Matthias Hoegg: “Upstairs”
If you haven’t already watched Matthias Hoegg’s latest short, “Upstairs,” now is a good time to sink your eyes into it. If you’ve already seen…
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Justin Cone • 11 years ago
Q&A: Dark Noir
[…] and Directed by Rafael Grampá Animation Studio: Red Knuckles Director of Photography: Red Knuckles Red Knuckles Creative Directors: Mario Ucci and Rick Thiele Producer:…
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Justin Cone • 11 years ago
Futurama 3D
[…] part of making this? Hmm, I love retrofuturistic style very much, and the most challenging part for me was to bring this style to…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Best Tutorial Ever?
[…] here as Carey, lays down some great insight into the process of storyboarding and concept development. The title of this post may be a bit…
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Joe Donaldson • 10 years ago
How Firstborn became an agency without losing its soul
When I stepped off the elevators and into Firstborn’s headquarters, I thought maybe I’d made a mistake. I’ve been to quite a few agencies. No…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Understanding Perception: How We Experience the Meaning We Create
According to neuroscientist Beau Lotto, our brains don't differentiate between imagined stimuli and real stimuli. And that might be the best path towards world peace.
Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Making “Uncanny Valley,” an eye-popping sci-fi short about a very possible future
[…] a reduced version where your core concept remains intact. Go smoothly from one stage to the other. Remember that each stage is there for…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Black Math: “A Tale of Two Zip Codes”
[…] narrator, Boston’s very own Black Math is back with this intriguing new animation. Coming in at a whopping 4:33, “A Tale of Two Zip…
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Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago
Charlex: Shape Shifter
[…] fauna and flora. The world begins to form and we follow the story of predator and prey in a heated chase that then shifts…
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Daniel Coutinho • 14 years ago
David Prosser: Matter Fisher
[…] gain some perspective on the distractions we encounter and an attempt to slow something down. It was also hugely cathartic to make a film…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 14 years ago
Shilo: Winning the War
Watch “The War” Hand-drawn storyboards Shots from the blue screen shoot Style frames Stills from the finished product Motionographer’s Jon Saunders interviewed Andre Stringer and…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
David Bolinsky on Truth and Beauty
This presentation delivered by medical illustrator and animator David Bolinsky is by no means new (it was posted on the TED site back in July),…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Back to Beijing with Eric Lerner
[…] work, this looks like a pretty big project. Just how big was it? Partizan’s involvement in the spot started nearly a year before completion.…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Nathan Love’s Suicidal Cabbage
Director: Nathan Love Executive Producer: Mike Harry Producer: Derrick Huang Creative Directors: Joe & Kate Burrascano Character Design / Storyboards: Morgan Schweitzer Animatic: Chase Massingill…
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Lauren Indovina • 15 years ago
Review: Gangpol & Mit “Faits Divers”
My first introduction to French duo Gangpol & Mit (Guillaume Castagne and Sylvain Quément) was through their music. It wasn’t until recently that I learned…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Maxim Zhestkov “RECURSION”
[…] idea of the short film is my main aim now. Abstract elements are a fabulous tool. But I really want to deal with the…
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Igor Sordokhonov • 15 years ago
Mirada: 3 Dreams of Black Interview
[…] the project. The most exciting thing for us was to build from the ground up – an opportunity to be able to explore a…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago
Interview with James Curran: ‘The Adventures of Tintin’ Unofficial Title Sequence
[…] in sequence, but when I went back to read them it was obvious that it would be too difficult to pick out individual recognizable…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago
The long journey to “Lostopolis,” an interview with PandaPanther
[…] two hours of cinematics for the Skylanders video game franchise, a Herculean feat that gave them the experience — and confidence — to take…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Capitu Titles
[…] commissioned to create the opening sequence and interstitials for Capitu, a TV mini-series adaptation of Dom Casmurro, the masterpiece by 19th-century Brazilian novelist Machado…
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Lilian Darmono • 16 years ago
Hemlock by Tyson Ibele
[…] around that I have to do to figure out how I’ll get a shot done, because I’m already familiar with most of the tools.…
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Babe Baker • 16 years ago
Blind’s Heart of Stone
[…] matte paintings to cut down on the CG work. We were also very disciplined about not using tricky camera movements and instead focused on…
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Brian Gossett • 15 years ago
Work/Life: Royale attempts the impossible
[…] for our clients, friends and family. We wanted to take the piece from start to finish and have complete control, including the option of…
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Justin Cone • 13 years ago