Intern to Art Director
“You’ll see that my progress didn’t come from just picking myself up by the bootstraps. It came with good timing, a little bit of luck, and a studio with great leaders who wanted to listen and let me grow.”
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Studio Stories: 10 years of Flipbook
The origin of Motion Design studios, as told by their founders.
Getting into Character
Five Reasons Why Animated Characters are more Relatable than Humans.
Studio Stories: 3 years of Whojo
The origin of Motion Design studios, as told by their founders.
Project Breakdown with Guto Terni & Vinicius Costa
“Unbreakable” is a visual metaphor of the nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) experience. Based on actual NTM patient experiences, the film opens on Barbara the Bunny, a plush toy fabricated in a magical factory.
How to make an advert for something you love (without leaving the house)
The first thing I had to take into account was that I was doing this in my house, and I live in a medium-sized apartment, not a fancy mansion. I really didn’t want to use a boring environment, so I decided to chroma…
Project Breakdown with Bonnes Feuilles
1984 is particularly accurate nowadays; the description of a society based on generalized surveillance and collective hatred is particularly resonant today. It’s part of an animation series on literature in progress where each episode combines the universes of a digital artist and a writer. We see…
Dash Studio: The Origin Story
Typically a trip to the City meant late nights, dollar pizza, and a few hangovers, but this time felt a little different; this visit had a purpose. I felt like I was spiraling into a creative rut, and I was here to hit the reset button. Then I stumbled across F5…
Project Breakdown with Ollie Magee
I’m never sure whether to explain the film to people. Or even if I’ve figured it out. I’d always encourage someone watching to find their own meaning if any. Some of the interpretations…
Quickies
Yuval Haker | Record Player – AJR x Daisy the Great
Resight | Blood of Heroes – Cinematic Trailer
Diegofunken | The Time is Now
Believe | Tide 75th Anniversary
Miyu Productions / Nicolas Pégon | One after the other
Tumblehead / Magnus Moller, Mette Tange & Peter Smith | Tales from the Multiverse
Super Dope | Cupcake
Sava Zivkovic | Irradiation (with Behind the Scenes)
Scholar | Froot Loops ‘Color Quests’ (with Behind the Scenes)
Creative Mammals | Miracle Workers – Oregon Trail
Media.Work | Distortions
Tim Fox | Sublime: Behind The Cover
Bharat Sarwaiya | WHITE TOWER
Playdead | High Yield Bond Fund
Chromosphere | Yuki 7
BIEN | 2-Minute Time Machine
Vladimir Tomin | The Heat
Assembly | Isn’t It A Pity – George Harrison
News
Giantstep Secures Heart, Brains & Nerve For Midwest Representation
Giantstep is a creative technology company that partners with brand, agency, and entertainment clients around the globe. Pushing the boundaries of digital media, the team leverages design, visual effects, animation, programming, virtual production, and more to reimagine consumer experiences between the virtual and physical worlds. Giantstep has offices in Los Angeles and Seoul.
James Gunn Recruits Sarofsky for “The Suicide Squad” Main Titles and Signature Design Flares
For the creatives and producers from one-stop cross-media production company Sarofsky, it was their third James Gunn superhero action adventure, following “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.” Once again, the assignment presented atypical challenges for Sarofsky’s expertise in typography, motion design, blockbuster VFX, and storytelling on a colossal scale.
King + Country’s The Good Lord Bird picks up The 2021 Creative Arts Emmy® Win for Outstanding Main Title Design.
K+C’s Main Title highlights the most pivotal scenes of the story, serving as a prologue that conveys the overall tone of the series. Quirkiness and absurdity amidst a dire setting, the titles are loaded with deep symbolism and as the series plot moves forward, the meaning behind every vignette comes to life and ties back to the whole story-arch.
Device studios launch BOL to push the boundaries of production
BOL is a full-service animation and illustration production house made up of a hand-picked roster of international directors and illustrators. Their unique strengths and diverse voices cover a broad spectrum of narratives, styles, and techniques, to develop short-form commissioned and original content across all screens and media.
Playdead is now Revenant
If there is one thing a global pandemic has taught us, it’s how creative we can be in our own skin, how much we enjoy what we do and how we can work better and more effectively with others. Over the course of this last year, we’ve exploited the chance to spread our wings and handpicked designers and artists to join our creative team, while also securing loyal clients, from around the World.
Quickies
Yuval Haker | Record Player – AJR x Daisy the Great
Resight | Blood of Heroes – Cinematic Trailer
Diegofunken | The Time is Now
Believe | Tide 75th Anniversary
Miyu Productions / Nicolas Pégon | One after the other
Tumblehead / Magnus Moller, Mette Tange & Peter Smith | Tales from the Multiverse
Super Dope | Cupcake
Sava Zivkovic | Irradiation (with Behind the Scenes)
Scholar | Froot Loops ‘Color Quests’ (with Behind the Scenes)
Creative Mammals | Miracle Workers – Oregon Trail
Media.Work | Distortions
Tim Fox | Sublime: Behind The Cover
Bharat Sarwaiya | WHITE TOWER
Playdead | High Yield Bond Fund
Chromosphere | Yuki 7
BIEN | 2-Minute Time Machine
Vladimir Tomin | The Heat
