Keep Your Crises Small

I found this video through illustrator Frank Chimero’s excellent blog and listened to it while working today. It’s a speech that Ed Catmull, president of… Read more

Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 14 years ago

Nick Peterson for Tweak Bird

Dark, thrash and roto-ed music vid from Nick Peterson for Tweak Bird

Matt Lambert • 14 years ago

The Mothership Has Landed

If you saw our post yesterday, then you already know a little something about the mysterious entity known as Mothership. Today we got the full… Read more

Justin Cone • 14 years ago

RIP Boards Mag

As of less than an hour ago, every form of industry chatter has been focused on one thing: the end of Boards Mag. It has… Read more

Matt Lambert • 14 years ago

Mothership for Sprint “Firsts”

[qt:http://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Mothership_Firsts_60secVersion.mov 1280 720] Credits for Sprint “Domino Effect” Agency: Goodby Silverstein & Partners Partner: Jamie Barrett Producer: Cindy Epps Art Director: Nick Spahr Copywriter: James… Read more

Brandon Lori • 14 years ago

Full Coverage: Talking Tron with Digital Domain

We had a chance to catch up with the crew that brought TRON: Legacy to life, Digital Domain. Not only were they the forces behind… Read more

Justin Cone • 13 years ago

The First Digital 3D Rendered Movie (1972)

Check out this incredible early digital animation of Ed Catmull’s left hand, thanks to Robby Ingebretsen and his dad. (Via kottke.org.)

Matt Hunter Ross • 13 years ago

Animade Lernz

Good morning! Here’s some tiny tutorials from London-based Animade to makes you smile and enjoy the simple magic of animation. Check out the whole series… Read more

Michelle Higa Fox • 12 years ago

Motionographer’s Role in the Industry (Right Now)

We recently posted a short op-ed piece that sparked a good deal of comments. In sharing this news, Motionographer was a bit late to the… Read more

Justin Cone • 12 years ago

Sumo Science: Sudafed Mucus Relief

Great character animation and materials in this short ad for Sudafed by UK-based Sumo Science (Ed Patterson & Will Studd).

Michelle Higa Fox • 10 years ago

Motion design education: MoGraph Mentor

My recent op-ed post, “6 Problems with Motion Design Education,” looked at challenges facing students and educators through the lens of brick-and-mortar design schools. But over the last 20… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Joining the new wave: Guy Verge Wallace

Sydney-based filmmaker, Guy Verge Wallace, has just birthed a 5-month-long labor of love in the form of a music video for Papa Vs Pretty. At… Read more

Matt Lambert • 13 years ago

Tendril, relaunching and repositioning in a shifting landscape

Toronto-based Tendril relaunched their web presence today, joining the growing number of nimble, mid-sized shops repositioning themselves in response to the hand-writing on the wall: … Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Ipiranga Shop “Stuff”

[qt:http://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/stuff-motionographer.mov 489 330] Client: Ipiranga Shop Agency: Talent Production Studio: Ioio Filmes Direction: Vellas & Laga Animation: Vellas Sound design: A9

Justin Cone • 15 years ago

How To Feed The World

How To Feed The World is a 9-minute film directed by Denis van Waerbeke for an exhibition called Bon Appetit at a science museum in… Read more

Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 14 years ago

The Genius of Play

Working with Mash Studio, Tom Rainford focused his directorial talents on The Genius of Play, a 9-part animation series for for the Toy Industry Association.  Each of the 9… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Commercial work with boundaries: the commissioned work model

Maintaining creative control and keeping clients happy can feel impossible. Here's an approach that can ease the tension.

Joe Donaldson • 10 years ago

6 challenges facing motion design education

This post is the first in a series exploring the state of motion design education. We’ll look at the issue from multiple angles, asking ourselves and the… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Survival tips for women in motion design

I’ve been working in the field of motion design for 11 years. As a woman of non-Caucasian ethnicity, I’m definitely a minority in the field.… Read more

Lilian Darmono • 9 years ago

Virtual reality is not filmmaking

Let’s agree on something: 360-degree video presented inside a virtual reality headset isn’t really virtual reality. It’s a novel, sometimes powerful experience, but it’s not what makes VR arguably the most… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Uncovering the Grammar of VR with Saschka Unseld

The emerging master of virtual reality storytelling, Saschka Unseld, is back again. As always, he delivers practical insights for the evolving art form of real-time storytelling, gleaned… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Magic Leap… no, for real this time

Augmented reality startup Magic Leap made headlines last year when it raised over $540 million dollars in funding while still managing to hide its plans from… Read more

Justin Cone • 8 years ago

Zulu Alpha Kilo: Spec

This video is making the rounds on social media, and for good reason. It’s funny, smart and spot on. Just in case you’re lost, allow… Read more

Justin Cone • 8 years ago

Are brick and mortar design schools worth it?

An engaging interview and a follow up article from two leaders in online education for motion design challenge the value of traditional four year design… Read more

Justin Cone • 8 years ago