Core Studio

What Core Studio does

Core Studio is a privately held motion graphics, visual effects, and live action production studio headquartered at 249 Princeton Avenue in Half Moon Bay, California. The studio delivers custom creative production services to enterprise clients, with named work spanning feature films, commercials, brand videos, event projection mapping, retail point-of-sale media (including an interactive holographic kiosk for Intel/Best Buy), and film title treatments. Its published client roster includes Intel, Adobe, Sony, T-Mobile, Chase, Visa, Disney, PG&E, HP, Samsung, Cisco, Lenovo, VMware, Workday, Genentech, Wynn, and Scandinavian Designs, among others, covering technology, financial services, entertainment, hospitality, healthcare, energy, and retail verticals.

The studio's underlying capability is conventional motion graphics and VFX craft — animation, compositing, tracking, and effects work — rather than a proprietary software platform or product. There are no patents, no API or SDK, no AI/ML capabilities disclosed, and no integrations documented. Core Studio sells project-based services on a quote-driven basis rather than through standardized pricing or subscription models, and it acquires clients through direct B2B engagement and a portfolio-driven presence on Vimeo, LinkedIn, and Twitter.

The business is small (11-50 employees), privately held, unfunded by institutional capital, and operates without disclosed subsidiaries, parent entities, or leadership changes. The company has no public filings, no certifications, no regulatory actions, and no disclosed revenue or ownership structure. Marketing is centered on the reel and named-client logos as social proof for enterprise creative buyers and their agencies.

Name

Core Studio

Legal name

Core Studio

Website

https://corestudio.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Core Studio is a privately held motion graphics, visual effects, and live action production studio in Half Moon Bay, California, delivering project-based creative production services to enterprise brands across technology, finance, entertainment, and retail.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Motion Graphics and Visual Effects Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (51211)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Content Production (Video, Design, Copy, Studio) (BPAFAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Content Studio & Creative Resourcing (In-house/Embedded Teams) (BPAFAIAJ)

Keywords

• Motion graphics production
• Visual effects services
• Live action production
• Projection mapping events
• Brand video production

Headquarters

HQ city

Half Moon Bay

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Production Services: Project-based production services for motion graphics, visual effects, and live action content. Revenue generated through custom production engagements for feature films, commercials, brand videos, event projection mapping, and retail media.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Core Studio is a motion graphics, visual effects and live action production studio that delivers custom creative content for enterprise clients. Work spans feature films, commercials, brand videos, projection mapping for events, retail point-of-sale media, and interactive holographic installations, with a focus on innovative design paired with rigorous production execution. Engagements are delivered as custom projects on a quote, project-by-project basis.

Product overview

Core Studio is a motion graphics, visual effects, and live action production studio that offers creative services rather than a software product platform. The company provides production services spanning feature films, commercials, projection mapping for events, retail point-of-sale media, and brand videos. Their work is delivered as client projects rather than as distinct product modules or software offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Motion Graphics Production Custom motion graphics production for enterprise brand campaigns, commercials, conference videos, and promotional content. Built for major brands and the agencies serving them, delivered as quote-based project engagements.
• Visual Effects (VFX) Production Visual effects work including animation, compositing, tracking, and effects for films, commercials, and branded content, demonstrated through projects such as Intel UI design/animation/compositing for Pedersen Media Group.
• Live Action Production Live action production integrated with motion graphics and VFX for feature films, commercials, brand videos, and event content for enterprise clients.
• Projection Mapping for Events Projection mapping on irregular surfaces for events and immersive visual experiences, delivered to enterprise clients and event organizers.
• Holographic Retail Kiosk Media Interactive hologram media with menu options created for retail kiosk deployments, exemplified by Intel's Best Buy retail kiosk project handled for Pedersen Media Group.
• Film Title Treatment Creative title design and treatment for documentary and feature films, exemplified by the title treatment for Director Nancy Kelly's documentary 'Rebels With a Cause'.

Named customers18 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Emerging players

• B-Reel: Creative production studio producing films, interactive, and experiential content for brands like Google, Spotify, and Nike. Comparable as a multi-discipline creative shop serving enterprise brand clients, with an emerging edge on interactive/experiential formats.

Broad incumbents

• Pentagram: Largest independent design consultancy producing brand identity, motion graphics, and campaign work for major global brands. A broad incumbent whose brand-content motion work overlaps with Core Studio's enterprise client roster.
• MPC (Moving Picture Company): Global VFX and post-production house producing commercials, feature VFX, and brand content for major advertisers. Large-scale incumbent with overlapping motion graphics and VFX capabilities targeting the same Fortune 500 advertisers.
• RSA Films: Ridley Scott-associated production company producing commercials, feature films, and branded content globally. Larger incumbent offering live action production—a meaningful overlap with Core Studio's live-action capability—alongside much broader portfolio scale.

Direct peers

• Buck: Design and motion studio delivering animation, visual effects, and experiential work for advertising and brand clients (Apple, Google, Nike). Directly comparable on the motion-graphics-plus-VFX service line that Core Studio sells to enterprise brands.
• Psyop: Los Angeles-based motion graphics and VFX studio producing commercials, brand films, and experiential content for major global brands. Closest direct competitor to Core Studio's motion + VFX + live action offering for enterprise advertisers.
• Tendril: Montreal-based motion design and CG studio producing commercial spots, brand films, and experiential content for global advertisers. Comparable mid-size creative shop focused on motion design and VFX for enterprise brand work.
• Gentleman Scholar: Independent motion design and VFX studio creating commercials, brand content, and experiential pieces for clients like Google, Apple, and Samsung. Similar scale and direct overlap on the motion graphics / VFX / brand content service line.
• Block & Tackle: Independent design and motion studio producing brand films, commercials, and visual identity work for tech and consumer clients. Similar mid-size creative studio competing for the same enterprise motion-graphics and brand-content work.
• Tool of North America: Los Angeles production and post-production company directing commercials and integrated content for tech and consumer brands. Directly comparable on the B2B enterprise commercial production model that Core Studio operates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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