[ About ]

We make ideas
move.

House Down Studios is a South African animation and motion design studio. We help brands, agencies and organisations turn complex ideas into cinematic, clear and memorable films.

years building motion

150+

films delivered

continents shipped to

What we believe

Craft is the strategy.

We don't separate the idea from the execution. Storyboards, design frames, sound and motion are decided together — so the film feels like one thing, not five disciplines stitched in post.

What we make

Animation for brands, agencies and causes.

From our studio in Rosebank, Johannesburg we produce SaaS & explainer videos, 2D character animation, motion graphics, promos and ads, viral CGI, and videography & post production.

Airbnb, Shell, FNB, the Nelson Mandela Foundation, The Aurum Institute and the University of Nottingham have trusted us with production. We also create our own original animated stories, which have been selected at film festivals.

See the work →

[ Recognition ]