True Detective Season 2 Main Titles

 Director Patrick Clair, Lead Animator/Compositor Raoul Marks and the rest of the team at Elastic strike again for HBO’s True Detective.  The title sequence for the first… Read more
Justin Cone • 9 years ago

airFIELD Sculpture by Dan Goods

 airFIELD is a mesmerizingly beautiful example of “physical animation” — animation that takes place in physical space, free from the pixel-based surfaces that traditionally act as motion design media.… Read more
Justin Cone • 9 years ago

On The Back Of A Tiger

 One effect that I feel many of us can agree on when working in the commercial world is that it can be a bit of… Read more
Joe Donaldson • 9 years ago

Artist Profile: Sean McClintock

 With nearly 20 years experience under his belt, Sean McClintock has done a little bit of everything.  From the early days of Flash during the… Read more
Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Forza 6 Legacy

 How many racing game references can you spot in this advert for Forza Motorsport 6?
Justin Cone • 9 years ago

School Profile: CalArts

 Conceived by Walt Disney in 1960 and established through a merger of two older art schools, CalArts is one of the nation's premiere institutions for… Read more
Justin Cone • 8 years ago

So long, Brett!

 We don’t normally post industry happenings, but this one is personal.  After 28 years in the business, Brett Ashy announced today that he’s closing his shop,… Read more
Justin Cone • 8 years ago

Personal Portfolio Round-Up

 It's the end of the year, and everyone's relaunching their personal sites. Here are a few that have popped up on our radar.
Staff • 7 years ago

Introducing Holdframe

 In this Motionographer Guest Post, meet Holdframe, a new platform for the animation and motion design community to share, learn, and support their fellow artists.
Joe Donaldson • 6 years ago

NATL UPDTS WTH NW WRK

 National Television updates with 3 new pieces As you all know, we really dig Nationals’ work. They’ve update with 3 new spots, which is surprising… Read more
Justin Cone • 18 years ago

Roses are Blue

 Good ol’ friends of tween…it’s been a while… If you have time on your hands and are looking for inspiration and maybe even a few… Read more
Babe Baker • 18 years ago

QuickTime Tip: Fast Start

 Just a friendly tip: If you’re compressing a video for the web and you’re using QuickTime to do it, make sure to enable Fast Start.… Read more
Justin Cone • 18 years ago

Interview: Lobo Does Dupont

 A series of mood boards (PDF) The whole set of mood boards in one go Animatic, showing influences from Maeda and Vasarely (QT 6) An… Read more
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… Read more
Justin Cone • 17 years ago

The (In)famous Craigslist Post

 The text below was originally posted on Craigslist (and quickly removed by admins) in response to the ridiculous job offers there soliciting creative services for… Read more
Justin Cone • 17 years ago

EyeballNYC: Microsoft Sync

 EyeballNYC recently finished a print and broadcast campaign for Microsoft Sync, a new voice-activated technology available in some new American cars. The series includes three… Read more
Justin Cone • 17 years ago

Psyop: Adidas “Together”

 I know Motionographer seems like a Psyop love-fest sometimes, but when one studio creates so much diverse, beautiful, intelligent work, they’re going to get a… Read more
Justin Cone • 16 years ago

Chatting with The Action Cats

 “The Experiment” by The Action Cats Storyboards for “The Experiment” Animatic for “The Experiment” Stop-motion experiments and source footage Back in April, when Adobe and… Read more
Justin Cone • 16 years ago