Animated Storytelling
I bring your stories to life.
Anissa Studio adapts existing stories, books and educational material and develops original concepts. Animated books, children’s book trailers, audiobooks and animated series give the work new ways to reach an audience.
Find your starting point
Interrupt the Ordinary
Anissa Studio’s launch series, playing above.
For educators and schools
Adapt educational material or develop original animated concepts that help learners understand an idea. Content and series development connect individual pieces into a larger body of work.
Included in every project
Music and sound design, Shorts, captions and an accessible version with lower-impact pacing, visuals and sound for neurodivergent viewers.
Two animation paths
Work with your animator under Anissa’s creative direction, or choose full AI animation.
Additional offerings
Podcast production, channel management, on-screen host clips and translation.
For authors: animated books & children’s book trailers
Start with one format. Build toward a series when you’re ready.
Teaser or trailer
A short introduction to your book or idea, including children’s book trailers. Your teaser investment is credited toward a series. Not sure where to start? Explore Creative Consulting.
Audiobook
Adaptation for voice, narration, music and sound design, plus three Shorts and channel setup.
Animated book
Storyboarding, creative direction, voice, music, sound design and editing bring the book into animation.
Series
Book One establishes the look and sound that later books reuse, creating a consistent series.
Project timing and investment are confirmed with the scope.
Monthly Accounts
All monthly accounts are billed monthly with a 3-month minimum.
Channel management
$1,000 / month
Shorts and uploads for an existing channel.
Advisory retainer
$1,000 / month
Up to 4 hours of creative consulting a month, with priority scheduling.
Series account
Starting at $1,167 / month plus the client’s animator, or $2,000 / month with full AI animation
One animated book per quarter, billed monthly.
For organizations: animated explainers & campaigns
A Tale of Two Travelers
An animated DOT campaign. I wrote and directed the project, using character, humor and a split-screen story to make transportation choices easier to understand.
High School Sports Awards Show
For the show’s 25th anniversary, I developed an outer-space creative concept and directed the experience across voice, video, editing, animation and graphics. I cast and directed the voice talent, selected the clips and directed the final edit.
Ice Cream Campaign Series
Ice cream pints come to life. Watch the animation.
Animated books & audio: common questions
How much does an animated book cost?
An animated book is quoted by scope. Series accounts offer one animated book per quarter, billed monthly, with a three-month minimum.
Can you turn my book into an audiobook?
Yes. Audiobook production includes adaptation for voice, narration, music and sound design.
Do you use AI voices?
Yes. AI voices are available, with creative direction, music and sound design shaping the finished experience.
Can you make an accessible version for neurodivergent learners?
Yes. Projects include an accessible version with lower-impact pacing, visuals and sound, plus captions.
Do I need my own animator?
No. You can work with your own animator under Anissa’s creative direction or choose full AI animation.
Recommendations
“Her completed work was excellent and gave us material to use for our future needs.”
BobbiJo Pansier, MPH, CCLS, CTRS
Consultant, Master of Public Health, Certified Child Life Specialist & Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist
Discuss a project
Tell me about the story or idea, who it needs to reach and what you want the audience to understand.
Inquire about animated books, children’s book trailers or an original concept