Flying North For the Winter

[flv:http://motionograph.wpengine.com/media/passionpictures/Penguins.flv 468 263] Watch high-res on Beam.tv | Watch on BBC News This delightful promo for BBC’s iPlayer is a perfectly executed bit of April… Read more

Justin Cone • 17 years ago

Flash Player 10 Beta: “Astro”

I recently stumbled onto an interesting site from Lee Brimelow called gotoandlearn.com. While it’s essentially a tutorial site, it also gives you some great new… Read more

Justin Cone • 16 years ago

Motion +61 DVD: Volume 2

Motion +61 DVD: Volume 2 has been released, and it looks promising. The showcase of Australian talent includes work from Collider, CO-OP, Monkeylab, Qube Konstrukt,… Read more

Justin Cone • 16 years ago

Nylon for the US Army “Lifted”

Heavy.com asked Nylon to create this short animated film for the US Army

Justin Cone • 16 years ago

Darren Walsh/Passion Pictures: Compare the Meerkat

The talented and versatile Darren Walsh delivers some solid character work with Passion Pictures for “Compare the Meerkat” (comparethemarket.com)

Matt Lambert • 16 years ago

Richard Fenwick Joins Passion Pictures [Press Release]

Independent film maker and director Richard Fenwick has joined Passion Pictures for commercial representation.   Fenwick is well known for the versatility of his work which… Read more

Justin Cone • 16 years ago

Graphic Designer vs Client

Check out this knee-slapping viral from mentaldesigner using software from xtranormal.com, called Graphic Designer vs Client! But beware: clip contains NSFW audio!

Brandon Lori • 15 years ago

Bran Dougherty-Johnson and Chad Colby: “Take Control of Your Health”

In Take Control of Your Health, designers Bran Dougherty-Johnson and Chad Colby present the facts, and distill the nuances of the health-care crisis in a… Read more

Brandon Lori • 15 years ago

Phosphene

Another killer experiment in mixed media from Benjamin Ducroz: Phosphene.  Also, check out his latest reel and other recent work at ducroz.com.

Matt Hunter Ross • 14 years ago

2010 a Micheal Langan Odyssey

2010 a Micheal Langan Odyssey, along with Mekanism create a nice spot for imakemycase.com

Ryan Rothermel • 14 years ago

Sofia Coppola and Stephen Dorff New York Times Interview

Join Oscar-winning writer-director-producer Sofia Coppola and actor Stephen Dorff as they sit down with New York Times’ Jason Zinoman on Dec. 15, 6:30pm ET/3:30pm PT… Read more

Lauren Indovina • 14 years ago

The Epic Doc

“The Epic Doc” is a short advert directed by Varathit Uthaisri (aka “Tu”), a filmaker currently working with Google Creative Lab in NYC. A few… Read more

Lauren Indovina • 14 years ago

DMLA February Meeting

February 15, 7PM Hollywood. Terence Lee from Roger will discuss creation of the TBS Conan spots. Early bird tickets are free @ https://dmala.eventbrite.com

Justin Cone • 14 years ago

Samsung: the tablet of the future

Check out this flexible AMOLED tablet concept from Samsung (Via mashable.com.)

Matt Hunter Ross • 13 years ago

C4D Live

Tune into c4dlive.com for live talks from Andrew Kramer, Ash Thorp, Casey Hupke and more — including a demo of Element3D for AE.

Justin Cone • 12 years ago

To This Day Project: Call for animators with big hearts!

There are only 5 days left for animators and motion artists to commit to be part of this anti bullying, animated, spoken word poem: “To… Read more

Jorge R Canedo Estrada • 12 years ago

Lagoa Launches, Blows Minds

I was invited to the beta of Lagoa.com (then called TeamUp) several months ago, and even in that early stage it blew my mind. As… Read more

Justin Cone • 12 years ago

It’s a Plastic World

This depressing but educational visual essay explains the ubiquity of plastic in our oceans using an interesting low-poly microverse contained in a cube. After you’ve… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Richard Hogg and Mummu: Hello FutureLearners!

Charmingly sharp character animation in this spot for FutureLearn.com. I got a chuckle out of everyone featured, but really, Lynn steals the show. More about the making-of from… Read more

Erica Gorochow • 10 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

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 • 9 years ago

The key to Facebook Reactions? Animation (of course).

"Early versions were static and we knew animation would be key in making them more expressive. "

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Animade launches Boords storyboarding tool

The wizards at Animade recently released Boords, a simple, web-based tool for sharing storyboards.

Justin Cone • 8 years ago

Stardust Profile on Apple.com

While it’s not exactly news, Stardust is featured on the Apple Pro website. Interestingly, a lot of the article reveals the way Stardust pre-visualizes a… Read more

Justin Cone • 18 years ago