Educational Animation
Lessons that stick.
Animated videos written by a history teacher and made by a 2D animation studio. Accurate, engaging, and built for how students actually learn.
The problem
Most educational video gets one of two things wrong. Animation studios make it look great but get the content shallow or wrong. Subject experts get the content right, but nobody watches past the first 30 seconds.
You need both: someone who knows how to teach, and a studio that knows how to hold attention.
What we make
Lesson videos
2–5 minute animated explainers on a single topic or concept
History and social studies
Events, people and ideas brought to life, with sources behind every claim
Series
Consistent characters and style across a full unit or course
Museum and exhibit pieces
Short loops and story videos for displays and websites
Nonprofit and mission videos
Explain your cause to donors, students or the public
Companion materials
Discussion questions, quizzes and teacher guides to go with each video
How it works
01
Learning goals first.
We start with what viewers should know or be able to do afterward, the way a teacher plans a lesson, not the way an ad agency plans a commercial.
02
Script, with sources.
A researched script for your review, with sources listed for every factual claim. Your subject experts approve it before any animation begins.
03
Storyboard and style.
Key frames and character designs for your approval, so the look is settled before production.
04
Animation and delivery.
Finished video with narration, music and captions, delivered in the formats you need, plus companion materials if you want them.
Proof, not promises
Uggalot: our 2D animated series.
An original animated series produced in-house in Adobe Animate, adapted from Monte’s books, with dozens of original characters and a fully researched story world. Watch Episode 1 →
A historian behind the script.
Monte Turner holds an M.A. in Liberal Arts, is ABD (all but dissertation) on a PhD in History, and has taught history. His monograph, The Not So Diabolical Crossbow, re-examines the supposed papal ban on the crossbow at the Second Lateran Council. That’s the kind of digging into sources every script we write gets. See it on Lulu →
Worldbuilding at database scale.
Uggalot runs on Uggapedia, a relational database that tracks every character, creature, location, event and invention across the books and episodes. That’s the same discipline we bring to keeping a 10-video series consistent and accurate.
Pricing
| Package | What you get | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Lesson Video | 2–4 minute animated video: researched script, storyboard, animation, narration, captions | From $2,000 |
| Series | 5 or more videos with consistent characters and style | From $1,500 per video |
| Script & Storyboard | Researched script and storyboard only, for your in-house team | From $500 |
| Companion Materials | Teacher guide, discussion questions and quiz per video | From $250 per video |
Fixed price, agreed up front. Payments are tied to milestones you approve. You own the finished videos.
Who this is for
Yes, if:
- You’re an edtech company or curriculum publisher that needs content students will actually watch.
- You’re a museum, historical society or nonprofit telling a story to the public.
- You’re a teacher, school or education foundation building lessons on a real budget.
- You care whether the facts are right.
Not for you if:
- You need a 15-second social ad. That’s a different job.
- You want AI-generated video on a bargain budget. Our animation is made by people.
Who you’ll work with
Monte Turner, writer and project lead. Based in Leander, Texas. History teacher, author, and producer of Uggalot. I write or review every script and run every project. You talk to me throughout.
Our animation team. The animators and illustrators at Caveman Productions, the studio behind Uggalot.
FAQ
How do you make sure the content is accurate?
Every script lists its sources, and your subject experts approve the script before animation starts. Changing a script is cheap; changing finished animation isn’t.
Can you match our curriculum standards or grade level?
Yes. Tell us the standards and grade level, and we write to them.
Who owns the videos?
You do. Use them in classrooms, on YouTube, in exhibits or in your courses.
Do you provide narration?
Yes, as part of each lesson video. We can also work with your own narrator.
Are videos accessible?
Every video includes captions. Transcripts are available on request.
How long does it take?
About 4–6 weeks for a single lesson video. A series is scheduled as a production calendar.