Animation

Animation

At RIOT, we don’t just create animations; we craft visual stories that leave an impact. As a leading animation studio in NYC, we turn ideas into motion, blending artistry, technology, and storytelling into content that captivates and converts. From dynamic 2D motion graphics to immersive 3D worlds, every frame we create is designed to resonate.

Our Animation Services

When it comes to animation, we’re masters of versatility. Our NYC studio delivers bold visuals tailored to meet your goals, whether you’re launching a new product, explaining a complex concept, or creating an unforgettable campaign.
  • 2D Animation & Motion Graphics – Sleek, eye-catching visuals perfect for social media, ads, and explainer videos.
  • 3D Animation – Bring depth and dimension to your ideas with stunning, lifelike animation.
  • Explainer Videos – Make complex concepts easy (and exciting) to understand.
  • Interactive Animations – Create engagement with clickable, customizable visual experiences.
  • Logo Animations – Turn your logo into a memorable moment.

Why Choose RIOT’s NYC Animation Studio?

In a city bursting with creativity, we bring something extra to the table: storytelling with soul. Our team of animators and creative visionaries work closely with you to ensure your message hits home. Every project we take on is a fusion of strategy, artistry, and a relentless commitment to creating something extraordinary.
  • Customized Solutions: No templates here—your story deserves something unique.
  • Cutting-Edge Technology: We pair artistry with the latest tools to achieve next-level results.
  • NYC Expertise: We know the pulse of this city and craft content that thrives in its fast-paced energy.

Let’s Animate Your Vision

Looking for an animation studio in NYC that can bring your brand to life? Let RIOT take your project from concept to creation with bold visuals that make a statement. Contact us today, and let’s get your story moving.
Coachtopia: Luxury, Redefined
October 28, 2024 by riotwashere in 0 Comments

RIOT partnered with Coachtopia to bring sustainable luxury to life in the Alter/Ego collection. This visually captivating story, told with the charm of a nature documentary, turns leather scraps into iconic designs, reshaping the future of fashion with every stitch.

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LA Galaxy: Afrojack Teaser Film
June 29, 2024 by riotwashere in 0 Comments

Experience the mesmerizing teaser film announcing Afrojack for the LA Galaxy vs. LAFC match at the Rose Bowl. A visual journey through interstellar space that captivates from the first frame.

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Red Bull Kumite: Times Square Live Stream OOH Screen Graphics
March 1, 2024 by Jack in 0 Comments

RIOT partnered with Red Bull Kumite to design bold, electrifying screen graphics for their Times Square OOH campaign. Merging the high-energy world of esports with eye-catching visuals, this project brought gaming culture to the crossroads of the world.

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Nutrafol x Sephora: Skin
February 14, 2024 by Jack in 0 Comments

RIOT teamed up with Nutrafol and Sephora to craft a stunning video series celebrating the connection between skin health and wellness. Through captivating visuals and scientific animations, the project brought Nutrafol's core message to life.

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AEG’s 2023 Highlights: LA Galaxy and LA Kings Triumphs
December 1, 2023 by riotwashere in 0 Comments

Dive into AEG's memorable 2023 journey with LA Galaxy and LA Kings, captured in a thrilling portfolio showcase. Relive the moments that defined an extraordinary year in LA sports.

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Nutrafol: Hair Wellness Campaign
August 1, 2023 by Jack in 0 Comments

The Nutrafol Wellness Campaign redefines hair health with powerful storytelling and breathtaking visuals. Dive into a journey that celebrates transformation and resilience through life’s changes.

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Coach: Introducing Coachtopia
April 20, 2023 by Jack in 0 Comments

Coachtopia is a bold new chapter for Coach, redefining fashion through sustainability and circularity. RIOT’s collaboration shaped its creative identity, blending Gen Z innovation with groundbreaking visuals. Explore how this revolutionary brand is building a better future for fashion.

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Coachtopia: Establishing a Brand Identity in Motion
April 20, 2023 by Jack in 0 Comments

Coachtopia needed a motion identity, and RIOT delivered. Tasked with creating unique logo stings for Coach’s new sustainability-focused brand, we designed 21 distinct animations—each bringing its own energy, personality, and purpose. Watch the final selections and explore our creative process.

