in Advertising (3)
HaleonPharmaceuticals & Biotech | international
Augustinus BaderBeauty | international
BowmoreWine & Spirits | international
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Description
Design-led motion for advertising, product launches and complex communication. We take a brief from concept and storyboard through 3D and 2D animation, VFX and grade to final delivery, in every format and aspect ratio a campaign runs in. Clients include Red Bull, BBC2, Johnnie Walker and Google Pixel, alongside mechanism of action and medical device animation for Haleon, GSK, Alexion AstraZeneca and Fingerpaint. Twenty eight years and 1,735 projects of translating complex ideas into clear visual storytelling.
Skills in Motion Design (10)
Motion Design
Motion Graphics
Motion Design 3D
Animation
2D Animation
Character Animation
Digital Animation
Explainer Video
Storyboard
Visual Effect
Works in Motion Design (10)
Theraflu Blue Man, Mechanism of Action - Motion Design
DSM Spark to Solution, Brand Film - Motion Design
ConMed AirSeal, Medical Device Animation - Motion Design
Panadol Rocket, Mechanism of Action - Motion Design
Clients in Motion Design (3)
HaleonPharmaceuticals & Biotech | international
dsm-firmenichPharmaceuticals & Biotech | international
ConMedHospitals & Healthcare | international
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Description
CGI-led film production, from a single hero film to a scalable suite of content. We make commercials, product and brand films, launch content and mechanism of action animation, delivered in every cut, ratio and language a campaign needs. Accuracy is our baseline, and we work alongside your existing teams rather than adding layers. Our Panadol work with Haleon tested as the number one concept out of twelve, with 72% aided brand recall and 69% purchase intent.
Skills in Video Production (9)
Video Production
Commercial Video Production
TV Commercial
Animated Video
Explainer Video
Product Video
Video Editing
Film Production
CGI
Works in Video Production (10)
Theraflu Blue Man, Mechanism of Action - Video Production
DSM Spark to Solution, Brand Film - Video Production
ConMed AirSeal, Medical Device Animation - Video Production
Panadol Rocket, Mechanism of Action - Video Production
Clients in Video Production (3)
HaleonPharmaceuticals & Biotech | international
dsm-firmenichPharmaceuticals & Biotech | international
ConMedHospitals & Healthcare | international
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Independent since 1998. We are a London motion design studio creating visual content with storytelling at its heart. We work with many kinds of brands. Most have complexity in common. Creative directors, designers and technical artists, 28 years and 1,735 projects in.
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Awards

Mainframe was awarded 3 times

Med Ad News Manny Awards2025-04-01Best Corporate Branding
The Telly Awards2025-05-01Silver Winner, 46th Annual
Vega Digital Awards2025-06-01Platinum Winner

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