Ed
Cross the uncanny valley with “Ed.” Created by Chris Jones with Lightwave, Sculptris and Krita and composited with Davinci Resolve Lite (and a boatload of…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
When creators turn evil, fun ensues
Animade recently released Milo Targett’s “Lido Sim,” a cute, post-modern take on the long tradition of animators toying with their animated creations. The short’s protagonist attempts to…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Artist Profile: Graham Elliott
Everyone finds their own way into the ever-expanding house of motion design. Side doors, back doors, parachuting onto the roof — it seems any entrance…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Dan Savage and the importance of community building
We are thrilled to bring you this month's guest post by none other than New York's very own, Dan Savage. Dan is an incredibly talented…
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Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago
Ray Dynamic Texture
Textures can be a great way to enhance your work. They can also be quite laborious! Thankfully, Sander van Dijk is here to make all…
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Joe Donaldson • 7 years ago
Time for sushi
David Lewandowski is back with "time for sushi", the third film in his surreal series of impossible forms behaving... impossibly.
Joe Donaldson • 7 years ago
40 more Instagram accounts you should be following
40 more Instagram accounts you should be following right now (according to Brian Gossett)
Brian Gossett • 8 years ago
Perception: More Than Meets the Eye
One of Perception’s early concepts Playing with 3D space Another early concept using scale to create visual interest Animation test, experimenting with pacing and camera…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Smithson v. Oeffinger Layer Tennis Recap Q&A:
[qt:http://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/SMITHSON_VS_OEFFINGER2_smx.mov 788 245] Questions: Did you enjoy the match or was it stressful? Daniel Oeffinger: I enjoyed getting to work on something in a completely…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 14 years ago
THERE’S MORE
The response to the full line-up of Happy F5 has been phenomenal. You – the creative community – are so psyched to just get…
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Brandon Lori • 13 years ago
Playgrounds 2012
This is only the second time that the annual Playgrounds Digital Arts Festival in The Netherlands teams up with Submarine Channel to host a “warming…
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Harm van Zon • 12 years ago
Playgrounds International Arts Fest 2014
Playgrounds International Digital Arts Festival is a festival for innovative and creative digital art in the Netherlands. During the four-day festival in Amsterdam and Tilburg…
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Harm van Zon • 10 years ago
Making “The Wisdom of Pessimism”
For his directorial debut, Claudio Salas took on an ambitious challenge: a 2-minute visual essay for the philosopher Alain de Botton’s School of Life project. What began as…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
The Drought Continues
I don’t know. Maybe it’s me. Maybe I’m being too picky. Maybe I’m burned out. But whatever the reason, I haven’t been knocked on my…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
ESPN Taps The SYNDICATE to launch MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
Santa Monica, CA September 11, 2006 ÂÂAfter ESPN scored the NFL’s Monday Night Football franchise, TV’s largest sports broadcast package, the cable network sought an…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Blood Trail Interview
[qt:http://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/bt.mov 720 405] Storyboards and Development Check out the storyboards and some making-of imagery behind this epic project. Interview The following is an interview with the…
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Lauren Indovina • 15 years ago
Jonathan Jarvis and The New Mediators
Building on the success of his incredibly lucid and educational animation, “The Crisis of Credit Visualized,” designer/animator Jonathan Jarvis announced an interesting new venture, The…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Code and motion, exploring new frontiers with Marcus Eckert
The video above is an iPhone screen capture taken from Reuters TV, an on-demand news app created by one of the largest news agencies in…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
6 challenges facing motion design education
This post is the first in a series exploring the state of motion design education. We’ll look at the issue from multiple angles, asking ourselves and the…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
How Firstborn became an agency without losing its soul
When I stepped off the elevators and into Firstborn’s headquarters, I thought maybe I’d made a mistake. I’ve been to quite a few agencies. No…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Late Night Work Club is here to save 2016
Let's face it, 2016 has been a weird and divisive year. Thankfully, Late Night Work Club is back to instill hope and unite us all…
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Joe Donaldson • 7 years ago
Chatting with The Action Cats
“The Experiment” by The Action Cats Storyboards for “The Experiment” Animatic for “The Experiment” Stop-motion experiments and source footage Back in April, when Adobe and…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Tintori and NABIL: Breaking your internets
It’s happened to you at least once — a color explosion on your screen created by an ill-fated download or a codec mismatch. A compression…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 15 years ago
Interview with 9.99’s Tatia Rosenthal Plus Special Screening
[qt:http://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/999_trailer-h264.mov 786 422] A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of screening of Tatia Rosenthal’s $9.99, set to hit theaters on June 19th. Based…
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Matt Lambert • 15 years ago