Chicago
explainer
video studio.
Magic Motion Studio is an explainer video production Chicago businesses use for custom 2D animation. We serve Fulton Market fintech, West Loop SaaS, Loop enterprise, and Chicago startups across the metro. 14-day delivery. See our pricing →
- Custom 2D animation, no templates
- Professional scriptwriting included
- Voiceover in 20+ languages
- Social cuts: 1:1 and 9:16 included
- Full commercial rights transferred
- Delivered in 14 business days
What is explainer video production Chicago companies actually need?
An explainer video production company in Chicago creates short animated videos that explain a product, service, or idea clearly to investors, customers, or users. Magic Motion Studio produces custom 2D animated explainer videos for Chicago startups and brands, delivering the complete package (script, voiceover, animation, and all-format cuts) in 14 business days. Check our pricing →
Chicago is one of the most competitive markets in the United States for enterprise and startup attention. The city is home to 6,151 tech companies across the metro, a $12 billion fintech ecosystem with 723 active companies (Tracxn 2026), and 15 Fortune 500 companies headquartered in the city. When your company is competing for investor attention in the Loop, pitching enterprise buyers in the West Loop, or launching a SaaS product in Fulton Market, a clear animated explainer video is not a nice-to-have. It is the difference between a prospect who understands your product and one who closes the tab in ten seconds.
Every Chicago competitor is fighting for the same slice of attention: the Series A pitch meeting, the Fortune 500 procurement shortlist, the enterprise sales demo, the Demo Day slot. Startup explainer videos and SaaS product demos give Chicago companies the clearest possible entry point into any of those conversations. According to Wyzowl's 2026 State of Video Marketing report, 96% of people have watched an explainer video to learn more about a product or service, and 82% of marketers say video has given them a positive return on investment.
Magic Motion Studio has been producing explainer videos for US businesses since 2014. We work remotely with Chicago clients across Fulton Market, West Loop, River North, the Loop, South Loop, and every neighbourhood across Chicagoland. No commute, no in-person meetings required, and delivery in 14 business days, faster than any local Chicago studio quotes.
Every Chicago tech sector, one studio.
From Fulton Market SaaS to Loop fintech, from West Loop B2B software to Illinois HealthTech and life sciences. We produce explainer videos for every sector driving the Chicago economy.
Fintech and Payments
723 active fintech companies with $12B in total funding. Chicago is the Midwest fintech capital. Fintech explainer videos translate complex lending, payments, and investment platforms into clear narratives for retail and institutional audiences.
B2B SaaS and Software
6,151 tech companies competing for enterprise buyers and VC attention. SaaS explainer videos communicate abstract software products clearly without a live demo, for investor pitches, sales decks, and onboarding flows.
HealthTech and Life Sciences
$350M in VC invested in Illinois life sciences in 2024, a 55% year-on-year increase. HealthTech explainer videos communicate clinical AI, patient engagement platforms, and digital health products to providers, payers, and hospital buyers.
Logistics and Supply Chain Tech
Chicago is the freight and rail hub of North America, making it the natural home for logistics software, supply chain intelligence, and fleet management platforms. Logistics tech explainer videos communicate complex operational systems to non-technical enterprise buyers.
Startups and Venture-backed Companies
3,000+ startups with $4B in total funding competing for investor attention. Investor explainer videos for pitch decks, Demo Day, and YC applications. 2D animation works before your product is even finished.
Enterprise and Fortune 500
15 Fortune 500 companies headquartered in Chicago and 37 across Illinois. Enterprise explainer videos for internal communications, sales enablement, compliance training, and product launches at companies where the procurement cycle and the audience are both enormous.
Food Tech and Consumer Brands
Home to Grubhub, McDonald's global tech HQ, and a dense cluster of food delivery, restaurant software, and consumer DTC brands. Food tech and consumer brand explainer videos work across homepage heroes, paid social, and retail buyer presentations from a single production run.