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Coachtopia: NFC Chip Animation
April 20, 2023 by Jack in 0 Comments

Some innovations are game-changers, but only if people know how to use them. That’s where we came in. As part of our ongoing collaboration with Coachtopia, we had the rare opportunity to bring one of their most futuristic innovations to life—an NFC chip embedded in every Coachtopia product. This tiny piece of tech is a gateway into Coachtopia’s circular fashion movement. Coachtopia’s NFC chip serves as a digital passport for every product, allowing users to track its entire lifecycle. In the future, it will reveal the full journey of each item—where it’s been, how it’s been remade, and even the hands it’s passed through. But there was just one problem: most people have no idea what an NFC chip is, or how to activate it. That’s where we came in. The Challenge: Making NFC Tech Simple & Fun We needed to create something that wasn’t just a tutorial, but an experience—an engaging, easy-to-digest, hand-drawn animated film that would make learning about Coachtopia’s NFC chip effortless and entertaining. This wasn’t a generic explainer video. It had to feel alive, bursting with Coachtopia’s personality. It had to be fun, vibrant, and playful while ensuring users clearly understood how to tap into their […]

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Nutrafol x Sephora: Product Range Launch
January 31, 2023 by Jack in 0 Comments

Nutrafol, a renowned name in the nutraceuticals and hair care sector, recently partnered with Sephora and enlisted our creative agency to produce a comprehensive product video library to accompany the launch of their new partnership. Our team closely collaborated with Nutrafol’s creative department to create visually appealing and informative videos for each of their products available at Sephora. The Nutrafol x Sephora collaboration was a full-service agency effort, executed in-house by our creative team. We handled every aspect of video production, from ideation and storyboarding to animation, editing, sound design, and color correction. We delivered polished and sophisticated final product films highlighting the key benefits of each Nutrafol product, aiding consumers in making informed purchasing decisions while shopping at Sephora. Our Nutrafol x Sephora product launch asset creation included: 5 Nutrafol hair care product videos shot in 8K resolution for maximum clarity 5 Nutrafol nutraceutical supplement videos also captured in 8K for vivid detail 2 instructional videos for Sephora staff members, also shot in 8K, to understand the details of both Nutrafol product ranges 12 subtitled versions in English for a wider audience reach A clean, eye-catching animated Nutrafol logo sting Dynamic animated kinetic text to add visual interest Vector […]

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Washington Commanders: Scary Season
October 30, 2022 by Jack in 0 Comments

A spooky Halloween clip for the Washington Commanders social media channels to build up hype for their game against the Indianapolis Colts.

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Coach: (Re)Loved – Remade Rexy Puzzle
October 29, 2022 by Jack in 0 Comments

We created a stop-motion animation film and used intricate ASMR sound design to bring Coach's (Re)Loved – Remade Rexy Puzzle to life.

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Coach: (Re)Loved – Remade Bear
October 26, 2022 by Jack in 0 Comments

A cozy, warm, and fuzzy film that is full of magic and offers an authentic look at the Coach (Re)Loved Remade Bear, made from repurposed products.

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Tiffany: Holiday 2022 Sizzle
September 30, 2022 by Jack in 0 Comments

As we continue to reflect on the year gone past we are excited to share a holiday sizzle reel that we created for Tiffany & Co. This sizzle reel was created for the internal Tiffany creative team to highlight all the holiday creations that every Tiffany department was planning on releasing during the 2022 holiday season. From campaign films, to window displays, all the way through planned retail pop-ups, our sizzle was used to create a buzz across all of the Tiffany departments in advance of the holiday season. Our sizzle reel also highlights the Tiffany & Co. x Andy Warhol Collection that launched this holiday season, with reimagined Andy Warhol drawings taken from the Tiffany archives earlier in the year. From 1957 to 1962, Tiffany enlisted the help of Andy Warhol to create a series of holiday cards that captured the essence of the festive season through his unique illustrations.   Throughout the sizzle reel, we combined Tiffany holiday assets from adverting campaigns for a cinematic feel and used Andy Warhol’s original drawings from sketchbooks that were scanned as high-resolution images. We cut out different hand-drawn illustrations to create unique animations and motion that add to the playful holiday […]

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July 31, 2022 by Jack in 0 Comments

Produced, Directed, Creative Direction, Photography, Animation, Color, Edited, GFX, Motion

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Coachtopia: A Beta Community
July 6, 2022 by Jack in 0 Comments

Our very first work for Coachtopia was early in 2022 when we were asked to come in to Coach HQ to shoot Q&A sessions with some Gen Z consumers. At that time I don’t think the full idea of Coachtopia had been formed but the importance of these sessions helped to shape the very early moments of the Coachtopia brand. Fast forward to the summer of 2022 and we were asked to create a sizzle reel that would serve as an introduction to Coachtopia to help welcome and teach potential new community members about the brand and and this new circular approach to fashion. Our sizzle reel introduction to Coachtopia was exciting to be a part of and hyped us up for the months of continued collaboration that would happen in the background. Utilizing a mixture of hand-drawn animations and user generated content we crafted a sizzle reel that Coachtopia used to help recruit Gen Z designers, activists and influencers to join the Beta Community and help shape the direction of Coachtopia as a brand. Our sizzle explains the basics of Coachtopia and how creating a circular fashion brand is essential to save our planet by providing a positive impact […]

