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… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

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,… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more