Work · Animation · 2025 to 2026
Casa Loma: Toronto's electric revolution, animated
A short animation about Toronto's electrification, commissioned by the company that operates Casa Loma. We made it in 2D and 3D mixed media, from the storyboard to the sound.
- 2D and 3D animation
- Storyboard and visual direction
- Sound design and music
- Exhibition film
- 2025 to 2026
- 852 Tangram work
Casa Loma, with a vintage Toronto Hydro truck. Some stills in this film were made with AI assistance.
01The brief
A commission, not a venue booking
Casa Loma is a house museum in Toronto, and studios usually meet it as a venue. This job was different: the company that operates Casa Loma commissioned a film.
It was made for Powering Progress: Toronto's Electric Revolution, an exhibition by Casa Loma and Toronto Hydro, 5 January to 5 February 2026.
The opening of the film, as a silent loop. Some stills in this film were made with AI assistance.
02What we delivered
The scope
- A storyboard and a visual direction proposal
- One custom 2D and 3D mixed-media animation, in 16:9
- Motion graphics and illustration
- Sound design and royalty-free music licensing
- Two rounds of revisions after the first draft
03The work
Frames from the film
The film moves from Sir Henry Pellatt and Niagara Falls to a city lighting up, an electric train at a station, and Casa Loma with a vintage Toronto Hydro truck.
Sir Henry Pellatt and the spark. Some stills in this film were made with AI assistance.
An electric train at a station. Some stills in this film were made with AI assistance.
A city lighting up. Some stills in this film were made with AI assistance.
04How we worked
From storyboard to sound
- 01StoryboardA storyboard and a visual direction proposal came first, as the scope set out.
- 02Animation2D and 3D mixed media: illustration and motion graphics in one film.
- 03SoundSound design, with royalty-free music licensed for the film.
- 04RevisionsTwo rounds of revisions after the first draft.
05The record
Eleven versions, one film
The scope said 15 seconds. The delivered film runs 31 seconds, in 4K.
Our working folder runs from 27 October 2025 to 5 January 2026, and the version numbers reach eleven.
06Credits
Who made it
- 852 Tangram: storyboard and visual direction, 2D and 3D mixed-media animation, sound design and music licensing, October 2025 to January 2026
- Client: the company that operates Casa Loma. Casa Loma, its history and its collections are the client's.
- Exhibition: Powering Progress: Toronto's Electric Revolution, by Casa Loma and Toronto Hydro
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