Explainer & product videos
Make a complex product obvious. For SaaS, fintech and B2B tools that are hard to film.
Animated videos people actually watch.
Twelve Frames is a motion design studio from Germany. Explainers, social ads, data stories and brand animations: no filming, nobody on camera, in any language, in 16:9 and 9:16.
Launch rates from $179 per video · Don't love it? Don't pay.
4.32Mviews in our first 9 days, on our own animated channel→throw.tsx · ● live
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We test every trick on our own channel first.
@hintergedanke1 is our German-language animated channel: short explainers about psychology, prices and everyday puzzles, made in code with the exact tools we use for clients.
4.32M
views in the first 9 days
2.40M
views on the top reel
24
reels so far
5,555
followers, from zero
Instagram · @hintergedanke1 · Oct 17–25, 2026
Client work
ACURISAn address API, explained in 57 seconds.
Product film for Acuris, an address validation and geocoding API covering 240+ countries. The brief: make a technical product clear to developers and data teams in under a minute.
- Scope
- Script, design, animation, voice and sound
- Delivered
- 57 s film, web cut, captions, website loop
What we animate
Anything that has to be understood fast. Every example below is rendered from code, the way we build your video. All brands shown are fictional samples.
Social ads & reels
Scroll-stopping 9:16 for Instagram, TikTok and YouTube Shorts, with hooks tested on our own channel.
Data stories & reports
Results, studies and annual numbers, animated so people actually read them.
App & UI demos
Show the feature in seconds, without shaky screen recordings.
Brand intros & logo animation
Your logo, moving like it means it. Intros, outros, stingers.
Any voice, any language
Narrator, hype, expert or storyteller, in English, German and most other languages. Voice and on-screen text swap in code, so a new version doesn't mean a new video.
Patient, guest & team info
Aftercare, hotel guides, onboarding, recruiting: information people remember.
Showreel
56 seconds, twelve jobs, one dot. The brands in the showreel and highlights are fictional samples; the craft is real.
Why it feels expensive
Same distance, same time. Top: linear motion, the way templates move. Bottom: anticipation, overshoot and settle, tuned by hand. Viewers can't name the difference. They feel it, and keep watching.
12-frame grid
Cut to the beat
24 frames per second at 120 BPM: one beat is twelve frames. Every cut lands on the music. That's where our name comes from.
On twos
Drawn like animation
Characters move on every second frame, like classic hand-drawn animation. Camera and type stay perfectly smooth.
Built in code
Changes are cheap
Every video is code. A new word, number or language is a quick edit, not a redo.
How it works
Four steps from a short email to ready-to-post files. Here's the whole thing in fifteen seconds.
1
Brief
Tell us what you sell, who it's for and where the video runs. A short email or a link is enough.
2
Script & storyboard
You approve the words and key frames before anything moves.
3
Animation & sound
We build it frame by frame and cut it to the beat.
4
Delivery
Ready-to-post files in every format and language you need.
Launch pricing
We're a new studio, so our first clients get rates well below market. Fixed prices, no surprises.
One video
$179per video
- Up to 45 seconds: ad, explainer, reel or logo
- Script and storyboard included
- 16:9, 9:16 or 1:1, ready to use
- Don't love it? Don't pay.
Best value
Three videos
$449for three
- 3 videos up to 45 s each, any mix
- One consistent look across all three
- Script and storyboard included
- 50 % upfront, 50 % on delivery
Monthly
$649per month
- 4 videos up to 45 s every month
- A steady stream for ads, social and sales
- Script and storyboard included
- 50 % upfront, 50 % on delivery
Longer or bigger?
Explainers over 45 seconds, data stories, app demos or campaigns in several languages: tell us what you need and we'll quote it.
Prices for businesses, excl. VAT where applicable.
Don't love it? Don't pay.
No risk on your first video.
On single videos: if you don't love the result, you don't pay. We'd rather earn a second order than an invoice.
Questions, answered
Do we need to film anything?
No. Everything is animated: no shoot, no actors, nobody on camera.
What do you need from us?
Your website or a short brief. Logo, colors and fonts if you have them. If not, we develop the look with you.
Which formats and languages?
9:16 for Reels, TikTok and Shorts, 16:9 for websites and presentations, 1:1 on request. Voiceover and on-screen text in English, German and most other languages.
How is it made? Do you use AI?
We design and build the animation ourselves, in code, frame by frame. No stock templates. For voiceovers we use high-quality AI voices, unless you'd rather send a recording of your own.
What if we don't like it?
On single videos, you don't pay. On packages we take 50 % upfront and 50 % on delivery.
Can we use the video everywhere?
Yes. You get the final files for your website, social channels and ads.
Who's behind Twelve Frames?
Twelve Frames is the studio of Marvin Kandemir in Worms, Germany. It grew out of our own animated channel, @hintergedanke1.
Got something to explain?
Tell us in two sentences what you sell and where the video should run. We'll come back with an idea.
Or write directlytwelveframes.studio@gmail.com