Dan Savage and the importance of community building
We are thrilled to bring you this month's guest post by none other than New York's very own, Dan Savage. Dan is an incredibly talented…
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Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago
Call for Entries: BassAwards 2016
The BassAwards celebrates its 4th edition and is looking for the top pieces made in 2015 in the following categories: 1. BEST TV CHANNEL BRANDING…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Two More Envelope-Pushers
If you’ve been reading this site (or Tween) for any time at all, you know I love to talk about the convergence of web and…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Great Scott!
Steve Scott recently updated his site and put up loads of work. Steve is a London-based illustrator and animation director, who is currently represented by…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 17 years ago
I Was a Layer Tennis Competitor.
Last Friday I took part in the first Layer Tennis match done in After Effects. My opponent was Jason Koxvold, who I had previously collaborated…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 17 years ago
31 Days of Oscar
This spot for Turner Classic Movies by Fresh Paint is full of subtle and effective visual effects that tie together a montage of classic movie…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 17 years ago
Cassiano Prado ‘in Berlin’
New director Cassiano Prado has directed this stunning video for the band Electralane, for their track ‘In Berlin’. The promo is an emotional tour de…
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Simon Robson • 17 years ago
CareerBuilder Help Yourself Credits
[Original Post] PROJECT NAME: CareerBuilder.com “Self-Help Yourselfâ€? and “Help You Help Youâ€? RUNNING TIME: 2 x :60 DATE OF FIRST AIRING: “Self-Help Yourselfâ€? 2/3/08, “Help…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Jeffrey Metzner: 1941-2008
Jeffrey Metzner, head of the Motion Graphics dept at the School of Visual Art, passed away Friday, February 15th. While I didn’t know Mr. Metzner,…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Psyop: Adidas “Impossible is Nothing” Q&A
Q&A with Psyop directors Marie Hyon and Marco Spier What was the creative brief from the client/agency? The brief from the agency was to create…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Semiconductor Films
Semiconductor Films (Ruth Jarman and Joe Gerhardt) have been creating their Sound Films and Live Animations for almost ten years now (long before folks were…
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Matt Lambert • 16 years ago
A Day at the 2nd Motion Graphics Review
Festival reviews are not that common here, but I had such an amazing experience at the 2nd Motion Graphics Review, that I thought it was…
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Boca Ceravolo • 16 years ago
Maxon Announces Cinema 4D R11
Maxon announced features of its upcoming Cinema 4D R11 release at SIGGRAPH yesterday. Here are some juicy bits from the press release: CINEMA 4D R11…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Psyop for Smith & Nephew
Psyop has dropped a painterly new spot for Smith & Nephews (viewable in HD on Vimeo). Directed by Eben Mears and Mate Steinforth, who’s sharing…
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Babe Baker • 16 years ago
Barnaby Barford’s Damaged Goods
Fine artist Barnaby Barford teamed up with the good folks at Nexus to direct this classic boy meets girl tale. The interesting thing about it…
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Mate Steinforth • 16 years ago
Guilherme Marcondes: Bruce Parry Promo for BBC 2
I have always loved Guilherme Marcondes’ work for its richness in colour and texture, its symbolism and surrealism that are often tinged with a hint…
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Lilian Darmono • 16 years ago
Gaelle Denis and MassMarket for DuPont
I read an essay once by Steven Millhauser that explained why miniatures are so engaging. In a nutshell, he says that miniatures enchant us by…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
The Moment, student short film from Filmakademie
The Moment is a charming animated film for the International Festival of Animated Film from Filmakademie students Csaba Letay and Verena Fels. I’ve been aware of the short for a…
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Jon Gorman • 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
Mainframe Rebrand Nickelodeon
London based Mainframe recently showed what they are capable of with an epic rebranding of Nickelodeon. Unusually for Nick, they let the design take the…
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James Wignall • 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
Logan: NASA Project “A Volta”
Warning: This video contains strong language, simulated sex and violence. Might not be suitable for some environments. For the NASA (North America South America) Project’s…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Blood Trail Interview
[qt:http://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/bt.mov 720 405] Storyboards and Development Check out the storyboards and some making-of imagery behind this epic project. Interview The following is an interview with the…
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Lauren Indovina • 15 years ago
Motion Graphics meeting at SIGGRAPH 2009, Tuesday, August 4th
Photo by eduardoizquierdo Gil Irizarry sent us a notice about a motion graphics meeting at SIGGRAPH. Check it out: There will be a birds-of-a-feather meeting…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago