Siggraph 2011: Technical Papers Fast Forward
Hi Motionographers! We’re at SIGGRAPH 2011, here in beautiful Vancouver. SIGGRAPH is the Association for Computing Machinery’s annual conference on computer graphics, where you can find…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago
Yes Virginia
Yes Virginia trailer for a short directed by Pete Circuitt of Bitstate. Production Diary here. And Opening Shot Development here.
Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago
GEL 2010 T&F Q&A
The original styleframe board which T&F presented. What was the brief for this piece, and how did you approach coming up with the concept? The…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago
BDA Focus Group: May 2nd, Hollywood
Normally, I wouldn’t post this kind of stuff, but since I’m going to be speaking at Promax/BDA this summer, I figured I have an obligation…
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Justin Cone • 19 years ago
Amsterdam DNA revisited
There has been a surge of motion media on the museum-going experience as of late — which will be elaborated on in a later post…
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Matt Hunter Ross • 13 years ago
Final Schedule for Inspire 07
Just got the final schedule for Inspire 07, this time with some details about the sessions. Man, even if I wasn’t helping organize this thing,…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Canadian Forces
This website for the Canadian Forces recruiting group is interesting on many levels. From a motion graphics angle, the introductory videos for each of the…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Adam Plouff: Building Tools for Animators
“If I’m known for anything, it’s the utilization of some of the more obscure features in After Effects and a weirdo obsession with mathematical phenomena,”…
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Erica Gorochow • 9 years ago
How to make your skin crawl, the story of “Teeth” with Holbrooks
After a successful run in the festival circuit, including a premiere at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and a Special Jury Recognition award from the…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
How a husband and wife team took a startup from brand to product launch
What makes “IMANDRA” a fascinating case study in the world of explainer videos is not its intricately detailed but elegant animation (although that’s very nice),…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Lynn Fox: Mercedes Benz “Thanks, Airbag”
Blink’s Lynn Fox and Jung von Matt create this captivating ode to airbags for Mercedes Benz. Also check out Fox’s Killer Moves, another experiment with…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago
True Detective Season 2 Main Titles
Director Patrick Clair, Lead Animator/Compositor Raoul Marks and the rest of the team at Elastic strike again for HBO’s True Detective. The title sequence for the first…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Work/Life: Royale attempts the impossible
LA-based Royale launched their new site last week, tearing the wrapping off a stack of new work, including a charming holiday short, Impossible Present. In…
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Justin Cone • 13 years ago
VFX World Map
The VFX World Map plots commercial and features studios, schools and other relevant entities on — you guessed it — a map of the world.
Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Scott Benson: Rendezvous “The Murf” Interview
Scott Benson can’t seem to stop putting out creative work, whether it’s light-hearted (Opposites, Future Trends in Motion Graphics) or helping himself and others ponder…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago
Sophie Gateau & Paranoid US: “White” for LG and LIGHTS
Simple is beautiful. In Lights, Paranoid US and new SF-based agency, DOJO, keeps it simple and retells the classic story of boy meets girl. With…
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Brandon Lori • 14 years ago
ESPN Taps The SYNDICATE to launch MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
Santa Monica, CA September 11, 2006 ÂÂAfter ESPN scored the NFL’s Monday Night Football franchise, TV’s largest sports broadcast package, the cable network sought an…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Mill NY: OFFF Opening Titles
Click here to play the OFFF Opening Titles. Splicing up biological elements and reforming them to create brand new species to illustrate the beauty that…
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Jon Saunders • 14 years ago
OK Go “End Love” – Masters of the One Take Music Video, by Gunther and Lieberman
I think at this point, it’s fair to say that OK Go has yet to disappoint us with their videos. The last one for “This…
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Ryan Rothermel • 14 years ago
Passion Pictures’ Pete Candeland: Coke Zero “Happy Kingdom”
Built atop the repertoire of his work with Passion Pictures for the Gorillaz, director Pete Candeland’s buzz reached a fever pitch with the indelible Rock…
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Brandon Lori • 15 years ago
Inspire 07 Schedule
Inspire 07 is fast approaching, and I’m getting really excited. This thing has really blown up! Our lineup of speakers is awesome, and the Cream…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Meteor Studios’ Unpaid Artists UPDATE
UPDATE: Sept 22, 2009 According to Dave Rand, the case is now closed. The Canadian Labor Board has now negotiated payment of 70% of what…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago
Digital Domain Campaigns for Lexus
Hot off the heels of Benjamin Button’s Oscar success, Digital Domain’s commercial division shows us what they’ve been up to with a three-spot campaign for…
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Jake Sargeant • 16 years ago
Tintori and NABIL: Breaking your internets
It’s happened to you at least once — a color explosion on your screen created by an ill-fated download or a codec mismatch. A compression…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 16 years ago