What animation services does Northern Frame Studio typically handle?

Northern Frame Studio works on frame-based and character-focused animation projects, including story-driven motion pieces, branded explainers, and short-form content for digital campaigns. The team usually helps shape the visual style, develop characters, and bring the frames together into a polished final animation that fits the project goal.

What is usually included in a full animation project?

A typical project includes concept development, visual direction, character or frame design, animation production, and final delivery in the agreed format. Depending on the scope, it may also include script support, style frames, revisions, and export files suited for web, social, or presentation use.

How does Northern Frame Studio usually price an animation project?

Pricing is typically based on the scope of the Frame and Character work, including the style of animation, the length of the final piece, and the level of detail in the visuals. A simple explainer with limited character movement will usually cost less than a custom character-driven animation with multiple scenes, revisions, or advanced motion design.

What can change the final quote for an animation project?

Several factors can affect cost, such as the number of characters, the complexity of the Frame design, the amount of scripting or storyboarding needed, and how many revisions are included. Turnaround time can also play a role, since tighter schedules may require more focused production planning and staffing.

How can I get started with Northern Frame Studio on a new animation project?

The easiest way to begin is by sending a short message with your idea, timeline, and any reference material you already have. From there, we usually reply with the next steps, including what information helps us frame the brief clearly and assign the right character-focused direction to the project.

Terms of Service for Northern Frame Animation Studio Inc.

Effective Date: September 10, 2026

1. Introduction and Acceptance of Terms

These Terms of Service (the “Terms”) constitute a legally binding agreement between you, the client, user, or visitor (“you” or “Client”), and Northern Frame Animation Studio Inc. (“Northern Frame Animation Studio Inc.,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), a corporation operating in Saskatchewan, Canada, governing your access to and use of our website, communications, quotations, proposals, and animation-related services.

By accessing our website, requesting a quote, engaging our services, approving a proposal, signing a statement of work, or otherwise using our services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and all applicable laws. If you do not agree, you must not use our services.

These Terms apply to all service offerings provided by Northern Frame Animation Studio Inc., including 2D character animation, 3D animation and modeling, motion graphics and explainer videos, storyboarding and visual development, compositing and post-production, brand animation packages, and animated social media content.

2. Scope of Services

Northern Frame Animation Studio Inc. provides creative and production services in the animation and motion design industry. The exact deliverables, specifications, timelines, revision limits, technical requirements, file formats, usage rights, and production milestones will be defined in a written proposal, quotation, statement of work, service agreement, or order confirmation.

2D character animation
3D animation and modeling
Motion graphics and explainer videos
Storyboarding and visual development
Compositing and post-production
Brand animation packages
Animated social media content

We may rely on information, scripts, storyboards, reference assets, branding materials, voice recordings, music, or other inputs supplied by you. You are responsible for ensuring that all materials provided to us are accurate, complete, legally usable, and properly licensed.

3. User Obligations and Responsibilities

You agree to:

Provide accurate, current, and complete information when engaging our services.
Respond promptly to requests for approvals, feedback, and required assets.
Ensure that all materials you provide do not infringe any third-party rights, including copyright, trademark, privacy, moral rights, publicity rights, or other proprietary rights.
Obtain all necessary permissions, consents, and licenses for content supplied by you, including talent releases, brand assets, and third-party media.
Review deliverables carefully and notify us of any issues within the review period stated in the applicable proposal or statement of work.
Use the final deliverables only in accordance with the agreed license or assignment terms.

You must not use our services or deliverables for unlawful, misleading, defamatory, hateful, discriminatory, infringing, or otherwise harmful purposes.

4. Payment Terms and Conditions

Unless otherwise stated in a written agreement, all fees are quoted in Canadian dollars (CAD) and are exclusive of applicable taxes, including GST/HST/PST where applicable.

A deposit may be required before work begins. Unless otherwise stated, deposits are non-refundable to the extent permitted by law because they reserve production time and resources.
Invoices are payable within the timeframe stated on the invoice or agreement. If no timeframe is stated, payment is due within 14 days of the invoice date.
We may suspend work, withhold deliverables, or delay production if invoices remain unpaid.
Late payments may accrue interest at the maximum lawful rate or, if no maximum is specified, at 1.5% per month (18% annually), calculated from the due date until paid in full.
You are responsible for all bank charges, wire transfer fees, currency conversion costs, chargeback fees, collection costs, and reasonable legal fees incurred in collecting overdue amounts, to the extent permitted by law.
Any requested changes outside the agreed scope may be billed as additional work at our then-current rates.

Final source files, project files, or original artwork may be released only if expressly included in the scope or separately agreed in writing.

5. Cancellation and Refund Policy

Because our services involve custom creative work, cancellations and refunds are handled based on the stage of production and the work already completed.

