Wishing you a holiday filled with good company and warm conversation. Whether you spend the season with family you were born with or the family you found, we hope it’s a good one. Oh, and cheers to the new decade ..read more

Earlier this year we had the pleasure of being asked to interview with Voyage Chicago, a web magazine featuring Chicago’s most inspiring stories and creatives. We chatted with the Voyage Chicago gang about when, why and how The Banditry Co., came to be, how we’ve grown over our lifespan, and what exactly we mean when we call ourselves a “full-service animated video production company specializing in 3D animation and exceptional storytelling.” Read the full story here ..read more

We just wrapped up a project for an amazing non profit and it has us reeling in the best way. Working with non profit partners gives us a little bit of a high. We’re just so excited and energized about the organization, the project and the potential impact of our work. Since we’re still riding that high, we thought we’d share it, or at least our feelings about it, with you. What are you, a couple of Robin Hoods? Working with non-profits has been a priority of ours since we opened our doors. It’s a struggle some times, not the projects themselves, but making sure that we can set aside the time ..read more

Why do you need a video? Because it’s the most valuable and engaging medium, has the best ROI and it’s 2019 so like, you’re already behind? According to Forrester Research, one minute of video is worth 1.8 million words so, to put it more eloquently:     And those numbers are constantly changing, in favor of video. There’s a reason YouTube is the second most trafficked site, after Google. It is one of the most effective social media marketing tactics, it’s credited by marketing professionals as the type of content with the best ROI, it is versatile, customizable and engaging. So m ..read more

The holidays are upon us and it will be 2019 entirely too soon. Before you run off to stuff your faces and celebrate with your families, please enjoy this little holiday animation we made you:   Happy holidays and cheers to 2019 ..read more

Look, I get it. You’re expected to do a lot with a little so it’s easy to assume that you don’t have enough to do anything. And videos? They’re fancy, they’re flashy, I mean heck, they’re the most effective marketing tool out there. There’s no way you could possibly afford a video, right? Wrong. Hope that doesn’t come as a surprise, it’s in the headline. I’ll say it again. You can afford a video. Yes, you. All it takes is some smart planning and smart partnering, but you don’t have to do it alone. Proper planning is the key to making and sticking to a budget. Trust the pros, we’re here to help ..read more

From pieces of projects that maybe don’t make the final cut to little ditties we craft to keep our skills sharp, there are all sorts of things we create at The Banditry Co. that don’t have a home on our portfolio. We’ve been posting them on Insta or Twitter, but we’ve had a number of requests/questions regarding process, so here we are with our first ever #ProcessPost! Bundled At The Bus Stop Character Design & 3D Sculpt Character Concept & Design Inspired (if you can call it that) by the recent drop in temperature here in Chicago, we kicked off this project knowing we wanted to desig ..read more

Your friendly neighborhood bandits, here. Just dropping by to let you know we moved. Why, you ask? Well, it wasn’t because the fuzz found us out or we had to make ourselves disappear or anything like that. No, we simply outgrew our old HQ — a very good problem to have. Our new space provides more room, more workspaces, more upgrades (peep our new recording booth), more creature comforts and more conveniences for when we have clients in the office. And, not for nothing, but we think it’s prettier. We’re still settling in, but couldn’t resist giving you a little tour of our new hideout based in ..read more

Animation is everywhere. In fact, animation has grown so ubiquitous in the world of commercial design, entertainment and user experience, that you probably don’t even register every encounter. In the marketing space, animation is widely recognizable in sales tools such as animated promo or explainer videos. But, while these tools are incredibly valuable (According to a report by Wyzowl, 97% of marketers say video has helped increase user understanding of their product/service), animation is more than a sales tool, it’s an engagement tool — a way for users to experience your brand. Live events ..read more

There are a lot of different types of creative businesses out there—advertising agencies, design studios, marketing firms, yadda yadda—and with them, a lot of different company / leadership structures. One of those structures is the magnificent (and sometimes rare) creative-run structure. Yes—some places deign to put the wiley creatives at the helm! Shocking, but true. But, what does that mean for you—the client? Why should you work with a creative-run studio? Aside from the fact that we, The Banditry Co., are creative-run and awesome, here are a few simple perks of hiring a creative-run stud ..read more