Wheelhouse is an animation studio that sets ideas into motion. We collaborate with organisations, agencies and brands to tell meaningful stories that make an impact.
Our work
We work on projects spanning from explainers to music videos, branded content to documentaries and global campaigns to independent short films. Take a look at some of our highlights…
DCMS | Inside the Coronation
flok | The Low-Phe Life
TED | The Way We Sleep
C40 Cities | Climate Campaigns
The Royal Institution - Symmetry
We’re visual storytellers, making work that spreads ideas, starts conversations and sparks connections.
As a full-service animation studio, we can jump on at any stage of a brief. Need a hand realising a project from beginning to end? We’ve got you. Have designs that you want to bring to life? Let’s talk.
We’re a small team with a deep network of creative relationships, so we can crew up or down to meet the size and shape of your project.
No story is the same and we take a bespoke approach to each treatment. Whether you’re looking to build your brand or communicate a weighty topic, we’ll work together with you to find the right solution that fits your message.
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Illustration can be an effective way or communicate abstract topics or showcase your brand. We can create the perfect imagery and design for your needs.
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We can write scripts from scratch or offer advice on how to tailor your script effectively to work in a visual context.
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We can come up with initial concepts to start visualising your ideas and to find the right tone for your story.
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Storyboards and animatics are key to mapping out the action and timing of an animation, giving you an overview of the feel and pace of the piece before production begins.
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Finding the right visual identity to express your story and reach your audience.
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Characters are an immediate and powerful way to let viewers connect and empathise with your story. Whimsical, serious or goofy, we can create a cast that is relatable for your cause.
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Specialising in 2D animation across digital, hand-drawn and cut-out styles, we can bring objects, characters and scenery to life to tell your story in a way that resonates with your audience.
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Motion graphics and kinetic typography are dynamic ways to spotlight abstract designs, logos and text.
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Sound is part of creating a compelling and immersive narrative. We collaborate with our trusted network of sound designers and composers to give a distinctive voice to your story.
About
Wheelhouse is a team of friends and directors - Iris Abols, Rory Waudby-Tolley and Rosanna Wan.
We share a love of motion, story and design, having worked as film-makers on commercial and independent projects (and everything in-between) for the past decade.
Our work is varied in scope, while being ideas-forward. We like using animation to illuminate complex subjects and big concepts, with a focus on design and storytelling that has a human touch.
Our films have won awards, screened internationally at festivals and featured in publications including National Geographic, Cartoon Brew and It’s Nice That, amongst others.
Contact Us
Ready to start your project? We’d love to chat to you about how to make your ideas come to life.