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Animated Music Videos

Maru Exposito is a studio focused on storytelling animation with anime-styled influences.
We can adapt to making short films, commercials, gifs, and many other formats
but where we shine now is on making emotionally powerful music videos using animation.

HIRE US / COLLABORATE WITH US

Imagine a music video where...

YOU HAVE TOTAL CONTROL
No shooting stopped due to poor weather, no demanding actors, no big team schedule issues that cause delays... In animation you just need a compact team delivering the exact image of what you want (or something even better).

ANYTHING CAN BE BROUGHT ON SCREEN

From underwater mermaids to colorful cities, flying dragons, or shiny lyrics moving around your screen. With animation, the only limit is your imagination!

YOU DON'T NEED JAPANESE TO GET AN ANIME STYLED VIDEO
Our Spanish team director lives in Japan and studied animation in Tokyo. So, you get a full English speaking team with totally trained Japanese (digital!) methods.

To see what we're capable of, just check our award-winning Return the Favor, animated short film.

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The first Animated Music Video is ready:

In spring 2020 we created a music video for the Boleroglam team Daniel, me estás matando. And it is about a story based on androids!

(Mar) is an excellent worker and artist, she takes care of the project needs while respecting moral and artistic values.

Nacho Sotelo, Co-producer of Daniel, Me Estás Matando

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You'll take full advantage from us if you want...

Something with Fantasy, Love, Adventure, Mystery, and/or Fun
Videos with a moral/advice message.
Digital process and remote work
Anime (Japanese) style with some European touch
Short story format with no/few words
Flexibility and good communication: we listen, reply fast, and we set expectations for what's next
Characters close to human and animal proportions

We are the right studio for you if we share our values...

1. All stories contain life-changing messages. Example: Trust in people's actions, not assumptions.

2. No use of filler content to prolong the story. Every scene leads to the best ending possible!

3. Stories don’t support gambling, smoking, drugs, homophobia, racism, or war.

4. We push into developing environmentally friendly creative processes. If we find a way to save the planet, we'll make it happen.

5. High importance on publishing content that meets deadlines and set expectations.

Music video example commission:

How we work together

1
We make a video call and discuss the goals and features of your music video. Are we a good fit?!

Expect lots of questions here. We need to make sure we deliver the BEST product you can possibly imagine.

2
We settle an agreement to make clear all relevant expectations: deadlines, what will the studio provide, style references, when and how revisions work, payment method, details that "must happen" in the script, message and feeling the animation needs to communicate, etc.

This will all depend on your project needs of course! It is extremely customizable.

3
Once everything is clear and we received all content from you (song, lyrics...), we start working on preproduction.

We'll present a script, including concept art of the visuals we have in mind.

4

After the script is settled, you'll set the final character/style designs and the drafted animated storyboard. That is how you can actually see the characters in motion with the timing of your special song.

Soon after the storyboard and final style gets your thumbs up, we'll finish 1 cut so you can see how it all looks like put together in a "final rendered scene".

5
After lots of patience and love, the animated video is ready! Is this what you wanted?

A few days before the delivery date you'll see the final version. This will give us margin for revisions if needed.

6

After the second (and final) payment, we'll give you the final files, watermark free, and bonuses you may have requested such as thumbnail for Youtube, stills for SNS and others.

Deliverables included

- File for the main distributing platform (Example: Youtube HD 1920x1080 at mp4)
- If the video is delivered late, a discount is applied.
- If the video is not delivered up to X date, 100% refund is given.
- 10h for revisions and changes.
- Revisions in 4 parts of the process: Script, Storyboard, Design, pre-Final video.
- The team required to produce what we agreed

Bonus

Here are some ideas:

- Include easter eggs such as characters inspired by your fans
- Special video files for different online platforms
- Lyrics in different languages (Japanese included!)
- New file for the karaoke and/or sing along (lyrics) version
- Marketing in our social media accounts about your project/music.
- IP and royalty negotiation.

Your project is very special

and I can't wait to hear from you!

Maybe it is not even a music video. Wait, what!?

Whether you already have a song you need stunning visuals for, or you just think it would be good to collaborate in another type of animated project, do not hesitate to get in touch with us!