Micaël Reynaud: Amalgamation
Winner of the best use of displacement map/compound blur ever — Micaël Reynaud, with portraits by Michael Jang. Also available as an animated gif, of…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago
Perception: More Than Meets the Eye
One of Perception’s early concepts Playing with 3D space Another early concept using scale to create visual interest Animation test, experimenting with pacing and camera…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Erik Lauritzen: Last Best Hope
Erik Lauritzen created an engaging photo montage for a World World II documentary entitled “Last Best Hope.” The 2.5D technique isn’t new, but Erik’s execution…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
New AE Plugin: Youveelizer
Jerzy “Maltaannon” Drozda drops Youveelizer, an incredible new AE plugin for mapping textures to 3D footage
Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Pac10 gets Loaded
Loaded Pictures brings a smooth 3D camera mapping approach to a set of still photos for Pac10.
Ryan Rothermel • 14 years ago
Scintillation by Xavier Chassaing
Scintillation is a remarkable experimental piece by young director Xavier Chassaing. This piece stands on it’s own purely for its visuals, but the technique and…
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Jon Saunders • 16 years ago
Michael Fragstein: Boozoo Bajou “Jan Mayen”
Stuttgart-based Michael Fragstein created this music video for Boozoo Bajou’s Jan Mayen. Inspired by a volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean, landscape and weather maps,…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 11 years ago
24 Years of IF: Happy Birthday to Imaginary Forces!
So, there we have it—an incredible playlist of some of the most magical moments from the team at Imaginary Forces. To survive and thrive…
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Staff • 4 years ago
Imaginary Forces: The Bridge
Imaginary Forces’ Grant Lau directed this elegantly unexpected promo for FX’s second season of The Bridge.
Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Ask Between the Keyframes XIII
Ask Between the Keyframes answers your most troubling Motion Design questions. How do you career map in our ever-changing field?
Stuart Groves • 2 years ago
BKYC & Théoriz crew: Extrapolis
BKYC and Théoriz crew combine traditional drawing with interactive animations in the pulsing landscape of Extrapolis.
Michelle Higa Fox • 12 years ago
7 Top Tips for Animating Sketch Comedy
Chris Cray maps out some of the most useful approaches he’s discovered while animating his scripts, from setting the scene to repurposing characters.
Chris Cray • 3 years ago
VR without goggles: “Field Trip to Mars” sends a souped up school bus to space
[…] VR and experiential installations under our belt, Framestore was in our genius spot, able to tackle the brief with artists, creatives and technologists from…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
Author of “Design for Motion” talks industry, education and the state of design
We interview Austin Shaw, the author of "Design for Motion: Motion Design Techniques and Fundamentals."
Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Only Say Yes When It’s Yes
[…] industry or even veteran designers who may be a bit rusty, I offer my advice on the foundation to any career: the interview process.…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Making an “unfairy” tale: Malak and The Boat
[…] in After Effects with some ripple deformations and turbulent displacement to make it always alive. This animated black and white texture was then used…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Siggraph 2011: Damian Nenow “Paths of Hate”‘ Interview
The trailer for Paths of Hate showcased its effortless combination of comic book visual style with dynamic dogfighting camera motion and kinetic editing. The film…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago
School Profile: Savannah College of Art & Design
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of school profiles we’ll be sharing on Motionographer. The following profile was compiled in August, 2015. Since…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Marco Brambilla: Civilization
[…] to go from a hellish landscape to a heavenly one. We began with exploring the idea of using a game engine to house the…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Database Marketing
[…] in your mailbox, for sure. More recently, Chris Milk and Google created the interactive musical experience The Wilderness Downtown for Arcade Fire, which utilized…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago
Motorville by Patrick Jean
[…] piece about everyone’s favorite hydrocarbon. Packed with nice little details. Directed and Animated by : Patrick Jean patrick-jean.com Sound Design : David Kamp davidkamp.de/…
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Elliot Blanchard • 12 years ago
Motion design in games with Ubisoft’s Wylie Robinson
[…] I worked on with my team: HUD Design Graphic Design elements on screen during gameplay, which include the weapon wheel, hit detection, geographical markers,…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago