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Case Study

2D Animated Video

Open source,
made easy.

A 2D animated video for Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu. It shows where open source lives in daily life and how Canonical makes it easy for everyone.

Client

Canonical

Style

2D Animation

Runtime

1:41

open source is everywhere

01

The Brief

Canonical’s products run from the smallest devices to the largest clouds. That is a huge range to show in under two minutes. Most viewers use open source every day without knowing it. The video had to make that visible, then show where Canonical fits.

02

Our Approach

We opened with everyday moments that run on open source. Driving, shopping, streaming and calling family. The story then names the problem: open source was built for experts. Canonical and Ubuntu arrive as the fix. The script closes on the industries Canonical serves today.

the story in eight stops

From experts to everyone

The script moves from daily life to the company behind it. Here is the path it takes, frame by frame.

1

Everywhere

Open source is all around us.
2

Even in space

From your phone to the universe.
3

The problem

Not always easy to use.
4

Canonical

Open source made easy for everyone.
5

Ubuntu

A user-friendly Linux OS.
6

Wide reach

From startups to governments.
7

Small to large

From devices to clouds.
8

Built for what is next

Telco networks and more.

sketch first, then animate

Storyboards and Script

We storyboarded the script panel by panel before any color went down. Each panel paired a line of narration with a clear action. Pick a panel to compare the sketch with the finished frame.

Storyboard sketch, panel 14
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Final animated frame, panel 14
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Script

"for most of its history, open source has lived in the domain of experts."

Action

Zoom in to show the code used in the back end.

the final artwork

Design and Illustration

Every frame was designed to make a technical story feel friendly. Here is a closer look at the finished artwork.

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