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Case Study

2D Explainer

Every visitor
tells a story.

A 2D explainer for Tourism Burnaby. It follows three types of visitors to show the full economic impact of tourism on the city.

Client

Tourism Burnaby

Style

2D Animation

Runtime

2:55

follow the paper plane

01

The Challenge

Tourism Burnaby needed to show what visitors are worth to the city. That meant explaining three kinds of economic impact: direct, indirect and induced. Each one comes with its own figures. Numbers alone would not hold an audience for three minutes.

02

Our Solution

We built the story around three visitors. A family at the Halloween Festival, a clean energy conference and the Global Ringette Championships. Each visitor unlocks one type of impact. A paper plane links the scenes and carries viewers across the city. Infographics land the numbers inside each story.

the story in eight stops

Follow the paper plane

The script flies from one visitor to the next. Here is the path it takes, frame by frame.

Tourism Burnaby final animated frame, panel 1
1

Arrival

Thousands of visitors land every day.
Tourism Burnaby final animated frame, panel 5
2

Global cuisine

Dining is part of every trip.
Tourism Burnaby final animated frame, panel 8
3

Festivals

Fireworks over the city.
Tourism Burnaby final animated frame, panel 14
4

The Parks

A family weekend from Calgary.
Tourism Burnaby final animated frame, panel 17
5

Direct impact

Visitor spending, shown as data.
Tourism Burnaby final animated frame, panel 20
6

The conference

Events support local businesses.
Tourism Burnaby final animated frame, panel 26
7

The championship

Teams arrive to compete.
Tourism Burnaby final animated frame, panel 30
8

The total

Every kind of impact adds up.

pencil first, color second

Video concept & storyboards

We storyboarded the script panel by panel before any color went down. Each panel paired a line of narration with a clear action. Pick a panel to compare the sketch with the finished frame.

Storyboard sketch, panel 14
SketchPanel 14
Final animated frame, panel 14
Final frame8 of 15
Script

"Meet the Parks from Calgary,"

Action

The family dines inside a restaurant.

the finished look

Design & illustrations

Warm city colors, real Burnaby landmarks and a cast of visitors with personality. Data graphics sit inside the scenes so the numbers never feel like a slide deck.

Tourism Burnaby final animated frame, panel 1
The personal chef
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The personal chef
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The personal chef
Tourism Burnaby final animated frame, panel 6
The personal chef
Tourism Burnaby final animated frame, panel 8
The personal chef
Tourism Burnaby final animated frame, panel 9
The personal chef
Tourism Burnaby final animated frame, panel 12
The personal chef
Tourism Burnaby final animated frame, panel 14
The personal chef
Tourism Burnaby final animated frame, panel 15
The personal chef
Tourism Burnaby final animated frame, panel 17
The personal chef
Tourism Burnaby final animated frame, panel 20
The personal chef
Tourism Burnaby final animated frame, panel 22
The personal chef
Tourism Burnaby final animated frame, panel 26
The personal chef
Tourism Burnaby final animated frame, panel 28
The personal chef

The final video

2D Animation · Tourism Burnaby

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