AE to C4D: A new (more comprehensive) solution
Some of you may be familiar with Paul Tuersley’s excellent scripts allowing for the importation of cameras and other objects from After Effects into Cinema…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Metro de Madrid: “Transparente” (Updated)
“Transparente” aims at changing people’s perspectives about using the subway in Madrid. Literally. These kinds of vfx projects are all about restraint. Props to director…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
AENY Celebrates One Year
This week’s After Effects NY meeting looks like it’ll fun. To celebrate their first year as a successful user group, AENY is hosting Tronic and…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Encoding Video for the Web with QuickTime Pro
One of the things we get asked about all the time is how to properly compress video for the web. Dozens of books and technical…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Kitteh Kitteh!!
UPDATE: 2 more items are added to the Q&A section, the result of a few readers’ additional query which I followed up with Sam. Sorry…
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Lilian Darmono • 15 years ago
Rebranding by Scott Benson Q&A:
Questions: What inspired you to make this particular piece? Hey, thanks so much for asking. The concept of questioning of how passive creatives in this…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 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
Ned Wenlock: “Apache” for Danger Beach
What was the concept behind the spinning environment in the piece? I had a rough, hazy idea for what happens in the video based on…
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Brandon Lori • 13 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
Art&Graft: “Trip” The Virgin Atlantic Safety Film
Long ago, Virgin Airways embraced the simple fact that no one pays attention to the poor flight attendants as they drone on mechanically about oxygen…
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Staff • 11 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
School of Motion’s Joey Korenman talks design education and work/life balance
Working out of his HQ in Sarasota, Florida, Joey is blazing his own path, one tutorial at a time
Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Colin Hesterly directs Škoda “Tour De France”
Director Colin Hesterly crafted a charming hand-drawn tale of Škoda inspired by vintage automobile advertising and the Czech car manufacturer’s own 120 year history. Not To…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Motionographer Podcast 03: MassMarket
Well, I took my sweet time getting around to it, but I finally finished up the third Motionographer Podcast. This time, I chatted with MassMarket‘s…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Sean Pecknold – Fleet Foxes ‘Mykonos’
Remember White Winter Hymnal? Sean Pecknold’s debut Fleet Foxes video with the killer hand-crank star trails shot? Pecknold (aka Grandchildren) just completed a beautiful new…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 16 years ago
SALESMEN BUCK DROPS AND THE CROWD GOES WILD
Two new shorts, “Meet Buck” and “Salesmen Pete,” have emerged from France by a group of extremely talented filmmakers coupled together on the same site.…
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Staff • 14 years ago
Lucas Zanotto for TUI
What can you make with paper cut-outs, fishing line, a hole puncher, and a Canon 7D? Lucas Zanotto shows us with his live action animation…
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Austin Shaw • 14 years ago
Memory Tapes’ “Yes I Know” by Najork
Memory Tapes’ “Yes I Know” from Najork on Vimeo. At first glance, a quiet, almost serene black and white video. Nevertheless, it’s packed with visual effects. Each image is carefully and…
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Harm van Zon • 13 years ago
Sosolimited: Patterned by Nature
The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences commissioned Sosolimited, Plebian Design, and Hypersonic Design & Engineering to create Patterned by Nature, a 10 ft. wide…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 12 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,…
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Justin Cone • 12 years ago
Carlo Vega: Gray Keys
Elegant synaesthestic explorations by Carlo Vega, inspired by Geometry Daily. Audio by Chilly Gonzales.
Michelle Higa Fox • 12 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
Daniel Savage: Helium Harvey
Not sold on the idea of going back to school? Neither was Daniel Savage. The NYC-based designer/director just released his animated short, “Helium Harvey,” a…
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Justin Cone • 11 years ago
GMUNK: Tycho “See”
Bradley “Gmunk” Munkowitz’s latest release is a live action-based mysterious music video for “See” from musician/designer Tycho’s album, “Awake.” Alongside the protagonist, who appears to…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago