Fall Is Just Something That Grown-Ups Invented
Shilo smashed together live action, hand-drawn typography and cel animation for a raucous redesign of Cartoon Network. What’s nice about this approach is that Shilo…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
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…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Finally, Flying Cars AND Sweat Protection
[flv:http://motionographermedia.com/themill/rexona.flv 468 351]640×480 QuickTime Rexona spared no expense on this futuristic advert for, of all things, antiperspirant. The directorial tone is more Back to the…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
The Graveyard
And now for something completely different. I’m not sure how I stumbled upon The Graveyard, but I’m glad I did. Calling it a video game…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
beeple: subprime
beeple (Mike Winkelman) created “subprime” as a visual response to Americans’ tendency towards over-consumption, but instead of making his argument with charts and graphs, he…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Baptiste Sola: L’échange (The Exchange)
Although the end falls just a little flat for me, I’m still in love with Baptiste Sola’s “L’échange.” It’s a brilliant testament to a kind…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Mixtape Club & Yves Geleyn: Pursue Knowing
Hornet directors, Mixtape Club and Yves Geleyn, recently collaborated on this project for St. Louis Children’s Hospital’s ‘Pursue Knowing’ campaign. The clever transitions and mixed…
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Daniel Coutinho • 14 years ago
F5 Re:Vision & Closing Party
With two weeks left, it’s time for the F5 takeover! Oh, and it’s playtime too! As…
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Brandon Lori • 14 years ago
New York in Motion Premiere
For anyone who’s spent any time in New York City, you know it’s a place brimming with creativity. More specifically, though, it’s become a hotbed…
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Staff • 14 years ago
Polynoid: Loom
Yes, Polynoid‘s long-awaited short Loom is finally online. And it’s amazing! The plot is as simple as “a moth being caught in a spider’s web”,…
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Daniel Coutinho • 13 years ago
Colosse – A Wood Tale
Some months ago we announced the teaser, and now “Colosse – A Wood Tale”, the sweet new short directed by Hornet’s Yves Geleyn, is out. This beautifully handcrafted…
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Daniel Coutinho • 12 years ago
Royale rings in the Holidays with “The Bell Ringer”
Last year’s holiday short from Royale, “The Impossible Present,” featured a mischievous kid with an iron will. The mischief continues in this year’s short, “The…
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Justin Cone • 12 years ago
Alexis Beaumont & Rémi Godin: Stuck in the Sound “Let’s Go”
This one nearly slipped past our radar. Directed by Alexis Beaumont and Rémi Godin, this music video for Stuck in the Sound’s “Let’s Go” is…
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Justin Cone • 12 years ago
Wriggles & Robins: Travis “Moving”
London-based Tom Wrigglesworth and Matt Robinson, aka Wriggles & Robins, create this lovely in-camera music video for Travis’s Moving. On a chilly chilly set, the…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 11 years ago
Meindbender and Techno Image: UFCECÊ – for Gillette
The powerhouse duo of Meindbender and Techno Image have come together to create this masterpiece. It pairs director Pedro Conti’s style, voice, and flow with…
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Andres Weber • 11 years ago
Welcome to Motionographer 3.0
It's finally here, the new Motionographer website. And it only took 6 years. Here's why.
Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Motion design in games with Ubisoft’s Wylie Robinson
Motion design in games? It's more important than you think. Our interview with Wylie explains why.
Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Jack and the Giant
Lots of folks have been playing with Ferrofluid, magnets and household cleaners to create sumptuous, organic visuals. But this music video for alovelikepi’s “Jack and the…
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Justin Cone • 10 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 • 8 years ago
Version2: AICP
It might be old news to some of you, but this gem slipped right by my radar. Version2 did a beautiful job presenting sponsors at…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Nick Ryan’s “A Lonely Sky”
Dublin-based director Nick Ryan’s new short film, “A Lonely Sky” strikes a chord with me. My brother, father and grandfather are all pilots, so I…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Adobe CS3 Product Tours Redux
There’s always more to a project than meets the eye. I recently made a post about how motion graphics is used in product tours, with…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
PF Flyers and Stefan Nadelman: Menomena “Evil Bee”
Stefan Nadelman’s excellent new music video for Menomena’s “Evil Bee” has just about everything you could ever want in a music video: Conflict. Love. Freedom.…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Monstrous Legs
Here’s another magical tale from the wizards at MassMarket, prosthetics master Stan Winston and production company MJZ (among others). It’s such an enchanting narrative that…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago