Introducing Holdframe
In this Motionographer Guest Post, meet Holdframe, a new platform for the animation and motion design community to share, learn, and support their fellow artists.
Joe Donaldson • 6 years ago
7 Ways to Mix Frame-By-Frame and Rigged Animation
London-based animator and director Chris Cray explains how mixing both methods combines unruly freedom and rigid efficiency.
Chris Cray • 2 years ago
Motionographer expands the Unexpected!
We’re absolutely thrilled to introduce our new initiative .A.inspiration.
Staff • 3 days ago
Interview: Superfad Uncensored
[qt:http://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/making_of_durex_x264.mov 786 443] A Little Pillow Talk with Superfad What follows is an intimate interview between Superfad and Motionographer’s Lauren Indovina (with input from the…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Not To Scale: LateRooms.com “Bubbles”
[qt:http://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/BMB-LATE105-030H264.mov 960 540] What was the brief for this project? Agency BMB approached us to make a commercial that had something of the same charm…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
GEL 2010 T&F Q&A
The original styleframe board which T&F presented. What was the brief for this piece, and how did you approach coming up with the concept? The…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 14 years ago
PES talks “Submarine Sandwich,” Garbage Pail Kids and the connectedness of things
Beloved stop-motion director PES is back with his most ambitious short film to date, “Submarine Sandwich.” With funding from both a corporate sponsor (Nikon) and…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Interview: Quayola
Quayola at MUV festival in Florence, Italy. Watch Architectural Density Watch Path to Abstraction – Live A/V show Rome – S. Agnese Lambda Print –…
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Babe Baker • 17 years ago
Method for Halo 3
By now you’ve probably all seen Method’s amazing job on the latest Halo 3 spot. It’s getting pretty heavy airplay, and Method’s work stands up…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Going Deeper into “Sea Orchestra”
We wanted to know more about the recently posted “Sea Orchestra” spot for United Airlines from Shy the Sun (founded by members of The Blackheart…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Going Deeper: Modest Mouse “Whale Song”
Nando Costa, director with Bent Image Lab, recently filled us in on the multi-faceted production challenges that went into the creation of Modest Mouse’s “Whale…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
ILOVEDUST Launches
News of a Motion Design studio launch are always exciting, more so when the studio has already possessed a considerable repertoire and strong reputation in…
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Boca Ceravolo • 15 years ago
Playgroundsfestival 2011 Titles
The Playgroundsfestival was a joy. Hidden in the little town of Tilburg, the festival had great speakers and good talks. With talks from: Edouard Salier, Mate…
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Harm van Zon • 13 years ago
SXSW 2012: Music Videos
SXSW was a music festival first, so there’s lots of love for the music video format. In addition to the music video screening, this year…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago
Jacob Wyatt: Metro
Jacob Wyatt’s Metro, a student film created with a band of friends at Brigham Young University, has recently been released online after a run on…
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Justin Cone • 12 years ago
yesyesyall is like MTV back when it was MTV
I’m not a nostalgic person, but I grew up in a time when MTV wasn’t a 24-hour reality show marathon. Where I lived in suburban Houston,…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Making “Uncanny Valley,” an eye-popping sci-fi short about a very possible future
The sci-fi short "Uncanny Valley" presents a grim but very possible future in an eye-popping style laced with beautiful VFX work. Our chat with the…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Animate your way to Google
Each year, Google’s in-house agency, Google Creative Lab, combs the planet in search of promising young creatives to become “Fivers.” In Google’s own words: The…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Yankeegal : Full film with Q&A
Heads up, boys and girls. The full version of this Supinfocom student film is finally available to us online, after having toured these festivals, and…
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Lilian Darmono • 16 years ago
Nike Football: The Last Game
Jon Saunders (formerly of Psyop, now at Passion Pictures) directs this action-packed 5-minute short for Nike, featuring the likenesses of Ronaldo, Neymar Jr., Rooney, Zlatan…
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Staff • 10 years ago
What is web animation? Rachel Nabors explains it all.
Web design and motion design have been on a collision course since the early 2000s. Today, they’re finally merging, spawning strange new fields — and…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Clever Instagram-based escape the room challenge
I told myself I wouldn’t, but I got sucked into Red Lion Canada’s Escape Room challenge for the Toronto Silent Film Festival. 10 minutes later,…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
Articles and Interviews
A Conversation with Mate Steinforth April 18, 2012 Go! SXSW 2012: Animated Shorts April 10, 2012 Go! Motionographer’s Role in the Industry (Right Now) April…
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Justin Cone • 19 years ago
Interview: Freestyle Collective
Stills from the MTVK launch series From the opener for Fly, a DVD magazine Still from a FUEL ID entitled “Chemistry” From the show package…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago