How much does 2D animation cost in Perth?

Price follows scope: length, style complexity, characters or icons, voiceover, music, and revisions. We quote a defined package after the brief.

Do you use 2D animation templates?

No. We create custom 2D design and motion for your brand. Styleguides are built for you, not pulled from a generic pack.

When is 2D better than another approach or live action?

Choose 2D for clarity, warmth, a distinctive look, or subjects that are hard or sensitive to film. Choose hybrid when real faces build trust and 2D clarifies the how.

What length works best for a 2D explainer?

Most land between 45 and 90 seconds. Shorter wins on attention and completion. Social cutdowns can sit beside a longer master.

Do you only work with Perth clients?

Our studio is in Northbridge, Perth. We support WA organisations and deliver Australia-wide through remote collaboration.

What do you need from us to start?

Brand assets, a clear outcome, subject-matter input, and decision-maker availability. We handle script support, storyboards, design, animation, captions, and delivery.

2D Animation Perth | Custom Explainers & Motion

Looking for 2D animation in Perth that looks custom, stays on brand, and actually explains the offer? You are in the right place.

Studio Orange is a Perth animation and video studio in Northbridge. We design and animate custom 2D work for brands, government and not-for-profit organisations, education providers, and SMBs across WA and Australia-wide. Character films, illustrated worlds, icon-led explainers, graphic stories, and motion graphics all sit in-house. The work is built for your story, not a recycled template pack.

2D animation is the craft most briefs need when live action cannot show the idea. Complex services. Invisible processes. Sensitive topics. Data that needs room to breathe. A sharp 2D piece makes the complicated feel simple, without talking down to people.

Want to talk through a 2D brief? Contact us.

Who this is for

We work with marketing, communications, and learning teams who need 2D animation their organisation will actually use.

Brands and corporate teams

Product and service explainers, onboarding films, sales enablement clips, launch assets, and brand motion that stay consistent across campaigns. If your offer is hard to film, custom 2D does the heavy lifting.

Government and not-for-profit organisations

Program explainers, community education, behaviour change campaigns, and reporting stories that need clarity and care. 2D can illustrate sensitive or abstract topics without putting people on the spot.

Education providers

Concept explainers, research communication, course intros, and learning modules. Students and professionals both benefit when information is paced and visual.

SMBs in Perth and WA, plus Australia-wide teams

You might need a tight 45 to 60 second 2D explainer that finally makes your offer make sense. We scope to the outcome, then recommend the simplest 2D style that still looks premium.

If that matches your organisation, start a conversation.

What we create

2D is a craft family, not a single look. Here is what that means at Studio Orange.

Character and illustrated 2D

Custom characters, illustrated worlds, and narrative scenes with warmth and personality. Useful when the story needs people (or creatures) the audience can follow without a live cast.

Icon-led and graphic explainers

Clean icon sequences, diagram moments, and graphic storytelling that keep the focus on clarity. Strong when the message is process, policy, or product flow rather than a character journey.

2D explainer videos

A focused narrative that answers what this is, why it matters, and what someone should do next. Structure comes first. We cut fluff in the script before a single frame is animated.

Motion graphics in 2D

Kinetic type, data moments, logo animation, lower thirds, and brand motion that can stand alone as social-first assets or lift a live film. Motion graphics are also the glue in hybrid work with our video production team.

Series, cutdowns, and styleguides

One master 2D piece, then shorter social and presentation cuts from the same storyboard and styleguide. Plan cutdowns early so length and pacing work for every channel. For ongoing programs, a reusable motion styleguide keeps later assets in the same brand family.

We build custom design and animation for each project. Styleguides keep a series consistent. They are not generic packs.

Strategy-led process

Pretty motion without a clear message is expensive decoration. We start with purpose, then compress production into clear stages.

Discover: Audience, outcome, channel, tone, compliance needs, and what “done” looks like. For complex briefs, a video strategy workshop gets teams aligned before we write a script.
Script and story: Message hierarchy first. Then voiceover or on-screen text. Then timing. If a line does not earn its place, it should not eat animation hours.
Visual development: Style frames, character or icon design, and a styleguide pass so the look is approved early. Character and concept work can sit alongside our concepts and characters offer when the brief needs it.
Storyboard and animatic: A beat-by-beat plan of the film. This is where pacing and clarity get stress-tested cheaply, before full animation.
Design, animation, sound, delivery: In-house 2D production with structured review rounds. Mix, music direction where needed, captions, and exports for web, social, presentations, or learning platforms.

Approvals are the biggest timeline variable. Clear decision-makers keep projects moving.

Indicative timelines

Short 2D explainer (around 45 to 60 seconds): several weeks once script and style are approved
Character-heavy or multi-scene 2D: allow more time for design and revision rounds
Series or campaign packs: phased so early episodes can publish while later ones are still in production
Hybrid with live action: timeline depends on shoot days plus animation lock; both sit under the same roof

Why choose 2D (and when we say so)

Template 2D packs are everywhere. Viewers can feel them. Your competitors may already be using the same look.

Our position is simple:

Custom 2D design and animation, built for your brand
In-house team, so art direction, animation, and revisions stay coordinated
Live action available under the same roof when hybrid storytelling is the better answer
Honest scoping: we recommend 2D when it is the right tool, and another approach when depth or real faces earn their place

Choose 2D when you need to explain something abstract or technical, protect privacy, show a process that is hard to film, keep visual consistency across a series, or update content later without a full reshoot. Choose hybrid when real faces build trust and 2D clarifies the “how.”

Need the wider animation craft set? Start at Animation Studio Perth.

Perth studio, national delivery

Our studio is at 283 Newcastle Street, Northbridge (Perth). We work with WA organisations day to day, and we deliver for clients Australia-wide through remote collaboration.

Location does not block 2D workflow. Scripts, storyboards, reviews, and delivery travel well. When a hybrid brief needs filming in WA or further afield, live action sits under the same roof as animation, so you are not juggling two suppliers.

Need a steady rhythm of 2D explainers, social cuts, and a motion styleguide that keeps everything consistent? See ongoing content.

Soft proof you can verify

Studio Orange has worked with 500+ clients. We are an award-winning studio with WA Screen Award recognition (including WA Screen Culture Awards recognition for Music Video, as noted on our site). Numbers help. Fit for your brief matters more.

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Next step

If you need 2D animation in Perth that is custom, strategy-led, and built by an in-house team, bring us the brief.

Contact Studio Orange to book a conversation or video strategy workshop. Prefer the full animation craft set? See Animation Studio Perth. Prefer live action or hybrid corporate films? See Corporate Video Production Perth. Building a monthly content rhythm? Explore ongoing content.