Guilherme Marcondes on going it alone

Aspiring directors, listen up! Gui explains the ins and outs of representation in this insightful and honest interview.

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

FAUX IMAGES XV

The First Faux Fifteen is on! Talking Animals (B) X Andreas Nicolas Fischer (B) X tokyoplastic (UK). LEAP, Berlin, March 17th, 8pm.

Mate Steinforth • 10 years ago

Working backwards: From rig to character to story with Andrew Vucko

Editor’s note: This animation features cartoon-style nudity and sex, and therefore might be NSFW for some office environments. As any experienced animator will tell you, character animation… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Process: Lincoln Continental Concept

Block and Tackle and shares the process behind their painterly masterpiece promoting the Lincoln Continental concept car.

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Interview with Johnny Kelly: Dropbox “Creative Freedom”

Johnny Kelly’s approach can best be described using the principle of Occam’s Razor. In short, if all things are considered equal, the simplest solution is… Read more

Joe Donaldson • 9 years ago

Gentleman Scholar animates with techniques from A to Z for Bleacher Report

For the Bleacher Report, not only did Blackalicious rewrite “Alphabet Aerobics” as “Sports Alphabet” — but then Gentleman Scholar went and animated the whole damn thing.… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Yule Log 2.015

Your favorite digital holiday tradition is back! For the 3rd season in a row, the Yule Log project has invited artists from around the world… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

How to change the world (and get paid for it): Making SolarCity “How Energy Gets To You”

Learn how a group of passionate environmentalists used innovative production techniques to tell stories that genuinely matter to them — all while getting paid.

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

A mobile game made entirely out of clay?

The visuals for Tiny Passengers, a new mobile puzzle game from Shape Minds launching in iTunes today, were created almost entirely in clay. Check out… Read more

Justin Cone • 8 years ago

Making the Motionographer Patreon launch video

We go deep with Michelle Higa Fox (Slanted Studios) and Erica Gorochow (PepRally) about the making of the Motionographer launch video for its Patreon campaign.… Read more

Justin Cone • 8 years ago

Giant Ant, three films & three good causes

There’s no doubt that the vast majority of people in our industry have witnessed and felt the impact of Giant Ant. In a very short… Read more

Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago

Gunner, their new film “Mesh” and the importance of changing things up

Hailing from Detroit, Gunner is something special. Something that represents a shifting landscape which challenges the status quo and the big studio model: a small… Read more

Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago

What makes a good producer?

There can be many misconceptions behind what a producer does. The short answer is, they do a lot! Thankfully, in this month's Guest Post we… Read more

Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago

✌️Farewell Motionographer✌️

"Farewell has a sweet sound of reluctance. Good-by is short and final, a word with teeth sharp to bite through the string that ties past… Read more

Joe Donaldson • 5 years ago

Diversity in Character Design: 7 Steps to Designing a Convincing Persona

Character design is not just about drawing pretty pictures; it’s about creating life in all its shades and breathing it into their world. To design… Read more

Hana Eunjin Yean • 3 years ago

Apple TV+ The Dark Matter Title Sequence: How We Created It Three Times

Dark Matter. Based on the novel of the same name by Blake Crouch, this sci-fi series promises to take viewers on a thrilling journey through… Read more

Staff • 4 months ago

Am I talking poetry or am I talking business?

A leader of the heart: Are you one of them? #5 is a series of compact, heart-charged articles where executive coach Marie Reig Florensa –… Read more

Marie Reig Florensa • 6 months ago

Interview with Hasmik Mkhchyan: A journey through time and technology

Hasmik’s journey from traditional art to AI-driven motion design blends the old with the new. Trained in hand-drawn techniques at the Armenian Academy of Fine… Read more

Natalia Gonzalez • 3 weeks ago

Method: SFIFF

As part of a new identity system for the San Francisco International Film Festival (SFIFF), the branding gurus at Method (not to be confused with… Read more

Justin Cone • 18 years ago

From Lithuania, with love

I just stumbled across the work of PetPunk, a Lithuanian freelance studio. It looks like two people, Andrius Kirvela and Gediminas Siaulys, are responsible for… Read more

daniel • 18 years ago

Amautalab: New Work

Fun-loving Amautalab recently posted a series of nutty spots for Fernet 1882, an Italian alcoholic drink consumed in Argentina. In keeping with agency Madre’s vision… Read more

Justin Cone • 17 years ago

Superestudio

Buenos Aires is home to a surprising number of boutique motion studios, not the least of which is Superestudio. They recently launched (okay, that’s too… Read more

Justin Cone • 17 years ago

Failte Ireland

Watch “There” | Watch “3 in 1” Director Morten Vinther and studio Piranha Bar teamed up to create a fun three-spot typographic campaign for Fáilte… Read more

Justin Cone • 16 years ago

Digital Domain for BMW

This recently released project from Digital Domain for BMW is a breathtakingly detailed mix of organic and industrial imagery full of verve and sophistication. While… Read more

Justin Cone • 16 years ago