Price & Process Guide
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I make complicated things impossible to misunderstand.
I'm Drysen.
I'm a creative director using 2D and 3D animation to help companies explain complicated things.
Water treatment systems. CNC machining. Construction software. Board games with 40-page rulebooks.
Usually it's the kind of thing where somebody on your team ends up explaining it twenty times a week — and you'd rather they didn't have to.
Sixteen years. Some of the work.
Sometimes directly with the brand, others by
subcontracting with trusted studio partners.
You will never see the finished video for the first time.
Odds are you've never commissioned an animation before. Most of my clients hadn't either — and honestly, it's a strange thing to buy.
So here's exactly what happens, start to finish. No mystery, no surprises at the end.
I created the Hyperfocus Method, a six checkpoint process where you approve each step before we move forward.
And that's how we build success, together.
So we've decided to work together.
Now what?
We'll sign contracts with each deliverable and price listed. If you need horizontal or vertical videos, or localized in different languages, it's agreed upon up front.
You'll pay a 50% up front deposit, and we get started.
The kickoff call
This is the deep dive. What do we need to create? Why are we building it, and who needs to understand it?
Bring references. Bring that video you loved. Bring that thing your competitor made that you hated. Anything to give direction on what you like, or hate, so we have a sandbox to play in.
Script and visual treatment
The first deliverable is a two-column visual treatment. The script on the left, the on-screen visuals written out on the right. You'll also get a collection of inspiration to give an idea of where we're headed.
Then we go back and forth until it's right.
Storyboards
Simple, rough sketches to translate our visual story into, well, a visual story. No color, no polish. Just framing, composition, and storytelling in its raw form.
Style frames and animatic
Style frames are a single moment from your final video, teasing what the end result could look like.
At the same time, we create an animatic — the storyboard cut to a rough voiceover and music, to make sure the pacing and timing isn't luck, but is tested and actually works.
Two rounds of revisions
Sometimes things just aren't quite perfect. So included in the Hyperfocus Method is two rounds of revisions. You'll receive a link to the review platform to make a list of comments.
Here's the good news: because we already agreed on everything before production, the revisions are usually pretty minor. That's the entire point of the approval process.
And though it's rarely needed, there's a second round to tighten up any remaining errors.
You'll never see the finished video for the first time.
By the time it's animated, you've already approved the words, the look, the shots, and the pacing. There's no big reveal at the end, because there's nothing left to reveal. (That's on purpose.)
Changing direction after the animatic costs extra.
Not a penalty — just physics. Rebuilding an animated scene takes real hours. That's why the checkpoints exist, and why we take them seriously. If we get to that point, I'll tell you before the meter starts. Always.
My name is on the (virtual) door.
That means I stand behind the quality of each project and the success of your video. I don't believe in making videos for fluff — they need to have results and ROI. And I want to be a part of your success in that way.
Timelines depend on whether it's 2D, 3D, or live action, how much custom work is needed, and how complicated the project is.
We've completed full spots in just a couple of days, or a few months.
Either way, you'll get a real date before we start. Not an optimistic one.
Every project gets quoted from its actual scope. Here's the range most work lands in.
Project minimum: $3,000.
Final runtime · 2D or 3D · how much custom illustration or modeling we need · whether you already have usable assets · voiceover and music licensing · and where it's going to run — your own channels, paid media, or broadcast.
You'll get a range in our first meeting and an exact number before contracts are signed. It's usually best to come with a budget in mind, so we can move the deliverables, designs, and custom work to match your needs.
Ready?
Tell me what you're trying to explain. Twenty minutes on a call and I'll tell you honestly whether I'm the right fit — and roughly what it'd cost.
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