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About us

Who, what and where

Lost Marble is an animated explainer video company. We hire scriptwriters, voice-over talents and whoever else as needed. We’ve been creating animated video content since 2004 for businesses of all sizes. We put our superpowers to good use by utilising the Adobe Creative Cloud apps and by fuelling ourselves with an abundance of caffeine.

We’re based in County Durham in the north-east of England. The best way to describe the north is to liken it to the area in Game of Thrones where the Wildlings live. Up here, you will often hear people mutter absurd nonsensical phrases such as ‘Bubblin’ bairn’s booler’s brokken’ or ‘That gadgie’s gannin’ propa radgie, lyke’.

Services

Here's what's included

In a nutshell, we cover everything from start to finish – full production. Below is a more detailed breakdown of what we deliver per project.

Pre-production

  • Research
  • Concept work
  • Script writing
  • Style frames
  • Storyboards

Production

  • Voice-over recording
  • Animation/editing
  • Sound editing
  • Rendering

Deliverables

  • Video file in MP4 format – full HD (other file formats and dimensions can be arranged)
  • Custom thumbnail image

Optional extras

  • Social media edit (30 or 60-second cut)
  • Teaser (15-second cut)
  • Animated GIFs
  • Instagram story
  • Explainer comics
We make it simple

A big difference between Lost Marble and many other animation studios is that we make the process simple. We take on as much of the responsibility as possible and allow you to be as involved as you’re comfortable with.

Fair pricing

We’re structured in a way that lets us charge for what we offer and nothing more. We don’t have huge bills to cover from excessive luxury studio spaces and surplus employees so we can afford to be affordable.

Testimonials

Lee has been amazing to work with. We were really impressed by his creativity and interpretation of the brief and once we were in production, Lee was flexible and easy to work with.

Jessica RobinsonMarketing Manager - Coursera

I spent many hours browsing portfolios and reading testimonials trying to find a video creator who I thought would be a good fit for my project. The work of Lost Marble really jumped out at me, not because I was looking for a video with the exact style of others in the portfolio but because the videos in the portfolio didn't have the generic "explainer video" look and feel that I saw from so many other creators. From browsing Lee's work I got the sense there was some real creativity and understanding of the content which led to videos that have their own style and really stand out. I wasn't disappointed! Lee was incredible along the whole process - taking the time to understand the message I wanted to deliver and also getting a feel for the vision that I had in mind for the project. I really can't praise Lee at Lost Marble highly enough.

Simon HarveyDeveloper - Pebbls

Working with Lee was a fantastic experience from beginning to end. He took the time to carefully listen to our brief and understand what we were trying to achieve through the project. His thoughtful suggestions and attention to detail made us feel like our concept was in safe hands, and the resulting video was a testament to the high level of communication throughout. The video ended up being a perfect reflection of our brand, our community, and our message - we're already looking forward to working with Lost Marble again in the future.

Misbah GedalHead of Partnerships at Wakelet

BLOODY HELL! That’s INCREDIBLE!!!!! Totally LOVE IT!!!

UbamarketWill Broome - Ubamarket CEO

From the initial meeting to the completion of the video project, Lee has been superb. Communication throughout the project has been excellent and the whole process was extremely smooth and timely. The quality of the video far exceeded my expectations. The animation was exceptional. It was on brand and unique. Thank you again. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Lost Marble Media.

Anne MidwinterGetOnSite: Marketing Manager

I have been engaged in Lost Marbles’ services for the last two years. Lee is able to swiftly turnaround video drafts, and implement any of my requested changes quickly and accurately.

Lee is also able to handle unexpected situations. For example, one of our projects had a tight timeline during the year-end holiday season. Instead of having the client wait for a full video draft, Lee sent video stills while production was still in progress – so our client was kept abreast of the progress and we were able to avoid any unnecessary delays.

I haven’t had to wait too long for a reply to an email even though we are based in Asia which is 7-8 hours ahead of the UK.

Mercer Hong KongHaida Esa - Visual Communications Specialist

We had a clear vision of what we wanted our explainer to be like, both in terms of visual style and content. Then came the arduous task of finding an animation company that would be able to deliver.

As it turned out, the search wasn't arduous at all, because early on we came across Lost Marble. Their previous portfolio of work showed the kind of humour and style we were looking for. We were determined early on to make sure it was Lost Marble that produced our explainer.

Now, at the end of our project, we know we made the right choice. Everyone we've shown the explainer to has laughed and enjoyed it, even though boilers are not the most engaging subject matter. We're a very particular team of perfectionists here at WarmZilla, and the fact that we had three sets of revisions for our explainer and only needed to use one speaks volumes about the quality of work from Lost Marble.

Deadlines were stuck to, the price was very reasonable for the quality, communication was quick and down-to-earth, Lost Marble understood the brief from the start and made the whole process very easy.

We've found our animation company, give them a try and we're sure you'll find yours too.

Dan Bayliss- Warmzilla

The service and advice we received was outstanding. Lee was very helpful giving us guidance on the best direction for the animation to take, the target audience and what should be included. The video was beyond our expectations and exactly what we needed. Amazing!

Jam & JellyAnimated explainer video

It was a blessing to work with Lee and Lost Marble Media. We came with little to no idea with how we wanted to proceed in terms of an animated video. Lee was able to put together an animated video that differs from our competition. We gave them a free license to create a video to grab peoples attention, be fun to watch but also educational on our companies history. By not having this fear of committing to a style, they were able to produce a masterclass of a video that will be used for years. I hope this video is the first of many that lost marble will produce.

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A Show with Ze FrankZe Frank - Animated Dreams

Lost Marble have created more than thirty videos with us, and have adapted to our edits. Communication has been good throughout the projects, and we've always been extremely pleased with the final result!

ETS PLCEmployee survey videos and animated explainers

We're pretty awesome. I like us very much. You should definitely hire us!

Lee HallLost Marble - The boss

I can’t necessarily say that we were easy clients but Lost Marble couldn't have been more accommodating. They gave us enough control over the project to make us feel like we were steering the ship, but in reality they pretty much did everything.

MedicaidFastSteve Etheridge - Editor at ClickHole

It was a pleasure to work with Lee from Lost Marble. He has a unique talent for bringing ideas to life in the form of animation. Plus, the process was smooth from start to finish. I especially appreciated his flexibility in the feedback process where we were able to collaborate on creating the desired final product.

Naomi DaviesMarketing Associate - Coursera

Working with Lee to produce our explainer video has been a joy from start to finish. He is a consummate professional, kept us in the loop with regular progress updates and struck a great balance between following our vision but guiding us with his expertise. Needless to say we're delighted with the result!

SignkickAnna Hedley - Marketing Manager

Working with the team at Lost Marble has been amazing. From start to finish the process has been professional and easy, and most importantly the end product was exactly what we hoped for, and more.

Imburse PaymentsMichael Sharp - Head of Marketing at Imburse

They produced a top class animation that required no alterations or improvements. They nailed it in the first draft. An excellent company that I hope to use again in the future.

iFlowAnimated ident

We had a great experience working with Lost Marble, the project was turned around on budget and on time with just the right kind of visual creativity to bring our ideas to life.

Honeydew HealthAnimated promotional cartoon

Having worked with pricey agencies in the past on similar projects, I’d come to expect a certain element of condescension and an eagerness to compromise vision. But Lost Marble served us attentively and encouragingly.

MedicaidFastWhiteboard/scribe animated video

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