Studio Flatland is a National & International Award-Winning creative studio based in Richmond, Virginia. We’re an Emmy-Award Winning studio that specializes in Animation and Motion Graphics for Advertisement and Entertainment! Our team is comprised of first-class artists and writers - each member having a unique set of skills that can be utilized in any and every project!
YES, WE CAN DO ANYTHING
Don’t see a style you’re looking for? Request it! Each piece in our portfolio is custom made, meaning that the exact look, style, and tone of the pieces were requested by client. Our studio’s pretty big on range, from hyper realism to exaggerated cartoons. So feel free to send Studio Flatland a request - We’re always looking for new styles to show off.
ABBREVIATED CLIENT LIST: CARTOON NETWORK, DISNEY, A24, SONY, HORMEL, KELLOGS, CAPITAL ONE, BP, USANA, ROY RODGERS, CHEX MIX, CAMPBELLS, POPTARTS, DOMINION ENERGY, PRIORITY AUTOMOTIVE.
Elias Dancey
Creative Director and Animator.
Elias embraces both traditional frame by frame hand drawn animation, as well as motion graphics, compositing and interactive.
He counts among his influences classic Disney, and Fleischer Brothers, Ralph Bakshi, Bill Plympton, John Krisfalusi, Sylvain Chomet, Stephen Silver, Genndy Tartakovsky, Peter Chung and the artistry of Cartoon Saloon.
“I love all of Elias' ideas. I'm semi-stunned by how his brain works.” — Raymond McKinney, Senior Copywriter/Senior VP at The Martin Agency
Lauren Lael
Concept Artist, Animator, Musician and 3D!
Lauren is an exceptional digital painter, concept artist, character designer, 3d artist and musician (singer, songwriter, producer, guitar, keyboard, drums and theremin)
Her influences are The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Jhonen Vasquez, Tim Burton, Rose O’Neill, and Richard Edwards (Margot & The Nuclear So and So’s).
TOONBOOM SHOW REEL
Studio Flatland was honored to appear on the Toon Boom 2024 Show Reel alongside some of the industries leading studios, animators and shows (like LEGO, Looney Tunes, Ready to Awake, Sonic, BBC Studios, Yowza, SEGA, Tonic DNA, TNT and Powerhouse)
1 Emmy Award
16 Telly Awards
4 Muse Awards
2 Vega Awards
3 Communicator Awards
3 Summit Awards
2 W3 Awards
2 IAC Awards
1 Global Trend Award
1 ADDY Award