Animated Storytelling
I bring your stories to life.
Anissa Studio helps educators and organizations develop original concepts and adapt existing stories, books and educational material into connected creative universes. Animated concepts and series, animated books, children’s book trailers, audiobooks, podcasts and content localization give the work new ways to reach audiences.
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.
Creative direction. Your animator or the studio’s.
Creative direction, adaptation, story, audience, voice, pacing and accessibility shape the work before the production approach is chosen.
Human animator / existing production team
Anissa Studio provides creative direction, adaptation and production leadership, working with your animator or existing team.
Studio-led animation production
Anissa Studio develops and directs the story, adaptation, visual approach, voice, pacing and final edit.
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
From $5,500. 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
From $8,500, plus royalties. Adaptation for voice, narration, music and sound design, plus three Shorts and channel setup.
Animated book
From $12,000, plus royalties. 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
$1,900 / month
Shorts and uploads for an existing channel.
Advisory retainer
$2,000 / month
Ongoing creative counsel with priority scheduling.
Series account
$1,900 / month plus the client’s animator, or $3,000 / month with studio-led animation production
One animated book per quarter, billed monthly.
For organizations: animated explainers & campaigns
A Tale of Two Travelers
A DOT grant-funded animated campaign for regional airports. 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?
Animated books start at $12,000, plus royalties, and are 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.
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. Anissa Studio can lead production or work with your animator or existing team.
Recommendations
I had the pleasure of meeting with Anissa and sharing my vision for bringing my children's books to life through animation. Anissa immediately understood what I was trying to accomplish and was able to turn my ideas into visuals that helped me see what the finished product could look like. She is creative, knowledgeable, and has a wonderful ability to take a vision and make it feel achievable. I truly appreciated her insight, enthusiasm, and willingness to explore the possibilities with me. I look forward to seeing where this could take us!
Sharon Lewis, Founder
“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