Process: Making the F5 Opening Titles with Block & Tackle
Over the last several years, conference openers have joined music videos, film titles and visual essays as ideal showcases for ambitious motion designers and visual…
Read more
Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Interview: The Lessons Behind We Are Royale’s Manifesto
Surviving eight years as a motion design studio is no easy feat. In addition to riding the unpredictable ebb and flow of service work, motion design…
Read more
Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Lessons learned: Daniel Coutinho’s journey from Brazil to Buck
In 2011, Daniel Coutinho left his family, his home and his girlfriend in pursuit of a dream. Now, as a staff animator at Buck —…
Read more
Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Truffle Pig, an other-worldly virtual reality experience from Gentleman Scholar
LA-based Gentleman Scholar have joined the growing number of animation studios seduced by the creative possibilities (and technical challenges) of virtual reality as a storytelling…
Read more
Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Making “Uncanny Valley,” an eye-popping sci-fi short about a very possible future
The sci-fi short "Uncanny Valley" presents a grim but very possible future in an eye-popping style laced with beautiful VFX work. Our chat with the…
Read more
Justin Cone • 8 years ago
CG still lifes and art direction from Rafa Merino
When Rafa Merino posted "Reborn" on Facebook, I froze. Initially struck by its surreal beauty, I then wondered what I was looking at: A photograph?…
Read more
Justin Cone • 8 years ago
About the Motionographer facelift
We're calling the new look a "facelift," not a redesign. We're just trying to address a few specific issues with the old design that have…
Read more
Justin Cone • 8 years ago
Late Night Work Club is here to save 2016
Let's face it, 2016 has been a weird and divisive year. Thankfully, Late Night Work Club is back to instill hope and unite us all…
Read more
Joe Donaldson • 7 years ago
Looking back, moving on…
It's with a heavy heart that I present you with Justin Cone's last Motionographer post.
Justin Cone • 5 years ago
Sway: Chevy “Natural Selection”
"Natural Selection," a new spot from Sway directors Mark Glaser and John Allardice for Chevy, is a CG tour de force. Watch the tag at…
Read more
Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Stardust for Paulig Presidentti
It’s been a while since we’ve posted work by Stardust, and I’ve missed their polished style. Their triumphant return to Motionographer’s humble spotlight is with…
Read more
Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Exopolis: Turner Classic Movies
Exopolis created an interesting painterly 3D world for a new TCM promo. The promo is actually a revisioning of an Edward Hopper inspired promo that…
Read more
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…
Read more
Justin Cone • 16 years ago
League of Clutch
So I am a big sports fan and have been adamantly watching the Celtics this post season (that’s basketball for those of you out there…
Read more
Jon Saunders • 16 years ago
Sixty40 look Smart for Kmart
A couple of weeks ago, back in the dark days of Motionographer 1.0 we posted Sydney based Sixty40’s showreel as a quickie. In amongst their…
Read more
Simon Robson • 16 years ago
Book Trailer: Christian Kracht’s New Book
Andrea Deppert and Agnieszka Kruczek hit us with this really well-made book trailer for Christian Kracht’s new book, ”Ich werde hier sein im Sonnenschein und…
Read more
Lilian Darmono • 15 years ago
Wake Up, Freak Out – then Get a Grip
For his Animation MA at the Royal College of Art, Leo Murray created an ambitious 11-minute short film on climate change, “Wake Up, Freak Out…
Read more
Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Challenge Your World 20/20
Through an online community, contests, and events, Challenge Your World connects emerging entrepreneurs to the resources and expertise they need to launch companies that restore…
Read more
Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Lucky by EB Hu
Lucky is a film that was made for Twenty120 earlier in the year. Attentive readers may already have seen it, but it’s really too gorgeous…
Read more
Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 14 years ago
Director Profile: Frankie de Leonardis
See the other two spots in the BBVA campaign: A. Aberasturi and L. Valenzuela. Motionographer Q&A with Frankie De Leonardis Frankie De Leonardis has directed…
Read more
Justin Cone • 14 years ago
Motionographer Holiday Catalog 2011
Well, it’s that time of year again — car-top pine needles, spiked raw egg beverages, off-key caroling, fantastical sweaters, and of course, cheesy TV commercials.…
Read more
Matt Hunter Ross • 12 years ago
Josh Raskin for Google
Many Motionographer readers will no doubt recognise Josh Raskin as director of the Oscar nominated short ‘I met the Walrus’. Personally I’d been wondering what…
Read more
Simon Robson • 12 years ago
From motion design to game design: In-depth process behind Specimen
“I wanted to be a beginner again and feel like I was growing.” Those words from designer/director Erica Gorochow encapsulate the primary motivation behind deciding…
Read more
Justin Cone • 9 years ago
SPECTRUM: Yussef Cole
For this month's SPECTRUM profile, we talked with Bronx-based motion designer Yussef Cole about experimentation, critical thinking and questioning meritocracy.
Lilian Darmono • 7 years ago