“Motion Graphics” or “Motion Design”?
Photo by David Cornejo I’ve never felt that the term “motion graphics” has been adequately defined. I’ve argued that this is a good thing, that…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Encoding Video for the Web with QuickTime Pro
One of the things we get asked about all the time is how to properly compress video for the web. Dozens of books and technical…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Stink/Psyop: Audi “Synchronised”
Taking a cue from some of the human-pixel videos on the web, this new Audi advert from Stink and Psyop for Berlin-based agency HEIMAT blends…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
1st Ave. Machine: Audi ‘Unboxed’
Happy 2009 to everyone! The folks at 1st Ave Machine and Passion Pictures are ringing in the new year with “Unboxed“, an imaginative commercial for…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 16 years ago
Life is the Masterpiece
Okay, so this promotional video for the Montana State University School of Art doesn’t fit the normal schema of Students posts, but I think it…
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Justin Cone • 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…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
TEG/Bearfight + Sehsucht: Tetley “Red”
The Ebeling Group has expanded its family with the addition of London-based Bearfight, a collective headed up by Christopher Hewitt (formerly DSTRUKT). To herald their…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Smith & Foulkes: Coke “Avatar”
Oscar-nominated directing duo Smith & Foulkes (Nexus Productions) put their powers to use for Coca Cola and Weiden+Kennedy Portland in an endearing Super Bowl spot…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Get Yo KLOWWWN : Asif Mian
This raw lo-fi offering from Asif Mian, gives us a break from the commercial world for a brief moment so that we might be either…
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Staff • 16 years ago
Largo al Factotum a la Dougal Wilson
Sky Arts and the English National Opera recently launched Sky Arts Opera Shorts, a unique collaboration with leading figures from the visual arts. This particular…
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Matt Lambert • 16 years ago
The Hyde Tube
Paris-based production company Mr. Hyde has launched an interesting new initiative, The Hyde Tube, which invites directors anywhere in the world to submit their work…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Nathan Rocks
“Rocky” is the second of the two spot Chips Ahoy campaign by Nathan Love. If you missed “Oz”, check it. Unlike “Oz”, Rocky is character heavy, which is…
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Lauren Indovina • 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
Poll: In these troubled times…
Photo by Nature Explorer Back in November, we asked Motionographer readers how they were doing financially. At that point in time, pieces of the sky…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Adam Berg/Stink Digital for Philips
Created for Tribal DDB, Amsterdam, Stink Digital and Director Adam Berg deliver this interactive campaign for Philips’ new CINEMA 21:9 TV. The cinematic proportions of…
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Matt Lambert • 15 years ago
Psyop Delivers for UPS
Weeks ago, we quickied “Gladiator,” the first of an ongoing campaign for UPS, due to the staggered release dates of the remaining spots. While additional…
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Lauren Indovina • 15 years ago
Prologue: 2009 MTV Movie Awards
Prologue has released a montage of their colorfully wacky package for the MTV Movie Awards, directed by Ilya Abulhanov (who also directed the recently posted…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Destino by Salvador Dali and Walt Disney
Destino is a short film written and storyboarded in 1945 by Salvador Dali and Walt Disney that was shelved for financial reasons, but then re-discovered…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago
5’th Annual Typophile Film Festival: Opening Title
If you love typography, look no further. Handmade by students and faculty at Brigham Young University (BYU), the opening-title for the 5’th annual Typophile Film…
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Brandon Lori • 15 years ago
Dominoes
Dominoes by Wyld Stallyons is great new short film for the World Wildlife Fund that aims to encourage people to become activists for environmental change.…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago
Prologue: MTV Video Music Awards 2009
MTV has found a good thing, and they’re sticking to it. For the third year in a row, they’ve tapped LA-based Prologue to create the…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Prologue: MTV Video Music Awards 2009
MTV has found a good thing, and they’re sticking to it. For the third year in a row, they’ve tapped LA-based Prologue to create the…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
(Geek Alert!) The Esquire AR Issue
While many other motion studios try to find their way to the interactive future, Psyop teamed up with the digital aces at The Barbarian Group…
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Dave Skaff • 15 years ago
Fairness for Visual Effects Artists: Following-Up
Dancers by (3) on flickr. CC some rights reserved. Lee Stranahan wrote an open letter to James Cameron last week that has received a lot…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago