Behind Studios

What Behind Studios does

Behind Studios is a London-based creative studio founded in 2023 that provides visual effects, design, and visual storytelling services to international brand clients. Operating from 81 Rivington Street in London (EC2A 3AY), the studio serves a portfolio spanning fashion (Mugler), music (DJ Snake, Yeat), automotive (Porsche Design), beverage (Red Bull, Modelo), footwear (Converse), aviation (SAS Airlines), and entertainment industry bodies (BAFTA). Its work spans short-form film, brand content, music videos, advertising campaigns, and motion design, delivered through project-based engagements rather than productized offerings.

The studio operates as a production partner within the broader advertising and content ecosystem, working alongside global creative agencies (TBWA, M&C Saatchi, New Creative Sciences) and production companies (Radical Media, Stink Films, Common People Films, Antiestatico, Bonaparte, Birth). This indirect go-to-market approach positions Behind Studios to win work as a subcontracted creative production resource rather than as a primary agency-of-record. Revenue mechanics are project-based with no disclosed recurring, retainer, or framework pricing, and there is no evidence of proprietary technology, software products, or platform assets. The studio's underlying technology stack is not disclosed and is presumed to consist of standard industry VFX, design, and post-production tooling.

The company is privately held with no publicly disclosed funding, headcount, financial metrics, patents, awards, or named management team. Geographic reach spans France, Germany, Austria, the United States, Mexico, and the United Kingdom, indicating cross-border delivery capability despite a single London office. The business model resembles a boutique creative services firm whose defensibility rests on creative talent, portfolio reputation, and agency relationships rather than proprietary technology or recurring contracts.

Name

Behind Studios

Legal name

Behind Studios

Website

https://behindstudios.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Behind Studios is a London-based creative studio founded in 2023 delivering visual effects, design, and visual storytelling for international brand clients across fashion, music, automotive, beverage, aviation, and entertainment sectors, working as a project-based production partner to agencies and direct brands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Visual Effects and Creative Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (51211), Motion Picture and Video Production (512110)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Visual effects services
• Creative direction
• Brand storytelling
• Cinematic content production
• Advertising campaigns

Headquarters

HQ city

City Of London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Creative Services and Visual Effects: Behind Studios generates revenue through project-based creative services, providing visual effects, design, and visual storytelling for brand campaigns, films, and documentaries. Projects are delivered for advertising agencies and directly for brands.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Behind Studios is a London-based creative studio that delivers design-driven visual effects, creative direction, and cinematic content production for brand campaigns, films, documentaries, and advertising visuals. The studio works on a project-by-project basis with advertising agencies and production companies to translate brand narratives into cohesive visual stories, producing VFX, design assets, and cinematic short-form content for globally recognized brands.

Product overview

Behind Studios is a creative studio offering a unified suite of creative services rather than discrete software products. Their core offerings include creative direction and visual storytelling, visual effects (VFX) production, design services, and cinematic content production. These services are delivered collaboratively with clients to create films, campaigns, and advertising visuals that merge design, visual effects, and storytelling into cohesive brand communications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Creative Direction and Visual Storytelling

Named customers9 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Radical MediacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduction company collaboration for Converse - The Cotton Tree documentary project. Behind Studios contributed to the visual language of this short documentary honoring Converse and Labrum families heritage.
• New Creative SciencescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgency collaboration for Modelo - Special Night project. New Creative Sciences engaged Behind Studios for visual language contribution to short documentary.
• Stink FilmscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduction company partnership for Yeat - Breath visual content. Behind Studios collaborated with Stink Films and other studios to create visuals aligned with director Felix Brady's vision.
• AntiestaticocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduction company collaboration for SAS - Breaking Glass film. Behind Studios developed all aircraft visuals for this short film celebrating SAS Airlines first female pilots.
• Common People FilmscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing production company partnership for BAFTA Games Awards campaign and Red Bull - Chasing Perfection project. Behind Studios created and integrated visual elements for BAFTA Games Awards and crafted visuals for Red Bull Racing Formula 1 content.
• BonapartecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduction company partnership for Porsche Design - Chronograph project. Behind Studios contributed design and visual effects for cinematic film blending product design with nature imagery.
• BirthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduction company collaboration for Patience - DJ Snake music video project.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• The Mill: The Mill is a London-headquartered creative content and VFX studio serving global brands and advertising agencies across film, campaigns, and experiential content. It is a direct peer to Behind Studios, operating in the same category of brand-facing VFX and design-led cinematic production, at a larger scale.
• Unit Image: Unit Image is a European creative VFX studio (France-anchored) producing design-driven visual effects for advertising, film, and music-video clients. It is a direct peer to Behind Studios in the integrated design-plus-VFX-for-brands-and-agencies category, with comparable boutique creative positioning.
• Glassworks: Glassworks is a London-based creative studio offering VFX, design, and content production for global advertising and brand clients. It directly overlaps with Behind Studios in design-led VFX and campaign production for major brands, making it one of the closest size- and category-comparable peers.
• B-Reel: B-Reel is an internationally operating creative studio producing design-led brand campaigns, films, and interactive content for major global brands. It is a direct peer to Behind Studios in the integrated design + storytelling + production-for-brands category, with comparable boutique/independent creative positioning.
• RSA Films (Ridley Scott Associates): RSA Films is a London-rooted commercial and feature production company producing award-winning advertising, short film, and branded content. It is a direct peer to Behind Studios because both produce high-end, design-led commercial film and visual storytelling for global brands, though RSA focuses on directing/production while Behind Studios focuses on design and VFX within such projects (they are also collaborators in some work).
• Time Based Arts: Time Based Arts is a UK-based creative VFX and post-production studio serving advertising, film, and music-video clients. It is a direct peer to Behind Studios in terms of project-based design-and-VFX delivery for agency and brand briefs, with a comparable boutique creative-services model.

Broad incumbents

• Framestore: Framestore is a major London-based creative and VFX studio with deep brand/advertising, film, and immersive content practices. It is a broad incumbent peer to Behind Studios: both deliver design-driven VFX and storytelling for global brands, but Framestore operates at vastly greater scale and across a wider portfolio (film VFX, VR, location-based experiences).
• MPC (Moving Picture Company): MPC is a global VFX and post-production house with a strong advertising brand-content practice alongside its film VFX business. It is a broad incumbent peer to Behind Studios, competing for the same brand and agency VFX/design briefs but operating at much greater scale and with a broader services portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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