Slamdance “Sweet 16”
Insight from the director, Nico Casavecchia (boolab) I first heard about the project back in August. Peter Baxter, founder of Slamdance, had some interesting ideas…
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Brandon Lori • 14 years ago
Fairness For Visual Effects Artists: Q&A
Q&A: Your letter to James Cameron this week has stirred up a lot of discussion in the Motion Design and Visual Effects fields about the…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 14 years ago
Javier Leon’s Mastery of The Miniature
Don’t you just love motion pieces that make you stare at them endlessly, yet you still can’t work out if it’s all real paper/clay/wood and…
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Lilian Darmono • 14 years ago
Superfad: Sony “Eye Candy”
Behind the Scenes Design Exploration Interview with Superfad’s Carlos Stevens What was the creative approach to this project? The creative approach defined by Sony and…
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Justin Cone • 14 years ago
Music Video Round-Up (Creature Edition)
Here’s three four pieces of odd, “creature-driven” music (yes they’re still relevant) video work from some of our favorites to get your Wednesday going. First…
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Matt Lambert • 14 years ago
The Lost Thing: Interview With Shaun Tan
First, a word about Shaun Tan. He is an amazing storyteller. His picture books are not only filled with rich, whimsical pictures, but also with…
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Lilian Darmono • 13 years ago
Matthias Hoegg: Thursday
Matthias Hoegg recently joined us to answer some questions about his short film, Thursday. It’s an everyday love story in the not so distant future,…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 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
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
Leo Bridle & Amael Isnard: Olympic Vermin
Olympic Vermin is a light-hearted take on the London 2012 torch relay, created by Leo Bridle and Amael Isnard. Now that the flame is winding…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 12 years ago
Nico Casavecchia: “A Boy And His Atom” The World’s Smallest Movie
Working with animation studio Punga,1stAveMachine’s Nico Casavecchia had the honor of creating the world’s first movie at the scale of individual atoms — the world’s…
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Staff • 11 years ago
First block of speakers unveiled for F5 LOVE, eclectic and inspiring
The first block of speakers for the third F5 festival has been unveiled. Anchored by design and animation superstars, the lineup also includes some welcome surprises. F5 LOVE…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Jack Black explains why he loves California, and it is awesome
Nicolas Ménard is a graphic designer and animator with a distinctive voice. Jack Black is a comedian and musician with a distinctive take on humor.…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
VR storytelling wars begin, but will anyone be watching?
As predicted in my earth-shattering post, “6 Motion Design Industry Predictions for 2015,” augmented reality (AR) platforms like Magic Leap and Microsoft Hololens and virtual…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Code and motion, exploring new frontiers with Marcus Eckert
The video above is an iPhone screen capture taken from Reuters TV, an on-demand news app created by one of the largest news agencies in…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
The long journey to “Lostopolis,” an interview with PandaPanther
While many commercial animation shops dream of developing feature length films — and building valuable intellectual property in the process — very few actually get…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Poland rising: Juice studio explains why we’ll be seeing more Polish talent soon
Poland is bristling with CG talent, and our interview with Juice studio explains why. We also dig into the technical details behind the promotional short,…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Motionographer contest with Fabrik, a slick portfolio tool built for video
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
Remembering gravity: The animated story of an astronaut coming home
Gunner partnered with Great Big Story to bring to life the observations and journey of astronaut Leland Melvin as he acclimates to life back on…
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Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago
What makes a good producer?
There can be many misconceptions behind what a producer does. The short answer is, they do a lot! Thankfully, in this month's Guest Post we…
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Joe Donaldson • 7 years ago
Discussing process with two of Pictoplasma NYC’s upcoming speakers
In this Motionographer Q&A, we chat with two of Pictoplasma NYC's upcoming speakers Sophie Koko Gate and Mike Perry about their work and the upcoming…
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Joe Donaldson • 6 years ago
Technical Breakdown: Seeing Without Sight
John Likens, from Method Studios, on pitching and creating the opening sequence for SEE Season Two. Recent winner of a Motion Award for best tv/streaming…
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John Likens • 3 years ago
Logan, again.
Logan Updates. A lot. Logan has updated with a huge amount of new stuff, the highlights of which (in my opinion), are the first two…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Shilo/Attik: Scion xA Shadow
Alright, suprisingly from all the crazy amounts of workload I’ve managed to fit a few moments – I thought this had to be seen! You…
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Onur Aksoy • 18 years ago
