Parachute Ending
Will Sweeney and Steve Scott have teamed up to co-direct this trippy new video for Birdy Nam Nam. Made entirely in Flash and After Effects…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago
Robinson’s ‘Birdhouse’ (updated with Q&A)
Last week I posted this cute little spot directed by Andy McLeod from London-based Rattling Stick. I finally managed to get my hands on some…
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Lilian Darmono • 15 years ago
The Nature Between Us: Q&A with Will Campbell and Jett Steiger
Back in 2007, as students at the Savannah College of Art and Design, William Campbell teamed up with Anh Vu to create The Lemon Tree,…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
AICP Digital: Going Deeper
Photo by Mark Sebastian When the Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) announced the formation of a new chapter, AICP Digital, we wondered what impact…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Alek Vacura: “Without Arms” Q&A
Last week, we posted Alek Vacura’s elegant short film, “Without Arms,” created for his MFA thesis at Pratt Institute. Alek was nice enough to answer…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
The Animated Life & Work of Jeff Scher
Jeff Scher: I Got My Job Through the NY Times. Short Documentary by Reid Rosefelt. Jeffery Noyes Scher was born in 1954 and graduated from…
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Mark Webster • 15 years ago
Tata Docomo’s Cat
It isn’t often that we see purely graphic animations like these spots for Tata Docomo, part of a new branding effort by Wolff Olins for…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago
Boards Summit: Day 1 Round-Up
Despite a stagnant first-quarter this year, the turn-out at NYC’s Boards Summit was still pretty solid. Innovation in creative thinking, content-delivery and technology were a…
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Matt Lambert • 15 years ago
Hardy & Nutini’s Pencils Are Full of Lead
With Corin Hardy‘s recent jump and jive piece for Paolo Nutini, it appears he has taken a turn toward the lighter side. A comical, life-sized…
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Matt Lambert • 15 years ago
Johhny Green and The Mill: Guinness “World”
[qt:https://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/guinness_world.mov 640 360] Credits Agency: AMV BBDO Creatives: Paul Brazier Producer: Yvonne Chalkley Production Company: Knucklehead Director: Johnny Green DP: Joost Van Gelder, Wally Pfister…
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Justin Cone • 14 years ago
Ben Steiger Levine for Sprite
Up-and-coming A White Label Product director, Ben Steiger Levine, delivers his first major commercial undertaking via Sprite. The moment of creative inspiration is visualized by…
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Matt Lambert • 14 years ago
Max Hattler’s 1923 & 1925: Q&A
Questions: How were you introduced to the Animation Workshop, and how did this collaboration come about? Norwegian animation theorist Joakim Pedersen – who I used…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 14 years ago
First Looks At Banksy’s ‘Exit Though the Gift Shop’ with Nick Parish
Contagious‘ North American Editor Nick Parish (former Creativity/Ad Age) caught a screening of Banksy’s recent film, ‘Exit Through the Gift Shop’. He’s been kind enough…
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Matt Lambert • 14 years ago
Psyop: “Whole New World”
[qt:http://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Psyop_WholeNewWorld.mov 848 480] CREDITS: AT&T – “Whole New World” Agency: BBDO New York Chairman, Chief Creative Officer, North America: David Lubars Copywriter, Executive Creative Director:…
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Brandon Lori • 14 years ago
Talking Tron with Digital Domain
Despite its criticisms, the unanimous consensus regarding TRON: Legacy is that it’s both visually and technically stunning. We had a chance to catch up with…
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Matt Lambert • 13 years ago
F5 RE:PLAY FILMS 03
Another week, another great batch. We have RE:PLAY films from James Copeman & Sam Renwick and Peppermelon with music/sound design from David Kamp. Two wildly…
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Brandon Lori • 13 years ago
Sony “Television Redefined”
Hints of Patrick Daughters in this stream-of-consciousness live action spot from Sony. 2D animation by Not To Scale’s Steve Scott. If anyone can find full…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago
Passion Pictures: Red Bull Music Academy World Tour
If you’ve got a month-long tour of events spanning from Berlin to Toronto, from Melbourne to Detroit, how do you visually convey the magnitude of…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago
Mikey Please: TV on the Radio’s “Second Song”
This one came out back in April as part of TV on the Radio’s feature film for Nine Types of Light, but I’m still loving…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago
Mercedes “Escape the Map”
Digital Domain teamed up with director Carl Rinsch, RSA and AMV BBDO for “Escape the Map,” a surreal POV journey into a world inspired by…
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Staff • 12 years ago
Super Bowl XLVI Roundup: Psyop for MetLife – “Everyone”
Psyop for MetLife “Everyone” Agency: CP+B VP, Executive Creative Director: Ari Merkin Creative Director: Dawn McCarthy Associate Creative Director: James Maravetz Senior Integrated Producer: Sherri…
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Brandon Lori • 12 years ago
Glassworks & The Mill: Range Rover ‘Positively Charged’
Johnny Green (Hungryman) worked with Glassworks (on the 60″ edit) and The Mill (on the 30″ edit) create beautiful, positively charged quantum metaphors for Range…
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Matt Hunter Ross • 12 years ago
Chris Lenox Smith for Primus
Chris Lenox Smith makes his solo director debut with this awesome take on the Western for Primus’ ‘Lee Van Cleef’ Also make sure to check…
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Elliot Blanchard • 12 years ago
SXSW 2012: Beauty is Embarrassing
Disclaimer: Wayne White was a speaker at the 2011 F5 festival. His talk there makes an appearance at the end of this film. We covered…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 12 years ago