Red Lotus Studio

Long stories, told short.

We make short videos that explain long things: a research project, a university course, a two-hour film. And we turn a business's Instagram into its website.

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How long it was, and how long we made it

  1. The GodfatherAnimated recap, 3minMovies2 h 55 min3 min
  2. The Return of the KingAnimated recap, 3minMovies3 h 21 min3 min
  3. Ship Design, PNV3415A semester at USP, USP em 5min1 semester5 min
  4. A shop's Instagram feedWebsite from Instagramevery post1 site

Explainer videos

For research projects and technical products that need to be understood by people outside the team.

We produced the explainer series for SEUS, Smart European Shipbuilding, a European research project led from NTNU in Norway.

The NTNU SEUS team wrote and verified the script and technical content. We produced the visuals, narration and sound.

“A series of AI-powered videos highlighting the key achievements and distinctive strengths of SEUS.”
SEUS, Smart European Shipbuilding, on LinkedIn
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Course series

For schools, academies and product training: one lesson, one question, five minutes.

USP em 5min retells University of São Paulo courses, from naval engineering to history, each as one story you can follow. Over 60 episodes are public.

In Portuguese. Episode titles below are translated.

USP em 5min on YouTube

Animated stories

For brands and channels that want a series with a look of its own: hand-drawn characters, timed to every word of the narration, plus a vertical Short for each episode.

3minMovies retells whole films in about three minutes. Over 50 are public, from Seven Samurai to KPop Demon Hunters.

Fan-made recaps with original drawings; no film footage is used.

3minMovies on YouTube

Websites from Instagram

For small businesses whose story already lives on Instagram. We read the feed, find the line the business already says best, and build a one-page site around it, with an optional 30-second spot.

Alicrim Assessoria, an accountant in Brazil, went live with hers in November 2026.

Alicrim Assessoria homepage: “Contabilidade descomplicada para quem empreende.”
Alicrim Assessoria live site
Chácara Ipê Dourado demo homepage: “Debaixo do ipê, o seu grande dia.”
Chácara Ipê Dourado example, a fictional event venue

How a video gets made

The same steps for a one-off explainer or a weekly series. You see and approve the script and the animatic before anything is rendered.

  1. BriefWhat the viewer should understand at the end, and who that viewer is.
  2. ScriptOne story with a hook in the first seconds and an ending that pays it off.
  3. AnimaticStills every few seconds, so the picture is checked before it is drawn.
  4. Voice and soundAI narration in your language, effects timed to the words, loudness mastered for YouTube and social.
  5. DeliveryFinal video, vertical Short, captions and cover. We can also publish it to your channel.

What’s your long story?

Tell us what needs explaining and who has to understand it. We reply with a plan and a quote.

Email contact@redlotus.studio