brave rabbit

about us

brave rabbit is a specialist animation studio offering high-end 3D animation, motion design, and scientific and technical visualisation. We work with brands, agencies, and production companies who need a precise, experienced creative partner - for projects where the quality of the animation is the point.

what we believe

The technology behind an animation is largely invisible to the people who matter most: the audience. What they experience is clarity, engagement, and meaning - or the absence of those things. We build our process around that reality. Tool choices, pipeline decisions, and technical approaches are always in service of the work, never the other way around.
We are direct with clients about what is achievable within a given brief and budget. We do not add unnecessary complexity, and we do not reduce quality to fit a fee. If a project is not a good match for what we do, we will say so.
We regularly work alongside agencies and production studios on projects that call for specialist animation expertise - integrating into existing pipelines and working to external creative direction where needed.

how we work

Every project begins with a direct exchange with the people who will actually make your animation. We want to understand not just what needs to be produced, but why it matters and what a successful result looks like. Clients arrive with detailed briefs or rough instincts; both are valid starting points. Our role is to listen carefully enough to translate intent into clear visual direction before production begins. From there, we work to agreed milestones with direct communication throughout. No surprises in either direction. Review rounds are structured to give meaningful feedback at the right moments, when changes are still straightforward.
For projects involving sensitive or NDA-bound material, we work within closed local workflows - your data stays within a closed chain and is never used for any purpose beyond your project.
What you brief is what we make. The same people, start to finish.

our team

Ingo Clemens

CEO, Senior Artist

With more than twenty years of experience in 3D animation, Ingo brings deep expertise in product visualisation, look development, and technical problem-solving. He is also the creator of a suite of professional animation tools widely used and trusted within the international animation community — reflecting the same values that shape the studio’s client work: technical rigour and a commitment to solving real problems.

Kerstin Barenbrock

CEO, Senior Artist

Kerstin leads design and art direction. With a background in applied arts and industrial design, she has a keen eye for detail and composition. Her artistic sensibility ensures that every frame is visually compelling, whether in a still image or a moving sequence. That passion for motion and her thoughtful approach to design ensure that each project feels cohesive, elegant, and true to the client’s vision.