Yearly Archives: 2008

Jeffrey Metzner: 1941-2008

Jeffrey Metzner, head of the Motion Graphics dept at the School of Visual Art, passed away Friday, February 15th. While I didn’t know Mr. Metzner,… Read more

[Call for entries] artspace: Architecture and Landscape

[Call for entries] artspace: Architecture and Landscape

Stefano Dembro: Art Walk

I was strolling through the portfolio of Brooklyn-based studio Stefano Dembro, when I happened upon a piece that caught my eye. Their promo for the… Read more

Bitstate: Slamdance Fest Opener

The Ebeling Group’s Bitstate worked up an intense hand-wrought opener for the 2008 Slamdance Film Festival. All the frame-by-frame sequences add a gritty texture to… Read more

High Drama Meets Arch Viz

It looks like Chicago’s newest addition to its skyline will be yet another masterpiece in a city populated with architectural gems. The Chicago spire, conceived… Read more

Black / White

The Sound of Color is five original songs each based on a specific color and videos created for those songs. The stand-out piece is definitely… Read more

2nd Annual AniBOOM Awards winners announced

2nd Annual AniBOOM Awards winners announced

You Suck at Photoshop 6

You Suck at Photoshop 6

zspace for ABC1

G’Day from Sydney, with news from my adopted home town of a major new project for Australia’s first channel ABC1, orchestrated by local moving image… Read more

U.S. Online Video Views Top 10 Billion in December

U.S. Online Video Views Top 10 Billion in December

FilmTecknarna: ATG Vinnare V75

Beautiful CG and an almost poetic concept power “ATG Vinnare V75,” a new spot from Swedish studio FilmTecknarna. Translation of the end-tag: “Winners 75 –… Read more

“Sharp Teeth” Promo Animations from Radium

It seems more authors (or their publishers) are turning to the power of animation to promote their works. First it was former poet laureate Billy… Read more

Bad Mirror – The Vicious Five

Bad Mirror – The Vicious Five by JANCL (via Royale Blog)

“Tickle Party,” a Zune Arts film from Friends With You

“Tickle Party,” a Zune Arts film from Friends With You

Avoid Surrealistic Nightmares with GPS

Argentina-based Punga and Rodrigo Valdés of The Meastros teamed up on this surreal spot for Steren GPS systems. It’s a kooky but friendly romp styled… Read more

The Dawn of Japanese Animation: Feb 13-16 in NYC

The Dawn of Japanese Animation: Feb 13-16 in NYC

Netdiver’s Best of the Year 2007 is a nice shot of inspiration

Netdiver’s Best of the Year 2007 is a nice shot of inspiration

Adobe and Cut&Paste: “See What’s Possible”

When I saw that the grand prize for the recently announced “See What’s Possible” Challenge from Adobe and Cut&Paste was $20,000 USD, I did a… Read more

Let’s see how long it takes an ad agency to snatch up this idea (Thanks, Andrew!)

Let’s see how long it takes an ad agency to snatch up this idea (Thanks, Andrew!)

Best reel intro I’ve seen in a while (Thanks, Ryan)

Best reel intro I’ve seen in a while (Thanks, Ryan)

Take My Heart… And My Lungs

For Valentine’s Day, Psyop took O. Henry’s classic “The Gift of the Magi,” and put it in the blender. The result is a deliciously demented… Read more

Robert Seidel’s processes: living paintings

Robert Seidel, the man behind the work of 2minds has created a wonderfully lush new piece designed specifically to be projected onto the Phyletic Museum… Read more

Buck: Toyota “Through the Roof”

Buck recently posted a fun new spot for Toyota entitled “Through the Roof.” I love how the depth of field effect creates the sense of… Read more

Book Review: Uncredited

As soon as I heard about Uncredited, a new book on the history and current state of film title design, I bought it. It came… Read more