What does an architectural animation package include?

The vision film package includes a 60 to 180 second film delivered as MP4, at least 20 finished images for the agreed spaces and experiences, and direct Blender render images or video sketches. Resolution, aspect ratios and handover are agreed before production. Vertical edits, extra cutdowns and other adaptations are scoped separately.

How much does architectural animation cost?

Vision films start from €7,500. A focused pilot starts from €2,500 and includes a short sequence and two matching stills for one selected space or experience. Starting prices exclude applicable taxes; extensive modeling, design development, specialist licensing and additional deliverables are quoted separately.

Can we start without CAD or a finished design?

Yes. Existing plans, drawings and 3D models are helpful but optional. An early concept can begin with a written brief and references. Any modeling, design development or geometry validation needed is agreed in the scope before production.

Is the animation an exact representation of the design?

Only where it is agreed. Modeled geometry provides a controlled starting point, while generative interpretation can alter structure, materials, furniture or views. Where geometry must match the design, we agree controlled 3D output or an explicitly validated process, and your team validates design-critical details. Marketing imagery is not technical documentation, architectural verification or planning approval.

How long does production take?

The agreed production scope can be delivered in five working days once the brief, inputs, deliverables and direction are confirmed and the first payment has been received. Two consolidated feedback rounds are included. Client review time is additional.

Architectural animation

Architectural animation for hotel, resort and real estate developers.

Predella creates architectural animation that introduces a hotel, resort or real estate development before it exists. Each film starts from Blender geometry, cameras and lighting, then develops a photographic finish for investor presentations, operator conversations and pre-opening communication. Plans and drawings help, but they are optional.

Vision films from €7,500
A focused pilot is available from €2,500.

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Tidecourt, Completed fictional resort concept campaign · 75 sec. A self-initiated fictional concept, not a commissioned project.

Process

From Blender image to a finished architectural film.

1. Blender image: Modeled geometry, cameras and lighting establish the spatial layout: for Tidecourt, two terraced wings, a pool courtyard and an open sea axis in one shared Blender model.
2. Direct Blender video: Camera paths and cuts are established in Blender, so movement through the scene can be reviewed before the photographic finish.
3. Generated image: Generated imagery develops the photographic atmosphere, materials, landscape and daylight within the Blender direction and the agreed references.
4. Resulting film: The directed scenes are edited into one film. For Tidecourt, a 75-second edit connects the coast, arrival, rooms, dining and time on the water.

The asset set

Architectural animation services

A 60–180-second vision film delivered as MP4
At least 20 finished images for the agreed spaces and experiences
Direct Blender render images and video sketches
Presentation-ready assets with placements and formats agreed in the brief

The vision-film package combines a 60–180-second MP4, at least 20 finished images and direct Blender render images or video sketches. Use the film to introduce the destination and individual images throughout your presentation. We agree the scenes, resolution, aspect ratios and handover before production. A focused pilot has its own smaller scope; extra edits, website loops and additional assets can be quoted separately.

Hospitality / A focused first step

When should you choose a pilot instead of a full vision film?

Choose a focused pilot when you want to establish the visual direction for one selected space or experience before expanding the story. It gives your team a short sequence and two matching stills to review, from €2,500.

Choose a full vision film when your presentation needs to connect several spaces into one destination story. From €7,500, the package includes a 60–180-second MP4, at least 20 finished images, and direct Blender render images or video sketches. The film can introduce the concept, while individual images support the discussion that follows.

Plans and drawings are helpful for either option, but they are optional. Share what is already fixed and what you want to explore so we can agree the production scope.

If you continue from a pilot into a larger production on the same approved scope, reusable pilot work is credited toward the agreed project total.

Discuss the right scope for your project

Starting prices & scope

Starting prices exclude applicable taxes and assume suitable existing design material. Extensive modeling, design development, complex performances, specialist licensing and additional deliverables are quoted separately. Every proposal defines the deliverables, review stages, revision rounds and usage rights. Conceptual elements are distinguished from supplied or approved design.

Accuracy & interpretation

Agree what must stay true.

Modeled geometry provides a controlled starting point. Generative interpretation can develop photographic atmosphere, but it can also alter structure, materials, furniture or views. The two are not interchangeable.

Where geometry must match the design, agree controlled 3D output or an explicitly validated process. The client validates design-critical details and identifies conceptual elements before publication. Marketing imagery is not technical documentation, architectural verification or planning approval.

Tidecourt is a completed concept campaign for a fictional resort, not a real development, approved architectural project or investment opportunity. Generated imagery interprets Blender references and is not exact architectural verification.

FAQ

Architectural animation questions.

What does an architectural animation package include?: The vision film package includes a 60 to 180 second film delivered as MP4, at least 20 finished images for the agreed spaces and experiences, and direct Blender render images or video sketches. Resolution, aspect ratios and handover are agreed before production. Vertical edits, extra cutdowns and other adaptations are scoped separately.
How much does architectural animation cost?: Vision films start from €7,500. A focused pilot starts from €2,500 and includes a short sequence and two matching stills for one selected space or experience. Starting prices exclude applicable taxes; extensive modeling, design development, specialist licensing and additional deliverables are quoted separately.
Can we start without CAD or a finished design?: Yes. Existing plans, drawings and 3D models are helpful but optional. An early concept can begin with a written brief and references. Any modeling, design development or geometry validation needed is agreed in the scope before production.
Is the animation an exact representation of the design?: Only where it is agreed. Modeled geometry provides a controlled starting point, while generative interpretation can alter structure, materials, furniture or views. Where geometry must match the design, we agree controlled 3D output or an explicitly validated process, and your team validates design-critical details. Marketing imagery is not technical documentation, architectural verification or planning approval.
How long does production take?: The agreed production scope can be delivered in five working days once the brief, inputs, deliverables and direction are confirmed and the first payment has been received. Two consolidated feedback rounds are included. Client review time is additional.

Architectural animation

What are you preparing to present?

Tell us about the place, the audience and the decision or launch it needs to support. Include the design stage, available inputs, channels, target delivery date and budget.

Tell us about your development

What architectural animation costs for a hotel or resort project ↗
From Blender sketches to a resort vision film: Tidecourt ↗
The full Tidecourt case: film, stills and project notes ↗
How to choose an architectural visualization studio ↗