Ten years of making
complex things clear.
We've worked with universities, NHS trusts, research institutions, and funded startups across the UK. Twelve projects that show the range, from antibiotic resistance research to a story written by a child in a hospital.
Every project started with a conversation about what the audience needed to understand. The animation came last.
Skinny & Fluffy
A young girl receiving treatment at Great Ormond Street Hospital wrote a story about two cats. We animated it, designing the characters, the world, and a paper cutout visual style entirely from scratch. Narrated by Sir Ian McKellen. Made in collaboration with Breaking Productions & GOSH's author in residence programme, which works with children in hospital to tell their own stories. 31,000 views on the GOSH Facebook page.
Resilient Teen
A wordless animation about a teenage boy navigating cyberbullying, isolation, and mental health crisis and finding his way through. Sketch-like, cinematic, and entirely silent apart from sound design. The full emotional arc from crisis to resilience carried without a single word of narration.
Antibiotic Resistance
Imperial College London's research team interviewed 54 healthcare professionals across 24 hospitals in five countries: England, Norway, France, India, and Burkina Faso. We built a narrative around the researcher herself, travelling between countries and drawing conclusions from what she finds. The film has been viewed all around the world and used in Imperial's REF impact submission. "Game changing for our research." Dr. Charani, Imperial College London.
Expressions of Self
Research about identity in children in care: ethnicity, religion, cultural background, and what it means to feel seen. We built the animation around two character-led stories, Reema and Anna, whose lived experiences illustrated the research findings from the inside. Designed to reach the social workers, carers, and policymakers who needed to act on it.
You've Got This
A student wellbeing campaign for LSE covering four practical tips for new students navigating homesickness, academic pressure, and the loneliness of arriving somewhere new. Main film plus four shorter cuts made specifically for Instagram. Deployed across the welcome presentation, welcome microsite, student news, and social channels.
Surgical Hubs
NHS England needed patients to actively choose to use surgical hubs, specialist centres most had never heard of. The animation explained what they are, how they work, and why choosing one is a good decision in plain, reassuring language that addressed hesitation without being patronising. Deployed across NHS England's patient-facing communications to drive elective uptake.
Navigating Neurodevelopmental Support
Parents of children with neurodevelopmental difficulties face a system that is genuinely hard to navigate. We created an animation that walked families through what support is available, how to work with schools and healthcare providers, and what good outcomes look like in a tone that was warm and empowering rather than clinical.
Biosimilar Medicines
Inform patients about biosimilar medicines without steering them towards switching. The script had to be precise enough for clinical and legal review, accessible for patients with no medical background, and balanced enough that it couldn't be read as advocacy. It went through legal and clinical review without significant changes. The Patients Association have since commissioned eight more projects.
BabyPerks
A three-sided marketplace connecting parents, website owners, and brands: each needing to understand what was in it for them. We structured the narrative in two acts, first establishing the problem each party faces, then showing how BabyPerks solves it for all three simultaneously. One animation, three audiences, one clear story.
StarLiX
A compliance and tokenised payments platform for cross-border transactions involving regulatory frameworks, correspondent banking, and encrypted audit trails. We grounded the technology in a relatable human problem first, then introduced StarLiX as the solution. "Before the animation, I couldn't get investors to understand what StarLiX does no matter how I explained it. After it, everyone got it straight away." Chryssi, Co-founder and CEO.
Ymobile
The UK's first digital-only mobile service: no SIM, no packaging, just download the app. Explained in thirty seconds without a single word of voiceover. Sheep struggles through the whole physical SIM ritual. Yak taps an app and is done. We designed both characters from scratch. The characters became central to Ymobile's launch campaign identity.
Integrated Local Delivery
A framework for community-led action on food, fuel, waste, and natural resources, told through the story of Martha, a community facilitator who turned a £3,000 grant into £600,000 of community funding. Opens on a globe. Closes on a globe. The story in between is about what happens when people act together locally to create global impact.
Your subject matters.
Let's make sure people get it.
Tell us what you need people to understand and who needs to understand it. We'll tell you honestly whether animation is the right tool, and what it would cost.
Get in touchOr email us directly at hello@belugaanimation.com