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’m Here
Years ago, as a student, I read Stefan Sagmeister’s list of personal goals. There were heaps of silly ones, but one has remained with me…
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Lilian Darmono • 15 years ago
How To Feed The World
How To Feed The World is a 9-minute film directed by Denis van Waerbeke for an exhibition called Bon Appetit at a science museum in…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago
Baby In The Sky by Bonzom
Here’s a gorgeous new public service announcement directed by Jack-Antoine Charlot of Bonzom, the French team whose work you remember from Mika’s Lollipop. This go-round…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 14 years ago
Superfad : Preguntas Hermosas
Superfad Seattle has just released a new short film called Preguntas Hermosas, a beautiful tale of a time shared between two people told through a…
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Staff • 14 years ago
Tiny Inventions: “Something Left, Something Taken”
Once again, Tiny Inventions have outdone themselves. For their latest round in mixed-media animation, the Brooklyn-based directing team of Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata have…
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Brandon Lori • 14 years ago
Smith & Foulkes: “Paint It Black”
Paint It Black, from Nexus directors, Smith & Foulkes, is refreshingly witty. The color (or shade) black serves as the visual glue that binds the narrative…
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Brandon Lori • 14 years ago
TELEPHONEME by MK12
MK12 has just released another in-house project, a short film called TELEPHONEME. It brings the idea of “language working as a double-agent, carrying a hidden…
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Daniel Coutinho • 14 years ago
Jonny Kofoed, PAMS Q&A
What was the initial pitch brief from the agency, and how did you choose to answer it? (I.e. by sticking closely to their wish list…
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Boca Ceravolo • 14 years ago
Gettysburg Address
Once in awhile, a piece comes along that speaks to you in so many different ways that you just want to listen, afraid that any…
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Matt Hunter Ross • 14 years ago
LAIKA/house for Planters
LAIKA/house animation director, Mark Gustafson (fresh off his work as animation director for Fantastic Mr. Fox), teams up with Ringan Ledwidge to create a great…
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Jon Saunders • 14 years ago
NOMINT: “The Holy Chicken of Life & Music”
“The Holy Chicken of Life & Music”, a short film by NOMINT recently won the Community Choice Award in the Experimental Category of the Vimeo…
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Austin Shaw • 14 years ago
Shape Shifter
[qt:http://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/chrlx_shapeshifter.mov 960 540] Interview with Director Alex Weil First of all, would you talk a little bit about yourself, your background and your current position…
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Daniel Coutinho • 14 years ago
Sometimes The Stars: Ari Gibson & Jason Pamment
Ari Gibson and Jason Pamment (Director and Art Director of The Cat Piano–read also our post on that award-winning film here.) teamed up again, this…
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Lilian Darmono • 14 years ago
Carine Khalifé: Young Galaxy — Blown Minded
I’m so happy to be able to post this up on Motionographer. Finding an artistic collaboration of such beautiful execution that’s off the beaten track…
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David Wilson • 13 years ago
Black Swan meets Sesame Street
Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared, from Becky Sloan and Joseph Pelling (with the London-based This Is It Collective) was a Quickie that caught my attention…
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Brandon Walter Irvine • 13 years ago
Art & Graft: Spectrum
Art & Graft worked with Spectrum, a leading provider of autism services based in Cornwall, to create a complete visual rebrand including printed material, signage,…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago
Amsterdam DNA revisited
There has been a surge of motion media on the museum-going experience as of late — which will be elaborated on in a later post…
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Matt Hunter Ross • 13 years ago
RIP Chris Marker
If there ever was a “motionographer”, an artist who used film and pen with equal eloquence, it was filmmaker Chris Marker who died today on…
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Dominique Elliott • 12 years ago
Buck: Flex Alert
Brainchild and Buck LA have come together to develop a beautiful PSA for California’s Flex Alert program. To help guard against power shortages, this campaign…
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Angelo Collazo • 12 years ago
Total Recall UI: In Depth with Ash Thorp
Over the weekend, the highly anticipated remake of Total Recall was released. Several crucial moments in the film involve interactions with technology, and one of…
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Justin Cone • 12 years ago
invade ALL OF THE humans!!!
Attention Human-ographers. Your puny planet is under attack. Lay down your Wacoms and surrender to the awesome might of PX Micron and Calculord 3! Don’t…
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Simon Robson • 12 years ago
Kaleb Lechowski: R’ha
Kaleb Lechowski’s “R’ha” ups the ante for solo writer/director/animators, proving that while the barrier to entry for solo animated filmmaking is lower than ever, expectations…
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Justin Cone • 12 years ago
To This Day is live!
Over a month ago To This Day project asked animators and motion artists to pitch in to animate one of Shane Koyczan‘s spoken word poems to confront…
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Jorge R Canedo Estrada • 12 years ago