DAf: FIAN “Face It Act Now!”
Chilean studio DAf has created a yummy PSA for FIAN (FoodFirst Information and Action Network) based in Germany. DAf handled everything from script to music,…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Minivegas Creates Real-time Idents for S4C
Well, UK studio Minivegas has officially blown my mind. After a year brewing up brilliant ideas, crunching over 50,000 lines of code and shooting live…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Buck: Toyota “Through the Roof”
Buck recently posted a fun new spot for Toyota entitled “Through the Roof.” I love how the depth of field effect creates the sense of…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Coan and Zorn: Do, Keep Doing, Do Some More
[QuickTime version here] “Do, Keep Doing, Do Some More” is a strange and wonderful mix of advertising, storytelling and eco-awareness soapboxing. Its simple lines and…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Trailer Thrash
First and foremost, kudos to Justin for running this amazing website and acting as the provider to all of us in the motion world, no…
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Jon Saunders • 16 years ago
Fortissimo/Psyop to Merge with Stink?
I’ll be honest, most of the details in this article about Fortissimo (the acquisition company that bought Psyop back in January) and Stink Productions in…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Fast Forward: The Future of Web Video
The web is rife with predictions for 2009, most of which will turn out to be pure bunk. But I must admit I enjoy speculations…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Smith & Foulkes: Stop, Look & Listen
This one nearly slipped by the radar. “The Boy Who Didnʼt Stop, Look & Listen” is the first installment in a three-part series for the…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Smith and Foulkes: Comcast “Sing-a-Long”
For a series of four spots, Nexus Productions‘ Oscar-nominated directing duo Smith & Foulkes built a campy world brimming with detail and color for Comcast…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Cisma: Adobe “Le Sens Propre”
[qt:http://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/adobe_longversion_050809-2.mov 640 480] Q&A with Cisma What was the brief on this project? Was it wide open, in terms of script/concept? Basically it was a…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Modern Rebel: Alberto Mielgo & Pinkman.tv
[qt:https://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/AlbertoMielgo_Pinkman.TV_MakingOf_mpeg4.mov 800 314] Q&A: Can you describe your artistic background before finding your way to animation? I’m self taught. However, I started working on animation…
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Brandon Lori • 15 years ago
Plastic Bag by Ramin Bahrani
To some of you, this piece may feel out of character in relation to our regularly posted content. However, there are universal lessons in storytelling…
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Matt Lambert • 15 years ago
Smithson v. Oeffinger Layer Tennis Recap Q&A:
[qt:http://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/SMITHSON_VS_OEFFINGER2_smx.mov 788 245] Questions: Did you enjoy the match or was it stressful? Daniel Oeffinger: I enjoyed getting to work on something in a completely…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago
ILOVEDUST Launches
News of a Motion Design studio launch are always exciting, more so when the studio has already possessed a considerable repertoire and strong reputation in…
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Boca Ceravolo • 14 years ago
Pixels Q&A with Patrick Jean
With over 2,026,435 views of the official film on Dailymotion in the six days since its release, Pixels has really spread far and wide very…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 14 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…
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Justin Cone • 14 years ago
PepperMellon for The Guardian and The Observer “World Cup”
As an appetizer to the hotly anticipated World Cup, Argentinean studio, PepperMellon, has jockeyed their way to front-lines and served up a playful treat to…
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Brandon Lori • 14 years ago
Baby I’m Yours Q&A
Questions: How did you come up with the concept and idea for your treatment of this music video? The day me and Breakbot decided to…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 14 years ago
Keeping Up with Autofuss
Ever since releasing their first in-house short in 2008, Katelyn, the crew at Autofuss has been toiling diligently in their San Francisco offices, building a…
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Justin Cone • 14 years ago
F5: First Set of Speakers!
We’re pleased to announce our first set of speakers for F5 2011! Here is the first savory piece of the cake—just enough to want a…
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Staff • 14 years ago
F5 RE:PLAY FILMS 03
Another week, another great batch. We have RE:PLAY films from James Copeman & Sam Renwick and Peppermelon with music/sound design from David Kamp. Two wildly…
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Brandon Lori • 13 years ago
Database Marketing
Back in June 2004, Reason Magazine printed a custom cover for every issue of their magazine (circulation: 40,000). Each subscriber received a magazine with a…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago
Playgroundsfestival 2011 Titles
The Playgroundsfestival was a joy. Hidden in the little town of Tilburg, the festival had great speakers and good talks. With talks from: Edouard Salier, Mate…
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Harm van Zon • 13 years ago
Psyop for FedEx: The Making of “Enchanted Forest”
(Above: Behind-the-scenes video of a remote control helicopter used for a several shots in “Enchanted Forest,” piloted by Tabb Firchau of Freefly.) The spot appears…
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Brandon Lori • 13 years ago