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Clinique: Innovation Sizzle Reel
June 2, 2022 by Jack in 0 Comments

We were approached by Clinique’s creative team to create a sizzle reel highlighting their latest rebrand work and product innovations. Showcasing a combination of provided footage, original compositions, motion graphics, and unique textures, we transformed a short brief into a visually rich and engaging sizzle reel to excite Clinique employees and customers. Real people were featured as much as possible to help emphasize customer loyalty and satisfaction and to show just how much Clinique’s customer base truly loves the brand. The result is a high-energy, motivational, and playful sizzle reel that will excite everyone for this next chapter in the legacy of Clinique and for future creations with RIOT creative agency. Close

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Washington Commanders: Official Rebrand Film
February 2, 2022 by riotwashere in 0 Comments

Witness the unveiling of the Washington Commanders' rebranding, a cinematic experience featuring Chase Young.

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January 11, 2022 by riotwashere in 0 Comments

Produced, Creative Direction, Directed, Edited, Motion GFX, Color, VFX

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November 12, 2021 by riotwashere in 0 Comments

Produced, Creative Direction, Directed, Edited, Motion GFX, Color, VFX, Hand Drawn Animations

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Wardrobe: App Intro
September 20, 2021 by Jack in 0 Comments

With almost 40,000 new apps released every month, we had to make sure the new Wardrobe app which allows its users to exchange and borrow high-fashion clothing would stand out from the crowd. The introduction to the app is the front door for the person using it, so we went above and beyond with this video, welcoming everyone to it in the coolest way possible. Taking a bank of awesome content from the team including clips of real users of the app, we had fun playing around with it all in very unique ways. Our creative agency goes the extra mile as always, we took the time to hand-cut real pieces of paper, filmed on a green screen, and then added stop motion to achieve an old-school and hyped look and feel. We ran assets through one of our many vintage video cameras to add true and unique VHS effects, created custom motion graphics for the logo and text moments, and composed mixed media animation layers and textures to help bring fresh, new, and unique vibes to each frame. We also chopped and mashed together some of the wildest and coolest imagery combinations, including a buffering effect called “data moshing” […]

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Coach Foundation: Dream It Real
August 11, 2021 by Jack in 0 Comments

We recently partnered with our dear friends at Coach to create an inspiring film for their affiliated non-profit organization, the Coach Foundation. The Coach Foundation is committed to unlocking the dreams of 5,000 young individuals by providing scholarships by 2025. The video content in the film was captured using the personal cameras of the featured individuals, showcasing the authentic and unfiltered nature of their technological resources and emphasizing the challenge of affording higher education.   With a focus on promoting positivity, our goal was to shed light on the incredible personalities of each individual who has overcome adversity to reach their current position. To maintain the genuine essence of the film, we dedicated extra time and effort to incorporate hand-drawn elements. For each person showcased, we endeavored to delve into their thoughts and imbue their clips with a custom font style and a hand-drawn representation of their imagined workspaces. These elements were then animated to generate one-of-a-kind artistic creations. This project presented a unique opportunity for our creative agency, and we had a fantastic time bringing it to life. Although the video is intended for internal use within the Coach team and requires a password for access, you can still […]

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Lexus & WSJ: Leadership Session w/ Dylan Marron
May 14, 2021 by Jack in 0 Comments

Giving a masterclass on empathy, podcaster Dylan Marron in collaboration with Lexus and WSJ Custom Content sat in front of the RIOT cameras in NYC during the pandemic. Dylan’s “Conversations with People Who Hate Me” podcast and social experiment features his conversations with people who have written negative comments to him online in the past. The experience from the shows and the conversations that followed gave Dylan a bank of knowledge on vulnerability, difficult conversations, and empathy. We shot, edited, and produced this long-form instructional class that dives into deep philosophical layers surrounding negative human interactions and delivers a light and positive visual experience for the viewer. The story is broken down into chapters with a mixture of “to camera” discussion, motion graphics, quirky custom hand-drawn animations and a multitude of b-roll that was shot in different locations throughout. Our leadership session is one of the rare longer-form pieces of content in the RIOT catalog and we’re super proud of this creation. We’re excited about future collaborations where we get to test ourselves in the longer form visual content space further. Close

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Wall Street Journal: B2C Sizzle Reel
March 19, 2021 by riotwashere in 0 Comments

Creative Direction, Produced, Directed, Edited, Color, Motion GFX, Kinetic Text, Animation

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