SMOTION is freelance 3D/2D motion designer Scott Marlow.

Email me directly at scott@smotion.co.uk

SMOTION is Scott Marlow — a freelance 3D/2D Motion Designer and Animator based in Bournemouth, on the south coast of the UK.

I've spent close to 30 years in design, branding and marketing, most of it inside agency creative — which is a big part of why studios and brands bring me in not just to animate a brief, but to help shape it. I know how agency process works from the inside: how briefs get written, where budgets and deadlines actually bite, and how to keep a client's confidence through revisions. Today that experience sits alongside deep technical skill in Cinema 4D, Redshift and After Effects, and a growing use of AI-assisted tools in the pipeline — for things like fast previs, concept exploration, and enhancing rendered work — always in service of the final craft, never as a shortcut around it.

What does SMOTION DO?

I tell your story — whether that's a looping animated gif or a bespoke 3-minute film. Got an idea for a product explainer? Let's talk. I handle concept, storyboard, design, animation and voiceover if you need it, all built on a production process shaped by years of working to agency briefs and deadlines.

I'm also skilled in conceptual image creation, in both 3D and 2D.

Sometimes it's just me; on larger or more complex projects I collaborate with other filmmakers, photographers and writers — much as I would as part of an in-house or agency team.

What’s your set-up?

I work from my home studio on a custom-build PC — RTX 4090, 128GB RAM — running Cinema 4D, Redshift, After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere and the rest of Creative Cloud, alongside the current generation of AI video tools where they add real value to a project.

Working with agencies

Most of my work today comes through agencies and studios who need a specialist they can trust with a client relationship, not just a task list. Having spent years on the agency side myself, I understand what a producer needs to see to sign off — clear process, realistic timelines, and no surprises. If it helps, I'm happy to work directly in your existing pipeline, tools and file structure, or bring my own.