3D design and animation
Concept frames, modeling, look development, lighting, animation, rendering, and compositing.
San Francisco, CA · 3D Animation
3D AnimationIN San Francisco
Our 3D work connects design and production rather than treating animation as an isolated effect. Family Drama develops environments, products, characters, and visual systems for film, web, real-time, event, and interactive use. In San Francisco, we shape that system around the market, the locations, and the production realities of the brief.
Proof, not promises
Selected work
San Francisco, CA
Production built for the market, not pasted onto it.
Family Drama coordinates San Francisco production through its national crew and vendor network, led from the Los Angeles office.
The market brings together technology, finance, consumer products, and hospitality with recognizable streets, steep geography, historic and modern architecture, waterfront, and design-led interiors. For 3D animation, that range creates options for both controlled campaign craft and work grounded in a real place.
On the practical side, parking, compact moves, street control, fog, sound, and coordination across the wider Bay Area make scouting essential. We build those realities into the bid, schedule, crew plan, and creative approach before they become production-day compromises.
Full service, one production line
What 3D animation includes
Product visualization
Materials, macro details, exploded views, impossible camera moves, and product worlds unconstrained by physical production.
Real-time environments
Optimized assets, Unreal Engine development, virtual sets, MetaHumans, and interactive-ready scenes.
Hybrid live action
Previsualization, on-set integration, match move, compositing, and finishing that join physical and digital craft.
From brief to delivery
How we work
- 01
Define the job
Align on audience, channels, deliverables, budget range, timing, and what success needs to look like for the San Francisco production.
- 02
Build the approach
Build the production around designing assets once with a clear plan for film, real-time, interactive, and experiential outputs, then match director, crew, locations, talent, technology, and post to that approach.
- 03
Produce with one lead
Run creative, logistics, capture, client communication, and media management through one accountable production team.
- 04
Finish for every screen
Edit, finish, quality-control, and deliver the hero asset and its campaign versions without losing the original idea.
Before the first call
Frequently asked questions
Does Family Drama provide 3D animation in San Francisco?
Yes. Family Drama serves San Francisco through a national production network, assembling the local crew, vendors, equipment, and location support each brief requires. The project is led from our Los Angeles office.
What kinds of 3D animation projects do you take on?
3D design, animation, environments, product visualization, and real-time assets for campaigns and experiences. Common briefs also include 3D animation company, CGI studio, product animation, 3D content production. We recommend one connected production plan when a campaign needs several of those outputs.
Can you provide a crew and production support in San Francisco?
Yes. We can provide a complete production team or a right-sized unit around an existing agency, brand, or director. Scope can include producers, camera, lighting, sound, art, talent, locations, releases, media management, and post.
How much does 3D animation cost in San Francisco?
Cost depends on creative scope, shoot days, crew size, talent, locations, equipment, travel, post, and the number of deliverables. Share the brief, or the problem before the brief, and we can recommend a realistic production path and budget range.
Have a brief, or the start of one?