---
title: "Remotion and Animations in React Native"
description: "Discover all you need to know about Remotion and animations in React Native from this episode of React Universe On Air with our guest - Jonny Burger."
url: https://www.callstack.com/podcasts/remotion-and-animations-in-react-native
updated: 2026-10-24T08:39:43.692Z
---

# Remotion and Animations in React Native

Discover all you need to know about Remotion and animations in React Native from this episode of React Universe On Air with our guest - Jonny Burger.

_Guest: Johny Burger, Creator @ Remotion · Host: Łukasz Chludziński, Engineering Manager @ Callstack · Published 2023-01-31 · Duration 48:44 · Category: Animations_

Listen: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VW5Gluxa4w&list=PLZ3MwD-soTTHLUonsfIOUbmAl3B73EGXg&index=27) · [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/2EU0hJKtINHddGYfw13l50) · [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/remotion-and-animations-in-react-native-the-react/id1525543072?i=1000597374456) · [SoundCloud](https://soundcloud.com/user-985069846/remotion-and-animations-in-react-native-the-react-native-show-podcast-ep-20)

Łukasz and Jonny talk extensively about Remotion, but since this podcast is about React Native, they dive into the topic of animations in React Native as well.

## Remotion

In the first part of the episode, you’ll learn everything you need to know about Remotion, for example:

- What Remotion is?
- What problems it solves?
- What the benefits of using Remotion are?

## Animations in React Native

This episode wouldn’t be complete without focusing on animations in React Native. That’s why the second part of the episode focuses solely on this topic. Łukasz and Jonny discuss the ways to animate things in React Native, starting with the least complex and ending with the most complex solutions:

- CSS
- LayoutAnimation
- Animated
- Reanimated
- Rive
- Lottie

Enjoy the episode! And if you’re looking for experts in optimizing the performance of animations in your React Native application, [drop us a line](https://www.callstack.com/contact-us)!

Insights

## Learn more about Animations

Here's everything we published recently on this topic.

[View all](https://www.callstack.com/insights)

- [React Native Ease: Platform-Native Animations Without the Extra Work](https://www.callstack.com/podcasts/react-native-ease-platform-native-animations-without-the-extra-work) (Jul 8 · Podcast): Łukasz talks with Janic from App & Flow about React Native Ease, Core Animation, Reanimated trade-offs, and performant UI animation in React Native.
- [Where Reanimated Goes Next](https://www.callstack.com/podcasts/where-reanimated-goes-next) (Jul 7 · Podcast): A conversation with Bartłomiej Błoniarz on CSS animations in Reanimated, native primitives on iOS, shared element transitions, and the work still left on stability.
- [Reanimated, TanStack, Cross-Pollinating Languages & TWIR #256 Anniversary](https://www.callstack.com/events/build-complex-animations-without-killing-performance-with-reanimated-4) (Oct 30 · Live Stream): Catch up on everything from TanStack updates and Astro insights to Reanimated deep dive and even Swift for Android. Plus, we celebrate the 256th newsletter!
- [How to Make Your React (Native) App Feel Native](https://www.callstack.com/events/how-to-make-your-react-native-app-feel-native) (Apr 16 · Talk): How to make your React Native app feel truly native, across iOS, Android, tvOS & more. Dive into best practices, navigation, and react-native-bottom-tabs.
- [Reanimated 4 is the Future of Smooth React Native Animations](https://www.callstack.com/podcasts/reanimated-4-is-the-future-of-smooth-react-native-animations) (Feb 19 · Podcast): Reanimated 4 is now available in beta, and if you work with animations in React Native, you need to know what’s new!
- [A Deep Dive Into React Native Reanimated v1](https://www.callstack.com/blog/react-native-reanimated-v1) (Oct 11 · Article): Read the article to learn more about what React Native Reanimated is, how it works under the hood, and what idea stands behind the library.
- [ReanimatedArc - Build Circular Animated UI Elements in React Native](https://www.callstack.com/blog/reanimatedarc-build-circular-animated-ui-elements-in-react-native) (Apr 15 · Article): Build good-looking and smooth animated arcs in React Native with ReanimatedArc library.
- [Custom Screen Transitions in React Navigation](https://www.callstack.com/blog/custom-screen-transitions-in-react-navigation) (Oct 25 · Article): Wondering how to custom a screen transition animation in React Navigation? Check this step-by-step guide.
- [Reanimating Your React Native Experience](https://www.callstack.com/blog/reanimating-your-react-native-experience) (Aug 8 · Article): Read how to achieve delightful developer experience with react-native-gesture and react-native-animated.