45 Studios

45 Studios is an Atlanta-based commercial video, film, and visual-effects production company. Its work combines live-action production, cinematography, soundstage and location filming, motion graphics, and post-production finishing for advertising and brand campaigns.

The studio supports productions from physical shoot planning through final delivery. Its production work includes cinematography, lighting, audio, set production, and crew coordination, while its post-production capabilities include editing, motion design, rotoscoping, compositing, and digitally generated environments. The team’s documented workflow uses tools including Adobe After Effects and Cinema 4D for 2D/3D animation and visual-effects work.

Commercial production and post-production

45 Studios has worked on projects requiring both practical filming and extensive digital finishing. Its services include:

• Commercial video and brand-campaign production
• Soundstage and location filming
• Motion design and 3D element animation
• VFX supervision, rotoscoping, and compositing
• Post-production editing, colour work, and final delivery

A documented example is Caterpillar’s Mining Through the Ages campaign, created with Simantel. 45 Studios handled production and visual-effects work for the worldwide Customer Value Agreements campaign, including Atlanta filming, grayscale background animatics, live-action plate rotoscoping, and compositing for historical environments spanning multiple eras.

The campaign received a Platinum Viddy Award and a Gold Telly Award in the 45th Annual Telly Awards. 45 Studios’ work is focused on commercial, corporate-marketing, broadcast, and digital-media productions, including campaigns for industrial and heavy-equipment brands.