Moving Colour

Moving Colour is an independent animation production and motion design studio based in Los Angeles, California. Established in 2009, the studio creates artist-driven animation for advertising, entertainment, music and digital platforms. Its work combines traditional hand-drawn animation, stylized 3D characters, vector motion design and puppet animation with design-driven storytelling.

The studio provides production from concept through delivery, including creative direction, storyboarding, character design, rigging, animation and compositing. Projects range from commercials and explainer films to music videos, broadcast identities and commercial branding. Its services also encompass interactive animation and digital out-of-home work, bringing its animation and design capabilities to different presentation formats.

Animation across music, brands and broadcast

Moving Colour’s music portfolio includes animation production for Katy Perry’s Daisies, work on Harleys In Hawaii, and character design and animation for the Sun character in Brockhampton’s Sugar. It also produced animation for Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers’ Jubilation Day.

Commercial projects include Foot Locker and Asics’ All Runners Welcome, Patagonia’s What the Pluck? and FishPeople, and Target’s Made To Matter. Other work includes animation for Amazon Publishing’s Kindle in Motion title The Real Thing, a 15-spot FAQ series for The Black Tux, and explanatory campaigns for Alaska Airlines. The studio’s portfolio also includes work for Sonos, Spotify and Chase with Uninterrupted.

For broadcast and entertainment clients, Moving Colour has contributed to Disney XD artist IDs, WarnerTV network IDs, Showtime’s Shangri-La and Syfy’s Syfy25: Sana Amanat & Ms. Marvel. Its Disney projects include Environmentality and Imagicademy.

The studio’s Welcome to Judy work is a branded campaign for emergency kit company JUDY, comprising introductory and explainer films. This sits alongside its broader practice of combining illustration, character animation and motion design for commercial communication.