Medioto

Medioto is an independent London-based animation, motion graphics and visual effects studio working across investigative documentaries, current affairs, branded content and animated films. Established under the Medioto banner in 2015, the studio creates bespoke visual storytelling for broadcasters, independent production companies, charities and commercial clients in the UK and internationally.

Its documentary work focuses on translating complex investigative material into visual sequences. These include animated geographic maps, document treatments, timelines, photographic sequences and graphics that place social media material in context. Reconstructive CGI adds another dimension to this work, supporting historical, forensic and investigative storytelling through modeled environments and reconstructed imagery.

The studio contributes motion design to established factual strands, including BBC Panorama, Channel 4 Dispatches, ITV Exposure and Al Jazeera Investigations. Its portfolio includes Myanmar – At War with the Junta, How the Holocaust Began, The Men Who Sell Football and The Labour Files. Alongside programme graphics, Medioto has produced branding, titles and complete graphics packages, including redesign work for BBC Panorama and BBC This World.

Animation beyond broadcasting

Medioto also makes corporate, educational and charity films, adapting its visual approach to explainers, campaigns and commercial communications. Its work spans stylized character animation, hand-painted imagery, traditional 2D techniques, stop-frame sequences and animated infographics. Supported clients include UNICEF, the British Red Cross, Macmillan Cancer Support, Coca-Cola, Nike, Unilever, Diageo and Rolex.

The studio’s capabilities extend from design and art direction through animation and post-production compositing. Its production techniques include 3D modeling and texturing, CGI animation, camera tracking and rotoscoping, alongside broadcast logo animation, channel branding and bumpers. This combination supports both individual sequences within longer factual productions and complete short animated films.

Across these formats, Medioto’s portfolio connects documentary graphics with explanatory animation: presenting documents, places, events and data through visual treatments tailored to each production. Its work ranges from television investigations and historical reconstructions to humanitarian campaigns and commercial opening films.