Hi @Mel,
You can find animations in Style > Layout > Animations. Only few ones will be natively allowed. I think Bricks is using animate.css if I recap correctly. Considering the needs you mentionned, it could indeed be interesting to evaluate third-party solutions.
In this thread you will find a conversation about motion.page and the tutorial on how to use it with Bricks Builder:
You can also upvote this feature here on the ideaboard to get more motion controls directly inside the builder:
Have a great day,
Thomas