Mainframe

London, Greater London, United Kingdom

3D animation and motion design for diverse industries

Mainframe is a motion design studio specializing in 3D animation and motion design. Since 2000, they have been a creative partner for brands that value clarity, craft, and visual precision. Their work spans high-end CGI, 3D animation, and motion design, adapting processes to suit each project's needs.

Mainframe offers services in creative development, storyboarding, visual exploration, production, and animation. They work across various techniques, including complex particle and liquid simulation, AI-assisted asset creation, and live-action production. Their approach is flexible, allowing them to support projects from early creative development to final delivery across multiple platforms.

The studio has collaborated with some of the world's biggest brands, including BMW, BBC2, Apple, and Aston Martin. They focus on producing work that is considered, confident, and built to last, valuing long-term creative relationships and supporting ideas as they develop.

26
YEARS IN BUSINESS
2
SERVICES

Capabilities

Services

What these services involve

3D Animation
3D Animation for video production and motion buyers. Clear scope, measurable outcomes, and reliable delivery.
Live Action Production
Live Action Production for video production and motion buyers. Clear scope, measurable outcomes, and reliable delivery.

Agency details

Founded
2000 (26 years)

About this agency on Agency List

Mainframe holds an Agency List Score of 52 out of 100.

That score is higher than 3% of the 36,919 agencies Agency List has assessed so far.

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Assessment date

Agency List assessed Mainframe in September 2026, reading 4 pages published on mainframe.co.uk.

The score reflects what Mainframe had published by that date; anything published since has not been read.

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