A Journey Of Creativity Since 2007.

Founded in 2007 while Jennifer was studying at Sunderland University, Reality Studios quickly gained recognition for producing high-quality animated short films, music videos, and delivering engaging animation workshops for participants aged 6 to 90. During this early stage, the studio collaborated with charities and organisations worldwide, establishing a reputation for creativity, technical skill, and community impact.

In 2010, Reality Studios officially became a private limited company. Over the years, the studio has earned multiple awards for innovation, particularly for its hands-on animation and character-creation workshops that empower new generations of storytellers.

  • Screenshot from a production made by the elderly from an Animazing Workshop
  • Characters that were drawn by a student from the workshop booklet
  • Animazing Workshop at a school Jenny Cartwright setting out the work on tables
Award Winning Workshops 2011 – 2015

From 2009 to 2015, Reality Studios delivered a range of creative and animation workshops, known as Animazing. These were asked for across the whole of the North East of England.
During this time, our work included:

  • Character Design
    Used across advertising, websites, animation, apparel, and illustrated media.
  • Story Creation
    Developing customised story concepts for any age group and production stage.
  • Animazing Workshops
    Industry-focused training covering the full animation pipeline, from pre-production to final output.

These services helped us build strong foundations in communication, storytelling, character craft, and audience engagement. Provided invaluable insight into what clients and viewers truly connected with.

We won many Awards in Jennifer’s local area for the Animazing workshops.
They were discontinued in 2015, but are still missed to this day.

Teesdale Business Awards 2015
Winner for Most Innovative Business
Teesdale Business Awards 2014
Finalist for Most Innovative Business
Teesdale Business Awards 2013
Winner for Best Business in Teesdale
Teesdale Business Awards 2012
Finalist for Most Innovative Business
Teesdale Business Awards 2011
Winner for Most Innovative Business
  • Eyes from characters in the Andy's Apps trailer Andy, Echo, Maisie, Tyronne, Seymour and The Director.
  • Razer Character sheet - little dino - made for Andy's Apps Trailer
  • Experimental Background for Andy's Apps Trailer
Finalist for the Export Award 2016
Sponsored by The UKTI
Credits from the Reality Studios Trailer
where we worked with C2C and Triple A in Japan 2015
World Wide Networking – 2013 – Present

From 2013, we expanded our research worldwide, travelling to gain first-hand insights from leading animation companies and industry innovators.
We went out to Mipcom Jr in France, visted companies in Wuhan, Shanghai and Beijing with the UKTI team for 2 weeks. Kidscreen in Miami many times as well as traveling to London EXPO centre for their Product and Distribution event. This work directly shaped our creative development approach.
(Further details on this research can be found on our Mission page.)

In 2015 was our most exciting, as Reality Studios had formed a valued connection with C2C and Triple A in Japan, with networks extending into China and Thailand. We have visited studios in Tokyo and Wuxi, and we continue to collaborate closely with our international partners today. A significant achievement for a proudly independent UK studio.

Now, after years of research, development, and creative evolution, we are ready to introduce a slate of innovative, boundary-breaking concepts to the world. Our concepts are built for global audiences and we are excited to partner with studios, distributors, and producers to bring these stories to life.