Some LEDs and the Duality of In-Camera Effects
Two LED spots have been dropped off the back of another. The first one, for Samsung, from The Viral Factory (director James Rouse) in London…
Read more
Matt Lambert • 16 years ago
2009 Motion Graphic Census: Who, What, Why and How
Do you ever wonder how many people actually work in the Motion Graphic Design business? Do you ever think about where they might live and…
Read more
Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Event: LoopDeLoop London
LoopDeLoop is a popular bi-monthly animation challenge, in which animators from around the world create looping animations based on a given theme and upload them…
Read more
Justin Cone • 9 years ago
School Profile: Savannah College of Art & Design
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of school profiles we’ll be sharing on Motionographer. The following profile was compiled in August, 2015. Since…
Read more
Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Going Nitro
Last week, you may have noticed some downtime here at Motionographer. I’m glad to say that those times are behind us, and we are now…
Read more
Justin Cone • 15 years ago
JL: LeeHom DVD Menu
To me, DVD menu’s are an art form of their own; it involves clever transitions and frustrating warnings, yet some seem to ready their eyes…
Read more
Onur Aksoy • 18 years ago
Interview: Kylie Matulick and Todd Mueller of Psyop
By now you’ve probably seen "Happiness Factory," Psyop’s masterpiece for Coke and agency Wieden+Kennedy, several times. If you’re anything like me, you’ve scrubbed through it…
Read more
Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Picture Drift: Gotye “Hearts a Mess”
Picture Drift busts out some highly stylized, Tim Burton-esque animation for Gotye’s “Hearts a Mess” music video. The song’s loping beat is echoed nicely in…
Read more
Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Optimus AICP Sponsor reel Concept and Credits
PROJECT: AICP Midwest Sponsor Reel Our piece for the AICP Midwest show is best described as a late ’70s early 80’s music video tour of…
Read more
Jon Saunders • 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…
Read more
Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Challenge Your World 20/20
Through an online community, contests, and events, Challenge Your World connects emerging entrepreneurs to the resources and expertise they need to launch companies that restore…
Read more
Justin Cone • 15 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…
Read more
Justin Cone • 14 years ago
Blur: “DC Universe”
This amazing 5 minute CG trailer for the upcoming “DC Universe Online” video-game almost slipped past our radars. Brought to life by Blur Studio, it…
Read more
Boca Ceravolo • 14 years ago
Happy F5!
For its second birthday, F5 is throwing a big party with all its friends. (That’s you.) Since the initial fest in 2009, we’ve seen the…
Read more
Justin Cone • 14 years ago
HAPPY F5 – RE:PLAY FILMS 01
We’re very pleased to get this first batch of Happy F5 – RE:PLAY films online. We’ll be sharing three films at a time, one batch…
Read more
Brandon Lori • 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…
Read more
Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago
Bradley G Munkowitz: Oblivion Screen Graphics
Joseph Kosinski’s latest feature, Oblivion, releases today in the US, and with it comes an impressive onslaught of screen graphics directed by Bradley “Gmunk” Munkowitz.…
Read more
Justin Cone • 11 years ago
Commercial work with boundaries: the commissioned work model
Maintaining creative control and keeping clients happy can feel impossible. Here's an approach that can ease the tension.
Joe Donaldson • 10 years ago
Creative Parents, Creative Kids
In collaboration with reader Joe Linton, we conducted an informal survey in May asking parents about the role that creativity played in their parenting. We…
Read more
Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Making “The Wisdom of Pessimism”
For his directorial debut, Claudio Salas took on an ambitious challenge: a 2-minute visual essay for the philosopher Alain de Botton’s School of Life project. What began as…
Read more
Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Traveling without moving: Porta Estel·lar (Star Gate)
Projection mapped experiences hit a saturation point a few years ago, and it’s been a while since we’ve seen something that stopped us in our…
Read more
Justin Cone • 9 years ago
MK12 Interview: Making “Man of Action! II: Ashes of Vengeance”
For many, MK12 is where it all started. Just as Kyle Cooper’s iconic title sequence for Se7en signaled a renaissance for the craft of opening credits,…
Read more
Justin Cone • 9 years ago
New Work from Moth Collective
It’s been quite a productive year for Moth Collective, and the London based trio is here again with more great work for a great cause! Continuing…
Read more
Joe Donaldson • 9 years ago
4 ways “Don’t Blink” is a masterclass of type and rhythm
"Don't Blink" is a breathless, high-stepping dance between word and image set to a percussion-heavy soundtrack befitting a trailer for a summer blockbuster. Here are…
Read more
Justin Cone • 8 years ago