I've been doing this
for a long time. Here's
why that matters.
My name is Dan Neale.
I'm a motion designer and creative director based in Byron Bay, Australia.
I started Motion Story over a decade ago. Back then I was doing what most studios do: taking every brief, building a team, trying to be everything to everyone.
That worked for a while. Then I got better at the actual job. Figuring out what a brief really needs before spending a dollar on production. And I realised the studio model was getting in the way of doing the work properly.
So I simplified.
Now I work directly with founders, CMOs, and creative directors at SaaS and tech companies. I also partner with agencies as a senior production resource. The person who quietly delivers when a client brief lands and the in-house team doesn't have the bandwidth.
And I work with organisations whose missions genuinely matter: charities, nonprofits, government programs. Where the communication isn't just a marketing asset, it's the difference between someone understanding and someone not.
I've made motion design for Employment Hero, Wipster, the United Nations, the RSPCA, Mosaic, Trudi, Method Recycling, Acodis, and 50+ others. Complex products. Real stakes.
Some of the briefs were wrong. I said so. The work was better for it.
Dan Neale
How I actually work.
I take on a limited number of projects at a time. That's intentional. When I'm on your project, I'm on your project, not splitting attention across twenty concurrent jobs.
I'll challenge your brief before I agree to it. I'll tell you if you're trying to say too many things at once. I'll find the one thing that actually needs to be said, and then make it look and feel exactly right.
If you're looking for someone to take a brief and execute it without asking questions, I'm probably not the right fit. If you want someone who'll find the thing that actually matters and build the motion design around that, let's talk.
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