The Transatlantic Slave Trade | Project Breakdown

For Black History Month, Creative Director and Founder of Reunion, Chris Carboni, breaks down their 2022 Motion Awards winner. The Transatlantic Slave Trade is part… Read more

Stuart Groves • 2 years ago

Between Lines | Project Breakdown

We take a deeper look at the animated short, Between Lines, from the ideas that didn't make it to the processes behind the scenes.

Stuart Groves • 2 years ago

Project Breakdown with Creative Mammals

Creative Mammals break down their innovative and attention-grabbing conceptual promo for The Walking Dead.

Stuart Groves • 2 years ago

Technical Breakdown: Seeing Without Sight

John Likens, from Method Studios, on pitching and creating the opening sequence for SEE Season Two. Recent winner of a Motion Award for best tv/streaming… Read more

John Likens • 3 years ago

Technical Breakdown: Stranger Things Have Happened

Netflix commissioned six artists to reinterpret iconic scenes from their smash hit Stranger Things. Motion Designer Pedro Allevato (AKA Sugar Blood) shares his experience.

Pedro Allevato • 2 years ago

Buck: Sherwin Breakdown

[…] your technique to color the paint swatches (grayscale renders colorized in comp). Would you mind elaborating on your process? Ben: If you take a… Read more

Jon Saunders • 15 years ago

Ice Age Breakdown

Fantastic breakdown of a tightly choreographed scene from Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (Thanks, Thiago!) ice-age ice-age

Justin Cone • 15 years ago

The Mill: City Harvest “Apples” Breakdown

The Mill shares a brilliant breakdown for the City Harvest “Apples” viral. (See the finished spot.) city-harvest-apples city-harvest-apples

Justin Cone • 15 years ago

Awesome VFX Breakdowns (via AE Tuts)

Awesome VFX Breakdowns (via AE Tuts)

Tyquane Wright • 15 years ago

Under Armour Cold Gear: Sound Design Breakdowns

Echolab shares breakdowns of the the sound design for the recently posted Under Armour spot from Shilo.

Justin Cone • 15 years ago

Greenpeace turns 20, but its mission is still the same

This elegant PSA for Greenpeace from Le Cube packs a stylish punch to mark the environmental organization’s 20th birthday. Process breakdowns From boards to color,… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Project Breakdown with Frame 48

The future is really just the impact of what everyone has scheduled in their calendar tomorrow or decides to do on a whim...

Staff • 3 years ago

Project Breakdown with TEDxSydney & Substance Studio

TEDx: REAL is a visual exploration of the nature of reality, as seen through the hopes, fears, and dreams of a mother-to-be who imagines the… Read more

Scott Geersen • 3 years ago

Project Breakdown with Ollie Magee

I’m never sure whether to explain the film to people. Or even if I’ve figured it out. I’d always encourage someone watching to find their… Read more

Staff • 3 years ago

Project Breakdown with Bonnes Feuilles

1984 is particularly accurate nowadays; the description of a society based on generalized surveillance and collective hatred is particularly resonant today. It’s part of an… Read more

Staff • 3 years ago

[Process] David Lewandowski pulls back the curtain on two projects

David Lewandowski, an oft-featured director/animator/compositor here on Motionographer, recently posted two breakdown videos that are worth a gander. Flying Lotus “Tiny Tortures” The first project,… Read more

Justin Cone • 12 years ago

Ruairi Robinson’s “The Silent City”

[…] a Best Short Animated Film Oscar a few years back. Now he’s back with a live action short film entitled “The Silent City.” There’s… Read more

Justin Cone • 18 years ago

Buck: Sherwin-Williams breakdown

Buck was kind enough to chat with me and share a making of video for their recent spot for Sherwin-Williams Click for Video and Interview

Jon Saunders • 15 years ago

ILM: Avengers VFX Breakdown

Industrial Light & Magic has been nominated for a 2012 Academy Award for their work on Marvel’s The Avengers. Check out a suite of “Making Of”… Read more

Angelo Collazo • 12 years ago

Breakdown: Watch Dogs 2.0 opening cinematic by MK12

MK12 breaks down the process behind their opening cinematic for Watch Dogs 2.0, the latest blockbuster game release from Ubisoft.

Justin Cone • 8 years ago

Breakdown: William Arnold and OFFF by Night 2016

William Arnold talks about chaos, control and his childhood fascination with dioramas in this in-depth interview by Bobby Ushiro.

Bobby Ushiro • 7 years ago

I Am More | Project Breakdown

With Animagic co-founder David Calderon.

Stuart Groves • 1 year ago

Nickelodeon Global Rebrand | Project Breakdown

Give us a brief introduction to yourself and the studio. My name is Braden Wheeler and I’m an on-the-box creative director (with a general focus… Read more

Staff • 8 months ago

Silent City Now Online

Back in November, we posted the trailer and a shot breakdown of Ruairi Robinson’s short film, “Silent City.” Well, the whole film is online now… Read more

Justin Cone • 18 years ago