The Colonie

The Colonie The Colonie specializes in Creative Editorial, Motion Design, Color Grading, Visual FX and Finishing.

The Colonie is an award-winning post-production studio with a seamless, full-service approach to creating innovative spots and cross-platform content that engages, entertains, informs and moves audiences. Our studio offers creative editorial, motion design, color grading, VFX, finishing and project management from start to finish. With a dedicated team of artists, we deliver high-end creative that

is produced to the highest quality of industry standards, both creatively and technically. Founded in 2008, The Colonie is privately held, WBENC, WOSB certified and Sam.gov active company. We create and maintain a working environment that is ethical, inclusive and transparent while promoting collaboration and creativity within the advertising industry. Website: thecolonie.com
Contact: [email protected]
Phone: 312.255.1234

12/19/2025

Wishing you a fun and festive holiday season!🥂🥳🎁

12/19/2025

Wishing you a fun and festive holiday season!
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Thrilled to see the Home Instead Campaign recognized by Ad Age as one of the best holiday ads of 2025.  It was an honor ...
12/01/2025

Thrilled to see the Home Instead Campaign recognized by Ad Age as one of the best holiday ads of 2025. It was an honor to work with such a talented team on these fun and sentimental spots.

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This year’s holiday advertisers mix romance, nostalgia and disorder to prove the magic of the season is never one thing.

11/24/2025

Effect this week: Gradient Ramp - for those full color background moments, animating a gradient ramp is a great way to add even more subtle motion and depth into a frame.

11/17/2025

Plugin this week: Ease and Wizz 🎢 a great way to add playful bounces or smooth intros to your keyframes that remain consistent no matter how much you tweak them.

Thank you to everyone at FCB Global global for including The Colonie in this fun, nostalgic campaign. Working on it made...
11/05/2025

Thank you to everyone at FCB Global global for including The Colonie in this fun, nostalgic campaign. Working on it made us realize we are closer to Home Instead than Home Alone.

When it’s time to talk about care, we’re here to help. With Home Instead, mom can stay safe, comfortable, and supported where she feels best—at home.Timed to...

10/28/2025

(Tuesday🤦‍♂️) Plugin this week: Motion 4 🎨 this super helpful plugin allows you to save your color palettes directly in AE making quick color swaps a one-click action!

10/20/2025

technique this week: Less is More - as much as we always want to flex our graphics powers on everything we do, sometimes concentrating quick transitions using scaling and positioning in a fast-paced edit is the way to elevate the editorial. The graphics this time are there to support the edit rather than steal the show 🥷


10/20/2025

technique this week: Less is More - as much as we always want to flex our graphics powers on everything we do, sometimes concentrating quick transitions using scaling and positioning in a fast-paced edit is the way to elevate the editorial. The graphics this time are there to support the edit rather than steal the show 🥷

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10/20/2025

technique this week: Less is More - as much as we always want to flex our graphics powers on everything we do, sometimes concentrating quick transitions using scaling and positioning in a fast-paced edit is the way to elevate the editorial. The graphics this time are there to support the edit rather than steal the show 🥷
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10/03/2025

: When we were asked to add the ping pong ball to this spot, we could either do it using Physics: Velocity = Distance/Time then add methods involving Kinetic Energy for collisions and Newtonian mechanics to account for forces like gravity, lift and drag... or, if you played enough Ping Pong in your dorm lounge in college instead of studying, you could just do it by eye.

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