Creative Filter

What Creative Filter does

Creative Filter is a privately held, full-service creative agency founded in 2017 by Chad Shockley and Nathan Dies, operating from Tulsa, Oklahoma and Atlanta, Georgia with a team sized between 11 and 50 employees. The firm delivers integrated creative production for global enterprise brands, structured around six core service lines: motion graphics and animation, live-action film production, character animation, virtual production (XR/LED volume), reels, and case-study production. Its technical differentiator is an in-house virtual production capability delivered through a strategic sister-company partnership with Reveal XR, which enables multi-market campaign shoots within a single LED-volume studio rather than across dispersed physical locations; this was used, for example, to produce a Buffalo Wild Wings World Cup campaign across four international markets in three days with 120+ video deliverables.

The agency's documented client roster spans at least eight verticals — including Delta Air Lines, Walmart, McDonald's, NASA, Volvo Trucks, Buffalo Wild Wings, Arby's, Coca-Cola (Vitamin Water), HP, Amazon, Pinterest, Cherokee Nation, and Chesapeake Energy — with project outcomes such as NASA's most-viewed educational video on YouTube (10M+ views) and assets still in use five or more years post-launch. Creative Filter employs a sales-led, direct enterprise go-to-market motion targeting marketing leadership at the world's largest brands through portfolio presentations, case studies, and RFP processes; it markets primarily through its website, social channels, and conference showcases.

The business model is professional services / project-based, with revenue generated through bespoke engagements priced per campaign or deliverable rather than via standardized product offerings, recurring SaaS, or volume licensing. No public pricing, revenue figures, or external funding are disclosed, and the firm is founder-owned without institutional backing per available data.

Name

Creative Filter

Legal name

Creative Filter

Website

https://creativefilter.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Creative Filter is a privately held, full-service creative agency founded in 2017 that produces motion graphics, animation, live-action, and XR virtual production content for global enterprise brands including Delta, Walmart, McDonald's, NASA, and Volvo Trucks.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Creative Production Services

NAICS

Graphic Design Services (541430)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Creative Boutique Agencies (MPAAAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Integrated Full-Service Creative Agencies (MPAAAAAA), Creative & Brand Campaign Development (BPAFAAAB)

Keywords

• Creative production services
• Motion graphics animation
• Virtual production studio
• Brand campaign production
• Live action film production

Headquarters

HQ city

Jenks

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Creative Production Services: Project-based creative production services including motion graphics, animation, live-action film, virtual production, and graphic design. Revenue is generated through bespoke project engagements with enterprise clients, typically structured as one-time project fees with scope defined per campaign or deliverable.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Creative Filter is a full-service creative agency producing branded content, marketing campaigns, and entertainment experiences for the world's largest brands. The studio delivers integrated creative production across motion graphics, animation, live-action film, character animation, and virtual production (XR/LED volume) capabilities, typically structured as bespoke project-based engagements tailored to each client's campaign objectives.

Product overview

Creative Filter is a full-service creative agency offering a unified portfolio of production capabilities for the world's largest brands. The offering is structured as a single integrated service model encompassing six core disciplines: Motion Graphics & Animation, Live Action Production, Character Animation, Virtual Production (XR/LED volume), Reels, and Case Studies. These services are delivered through a bespoke approach—tailoring capabilities from each discipline to fit individual client projects rather than offering standalone products. The company specializes in blending creativity and technology to produce branded content, marketing campaigns, and entertainment experiences. With 1 million+ minutes of produced content and 130+ years of combined team experience, the studio operates from Tulsa, Oklahoma and Atlanta, Georgia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Motion Graphics & Animation
• Live Action Production
• Character Animation
• Virtual Production

Quantifiable outcome

• 10M+ YouTube views for NASA's How We Go educational video, making it NASA's most viewed educational content
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• Reveal XRcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company and strategic partner specializing in XR (extended reality) and virtual production technology. Creative Filter leverages Reveal XR's virtual production capabilities for projects requiring LED wall stages and immersive environments, enabling filming of multiple international settings in a single studio location.
• Studio NowcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Studio Now on McDonald's Viz ID visual identity project and McDonald's Metaverse awards experience. Collaborative relationship for design and production services.
• Agency123coreGTM or Marketing PartnerMcDonald's internal agency partner for global brand initiatives. Agency123 partnered with Creative Filter on McDonald's Metaverse awards show (Feel Good Marketing Awards) and other brand projects.
• Ritual Film Co.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgency partner for Volvo VNL launch film project. Creative Filter merged client and agency-captured footage and collaborated on virtual production elements for the groundbreaking launch film.
• Maverick StudiossecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Maverick Studios on Buffalo Wild Wings World Cup campaign, addressing cultural experiences and World Cup celebrations across multiple nations.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• MediaMonks: Global digital production and creative agency with deep motion, content, and experience production capabilities. Competes with Creative Filter for enterprise brand content budgets, with much broader geographic and service footprint.
• 72andSunny: Global creative agency known for large-scale brand campaigns. Overlaps with Creative Filter on enterprise brand campaign execution but operates at significantly larger scale and broader service scope including strategy and media.

Direct peers

• Giant Ant: Animation and motion design studio producing original content and brand work for global clients. Comparable mid-sized creative studio with similar animation-led service mix and brand-focused portfolio.
• Psyop: Creative production studio combining direction, design, animation, and VFX for advertising and brand campaigns. Comparable motion/animation/VFX capability stack and similar enterprise brand client mix as Creative Filter.
• Tool of North America: Commercial production company with integrated live action, design, and virtual production capabilities. Comparable as a production partner for major brand campaigns with a similar live action + VFX offering.
• The Mill: Global creative production studio offering VFX, design, and virtual production for advertising. Comparable integrated service offering across motion, VFX, and live action, with deeper virtual production scale and broader geographic reach.
• Buck: Los Angeles-based creative studio specializing in motion design, animation, and visual storytelling for global brands. Highly comparable to Creative Filter as a similarly-sized multi-disciplinary production studio competing in the same brand-creative RFP pool.
• Gentleman Scholar: Creative studio combining live action, animation, and design for brand storytelling. Similar in size, scope, and enterprise client orientation, with a comparable multi-disciplinary production offering.
• Sarofsky: Chicago-based design and production studio specializing in motion graphics, animation, and title sequences for brands and entertainment. Comparable boutique creative production model with strong enterprise advertising client base.
• Tendril: Design and motion studio producing animation, VFX, and brand-driven content for global brands. Closely comparable as a mid-sized boutique creative production house serving enterprise clients with similar integrated capabilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/creativefilter1
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/creative-filter
• Instagraminstagram.com/creativefilterco
• Xx.com/creative_filter

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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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