If you cancel before work begins, any refundable amount will be determined after deducting administrative costs and any non-recoverable expenses already incurred.
If you cancel after work has started, you will be invoiced for all work completed up to the cancellation date, plus any approved expenses and applicable non-refundable amounts.
Deposits are generally non-refundable once production has begun, except where required by applicable law or expressly stated otherwise in writing.
No refund will be issued for completed work, approved milestones, or deliverables accepted by you, except where required by law.
We may cancel or suspend services if you fail to provide required materials, approvals, or payments, or if your instructions are unlawful, unethical, or otherwise unacceptable to us.

Any refund, if approved, will be processed to the original payment method where reasonably possible and within a commercially reasonable timeframe.

6. Liability Limitations

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Canadian law, Northern Frame Animation Studio Inc. shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, punitive, or economic losses, including loss of profits, revenue, business opportunities, goodwill, data, or anticipated savings, arising out of or related to these Terms or our services.

Our total aggregate liability for any claim arising out of or relating to our services, whether in contract, tort, negligence, strict liability, or otherwise, shall not exceed the total amount paid by you to Northern Frame Animation Studio Inc. for the specific service giving rise to the claim in the three (3) months preceding the event giving rise to liability, or CAD $1,000, whichever is greater, to the extent permitted by law.

We are not responsible for delays, errors, or failures caused by incomplete information from you, third-party service providers, hosting platforms, software limitations, network failures, or changes requested after approvals have been given.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law, including liability for fraud, wilful misconduct, or any consumer rights that cannot be waived.

7. Intellectual Property Rights

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, all preliminary materials, concepts, sketches, storyboards, style frames, animatics, working files, source files, and other creative outputs created by Northern Frame Animation Studio Inc. remain our property until full payment has been received.

Upon full payment, and subject to any separate written agreement, you are granted the rights expressly set out in the applicable proposal, invoice, or statement of work. If no specific assignment is agreed in writing, you receive a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the final approved deliverables for the agreed project purpose only.

We retain ownership of all pre-existing tools, templates, workflows, techniques, know-how, software, motion design methods, and general production processes used in creating the deliverables. We may also retain the right to display non-confidential portions of the work in our portfolio, showreels, website, social media, and promotional materials unless you and Northern Frame Animation Studio Inc. agree otherwise in writing.

You represent and warrant that any content you supply does not infringe third-party rights and that you have the authority to grant us any licenses necessary to perform the services.

8. Data Protection and Privacy

Northern Frame Animation Studio Inc. collects, uses, discloses, and retains personal information only as necessary to provide our services, communicate with you, manage billing, maintain records, improve operations, comply with legal obligations, and protect our rights.

We may collect contact details, billing information, project communications, and technical information related to website usage. We take reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, use, disclosure, or loss.

We may disclose personal information to service providers, payment processors, accountants, legal advisors, and other third parties who assist us in operating our business, provided they are bound by appropriate confidentiality and privacy obligations where required.

Our handling of personal information is intended to comply with applicable Canadian privacy laws, including the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and any substantially similar provincial legislation where applicable.

Where applicable, you consent to the cross-border processing or storage of information by third-party vendors that support our services. For privacy-related inquiries, please contact us using the details below.

9. Force Majeure

Northern Frame Animation Studio Inc. shall not be liable for any delay or failure to perform caused by events beyond our reasonable control, including acts of God, fire, flood, earthquake, epidemic, pandemic, labour disputes, power outages, cyberattacks, software outages, government actions, war, civil unrest, transportation disruptions, or failures of third-party providers.

If a force majeure event occurs, our obligations will be suspended for the duration of the event, and timelines will be extended accordingly. If the event continues for an unreasonable period, either party may terminate the affected services upon written notice, subject to payment for work performed and expenses incurred up to the termination date.

10. Changes to Terms

We may update or modify these Terms from time to time to reflect changes in our business, legal requirements, or operational practices. Updated Terms will be posted or otherwise made available with a revised effective date.

Continued use of our website or services after any update constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms. If you do not agree to the revised Terms, you must stop using our services and, where applicable, notify us in writing.

11. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms and any dispute arising out of or relating to them shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Province of Saskatchewan and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to conflict of law principles.

Subject to any mandatory consumer protection rules or other non-waivable legal rights, the parties agree that the courts located in Regina, Saskatchewan shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising from these Terms or the services provided by Northern Frame Animation Studio Inc.

12. Contact Information

If you have any questions, concerns, or notices regarding these Terms or our services, please contact:

Northern Frame Animation Studio Inc.
2140 11th Avenue, Unit 305
Regina, SK S4P 3M5
Canada

Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1 (306) 764-5829

13. Severability Clause

If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, that provision shall be deemed severed to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

The invalid or unenforceable provision shall, where possible, be replaced by a valid provision that most closely reflects the original intent and commercial purpose of the severed provision.

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