Industrial Tech and PropTech
Chicago's manufacturing heritage drives a strong cluster of industrial software, asset management platforms, and PropTech companies serving the commercial real estate sector. Industrial and PropTech explainer videos bridge complex operational technology with non-technical decision-makers.
Why Chicago businesses choose Magic Motion Studio.
Every agency offering explainer video production Chicago hides their pricing and quotes 6 to 8 weeks. Magic Motion Studio publishes pricing with published pricing and delivers in 14 business days. For Fulton Market startups running on sprint cycles and investor deadlines, that difference is not a small detail. It is the entire decision.
| What matters to you | Magic Motion Studio | Typical Chicago Studio | Chicago Freelancer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delivery timeline | 14 business days | 6 to 8 weeks standard | 4 to 8 weeks, often slips |
| Starting price | View pricing → | $5,000 to $30,000+ | $800 to $3,000 (re-costs) |
| Pricing visible | Published at /pricing/ | Hidden, quote only | Varies, rarely published |
| Custom animation | 100% custom, no templates | Yes (at premium price) | Often template-based |
| Script included | Always included | Usually included | Usually extra fee |
| Social cuts 1:1 + 9:16 | Included in every package | Usually charged extra | Usually charged extra |
| In-person meetings required | 100% remote, always | Often expected | Sometimes required |
| Source files | Enterprise package includes all | Often $500 to $2,000 extra | Rarely transferred |
12 years producing for US tech brands
Magic Motion Studio has been producing explainer videos for US technology companies since 2014. We have worked across every sector Chicago produces (fintech, SaaS, HealthTech, logistics tech, food tech, and enterprise) and we understand what Chicago investors, enterprise buyers, and startup customers respond to.
14-day delivery fits your sprint cycle
Chicago startups run on two-week sprints. Your product launch, Demo Day presentation, or investor update is not waiting eight weeks for a video production cycle. Our structured 14-day pipeline delivers from brief to final file without cutting corners on quality or revision rounds.
Published pricing, no quote wall
Every Chicago studio (Demo Duck, LANE Media, Explainly) asks you to contact them before revealing a single number. We publish our pricing at magicmotionstudio.com/explainer-video-pricing/. You know what you are getting into before the first conversation. Starting from view our pricing for a complete 60-second explainer with script, voiceover, and social cuts.
No Chicago office overhead passed to you
Demo Duck is in West Town. Explainly is at the John Hancock Center. LANE Media has Chicago office costs. All of that overhead lands on client invoices. Magic Motion Studio operates leaner, which means your budget goes into the animation itself, not into someone else's West Loop rent. Same custom quality, lower cost structure.
Fully remote, async, and frictionless
Every production stage (brief, script, storyboard, voiceover, animation, revisions) happens online. Chicago clients in Fulton Market, West Loop, River North, the Loop, or anywhere in Chicagoland never need to commute, schedule in-person reviews, or fit our timezone. The process works around you, not the other way around.
One brief, every channel covered
Chicago companies do not have time to commission separate videos for each platform. Every production run delivers your homepage hero, investor pitch MP4, 1:1 square for LinkedIn, and 9:16 vertical for Instagram Reels, all from a single brief and budget. See our full portfolio to see what one production run covers.
Serving Fulton Market and all of Chicagoland.
Magic Motion Studio provides explainer video production Chicago companies can access entirely remotely, serving the full metro from Fulton Market and the West Loop to River North, the Loop financial district, South Loop, and suburban Chicagoland. Your location within the city is never a limitation.
Questions from Chicago businesses.
The most common questions we hear from Fulton Market founders, West Loop product teams, and Chicago brands before starting a project.
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video in 14 days.
Brief us today and your explainer video production Chicago project is in production by Monday. Script, voiceover, animation, and all-format delivery from brief to final file in 14 business days, at a fraction of what any Chicago studio quotes.