Poll: In these troubled times…
Photo by Nature Explorer Back in November, we asked Motionographer readers how they were doing financially. At that point in time, pieces of the sky…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Supinfocom: Cafe Serre
School’s out at Supinfocom, and the end of year projects keep rolling in. Everything we’ve seen so far is astounding, and “Café Serré” only adds…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Meteor Studios’ Unpaid Artists UPDATE
UPDATE: Sept 22, 2009 According to Dave Rand, the case is now closed. The Canadian Labor Board has now negotiated payment of 70% of what…
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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
Twenty120 Interview
Twenty120 is around the corner and we have a few announcements that we would like to share. Firstly, as a reminder, this Thursday night at…
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Jon Saunders • 15 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
Phillip Bloom: Skywalker Ranch
We don’t usually feature straight cinematography work on Motionographer. However, what Director/DP Phillip Bloom was able to capture on Canon 5D and 7D DSLR’s during…
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Staff • 15 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 • 15 years ago
I Am Not An Artist
Johnny Kelly and Matthew Cooper have just made a series of 56 hilarious and poignant animated GIFS called I Am Not An Artist for Elisava,…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago
Tim & Eric for old Spice
Old Spice and Wieden+Kennedy continue to display their willingness to push comedy in advertising with this new set of Old Spice ads. This time utilizing…
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Jon Saunders • 15 years ago
Nike, W+K Amsterdam & Inarritu Write the Future
Although this film has only been bouncing around for about 24 hours, it’s already been garnering claims of one of the most epic spots of…
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Matt Lambert • 14 years ago
Ned Wenlock: “Apache” for Danger Beach
What was the concept behind the spinning environment in the piece? I had a rough, hazy idea for what happens in the video based on…
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Brandon Lori • 13 years ago
[Review] New York in Motion
Editor’s note: The following interview and review are by guest contributor Cheryl Yau, a 2012 MFA candidate in SVA’s Design Criticism program. Catch the next…
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Staff • 13 years ago
Playgrounds Audiovisual Arts Festival
In Tilburg, a small town in the south of The Netherlands, a wonderfull festival is hidden. Playgrounds Audiovisual Arts Festival is a festival for innovative…
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Harm van Zon • 13 years ago
Work/Life: PandaPanther on parenting, work and creating amazing spit
We’ve come to know NYC-based PandaPanther for their playful, character-driven work. Since 2006, Jonathan Garin and Naomi Nishimura have directed casts of colorful creatures on…
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Justin Cone • 13 years ago
I, Pet Goat II
The Canadian studio Heliofant has crafted the breathtaking piece “I, Pet Goat II” which features some spectacular visuals through use of amazing lighting and shading. …
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Andres Weber • 12 years ago
Karim Zariffa for Air Canada
Great work by Karim Zariffa for Air Canada. See also costumes.
Elliot Blanchard • 12 years ago
One Day on Earth / 12.12.12
By the time this post goes live, One Day on Earth’s third installment will have begun somewhere on this crazy planet of ours. On December…
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Justin Cone • 12 years ago
Moniker: Do Not Touch
Amsterdam-based Moniker (Roel Wouters, Luna Maurer, Jonathan Puckey) have created a Do Not Touch – a crowd-sourced music video for Light Light’s Kilo. “After 50…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 11 years ago
Lauren Indovina: 10,000 Arrows to the Heart
Aside from being a Creative Director and Designer at Psyop since 2008 and collecting a number of top honors (Clios, ADC, BDA, AICP and the…
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Staff • 11 years ago
Q&A with Eric Glatt, former intern who sued Fox Searchlight
Eric Glatt is a former intern on the film Black Swan who, along with Alex Footman, sued Fox Searchlight for unpaid wages related to his…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 11 years ago
Q&A: Dark Noir
Maybe there's an approach to crowdsourcing that isn't creatively repulsive or ethically bankrupt. Here's how Red Knuckles, Rafael Grampá and Absolut worked with a few…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Bullies, opera and typography: Sounds like a job for Giant Ant
The Vancouver Opera and librettist Shane Koyczan invited Giant Ant to collaborate on “Stickboy”, a new opera that tackles the psychological effects of bullying. We had…
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Daniel Coutinho • 10 years ago