Big Teeth Productions

To put it bluntly, our project would not have been NEARLY as professional, entertaining, or high quality as it turned out to be without the help of Big Teeth Productions, bar none. They were nothing but honest, decent, fair, and the work product immensely exceeded my expectations. They listened attentively to our needs during the creative development process, processed our particular needs effectively, and came up with creative solutions promptly, which we worked on together over time to create optimal outcomes. Turnaround time was awesome, and their platform for sharing media and communications was also very effective for efficiency. They put not only their time, but more importantly, their hearts and souls into their work with us. And they really and truly believed in us and what we were trying to accomplish, which is why, even aside from their inherent talents and skills in animation, graphics, and other creative assets, their work with us turned out to be so good in the end. Their team was functional, intelligent, creative, and driven, and Elise and Gregg delegated work to their employees when necessary prudently and with discretion. Their prices were quite (almost unreasonably in fact in my humble estimation) fair, and I was proud and happy with every single dollar we spent on this particular partnership. What's more, I consider them not only professionals and partners in our endeavor, but also true and real friends as well. They are, no doubt, just simply good people running a good business, and I could not recommend them more highly to folks looking for assistance with any type of animation, graphics, or creative work in film and video, among other activities I know they engage in with and for their clients from time to time. Contact them if you want good service and good results!!

Dara Sanandaji

Documentary Film Writer/Director/Producer

Golden Rule Films

Entertainment

We were introduced to Big Teeth when our client, a publicly traded corporation, hired our office to design a video annual report. Although we were familiar with producing print and HTML annual reports, a video report was new territory. Not knowing who to contact, we researched Chicago area video production companies. It was one of our luckiest days ever when we connected with Big Teeth, because it was instantly obvious that their experience and creativity made them the ideal fit.
We realized as soon as the project was underway, how easy and enjoyable they are to work with. Not only did they accommodate our budget and tight deadlines, the attention they gave our project made us feel like we were their most important customer. In the end, Big Teeth delivered an engaging video, with animations and motion graphics that exceeded our high expectations.
They made us look like heroes to our client.

James O'Connor

Principal

O'Connor Design

Design

We worked with Big Teeth to help tell the story of our Michigan-based initiative, Community Grand Rounds (CGR). We issued the challenge to Big Teeth to help us tell our BIG expansive story (healing the trauma of racism and driving health equity in communities of color) in 90 seconds or less. The entire crew at Big Teeth embraced the challenge and we absolutely love the animated short they produced. They were not only fun and easy to work with, but they also listened, got to know us, asked all the right questions, and truly cared about the project (in ways you don't always experience). We'd work with them again in a heartbeat.

Mari Pat Varga

Communication Collaborator for Community Grand Rounds

Community Grand Rounds

Hospital & Health Care

I'm proud to be on my 4th CMO role in Chicago after some great exits -- and Big Teeth has been a key creative partner at all of them. The reason I keep going back to them is that they are both smart and creative. Some times I bring them a jumble of thoughts (wishes?) for something I want but can't quite describe -- and to my surprise, instead of coming back with questions, they come back with a clarifying direction that makes iterating on the next step easy. So strategy creation is faster than I expect ... and the creative dev is then fast as well. They can do both big and small projects. I've used them for larger creative pieces, custom animation -- and they were my first call when I need to film a CEO on a Saturday to do a confidential recording of a multi billion dollar acquisition ... and my first call 4-weeks into a role to bring a logo I was inheriting to life (and while they did what I asked in my 48 hour deadline, they added in a surprise use of the logo that they offered to remove but we didn't as it perfectly evolved the brand -- pure bonus). NOTE: I didn't put in budget as I have used them for projects from $1k to $50k.

Kelly Smith Dotson

Chief Marketing Officer

Numerator, SAVO, Pampered Chef, NAVTEQ (now Here)

Elise, Gregg and crew were fantastic. Entire team were highly skilled, polite and had a great approach to a very sensitive shoot.
Our agency is based in London, so we wanted to ensure we had full confidence in the production agency helping us in the U.S. Big Teeth and the team exceed all expectations.

Sam Jones

Creative Producer

Southpaw Agency

Big Teeth has been our go-to video/animation partner for a decade. I work at a large, complex University in Chicago and they've become a trusted vendor for colleges and units across our campus. They find a way to quickly embed themselves in our mission, vision, brand, values and community. Our planning processes are a combination of solid strategy and foresight and boundless creativity and fun. I've learned to rely heavily on their direction, advice and push back. The final product is always, without question, better than what we asked for and we are still sharing videos they produced for us years ago.

Private User

Communications

University of Illinois at Chicago