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
Givin’ Up
Lifelong Friendship Society crafts an existential allegory of angst for One Eskimo in a new music video, Givin’ Up. With a finely tuned color-palette, minimal…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago
EP Banter: Talent, Trends & Technique
What is an Executive Producer? This role may go unnoticed by many of us, but the success of a company is often defined by this…
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Matt Lambert • 15 years ago
Phillip Bloom: Skywalker Ranch
We don’t usually feature straight cinematography work on Motionographer. However, what Director/DP Phillip Bloom was able to capture on Canon 5D and 7D DSLR’s during…
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Staff • 15 years ago
ILOVEDUST Launches
News of a Motion Design studio launch are always exciting, more so when the studio has already possessed a considerable repertoire and strong reputation in…
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Boca Ceravolo • 15 years ago
Keeping Up with Autofuss
Ever since releasing their first in-house short in 2008, Katelyn, the crew at Autofuss has been toiling diligently in their San Francisco offices, building a…
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Justin Cone • 14 years ago
Sometimes The Stars: Ari Gibson & Jason Pamment
Ari Gibson and Jason Pamment (Director and Art Director of The Cat Piano–read also our post on that award-winning film here.) teamed up again, this…
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Lilian Darmono • 14 years ago
Mirada: 3 Dreams of Black Interview
Motionographer recently posted 3 Dreams of Black, the Chris Milk music video intended for exclusive viewing on a browser. When it’s running, the animation progresses…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago
2011 Emmy Nominations: Credits Page
We’ll post full credit lists for the 2011 Emmy Nominations for Outstanding Main Title Design as they become available: Boardwalk Empire Length: :90 Description: Main…
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Justin Cone • 13 years ago
Elastic: Arrowhead Nature’s Fix
[pro-player width=’468′ height=’300′ image=’https://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/raid.jpg’ type=’video’]https://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Arrowhead_Nature_s_Fix__The_Raid_.mov[/pro-player] What’s more illicit than bottling water and shipping it across state lines? Just about everything. But that didn’t stop Elastic…
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Justin Cone • 13 years ago
November: Pictoplasma NYC
This November, Pictoplasma returns to New York City, bringing a colorful parade of speakers, characters, films and art along with it. Focusing on the art…
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Justin Cone • 13 years ago
Work/Life: Kids
“Yes, I know I’m supposed to be bathing him tonight, but … Yeah, I know I didn’t bathe him last night either, but tonight we’ve…
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Simon Robson • 13 years ago
Bill Maher’s ‘Irritable Bowl Syndrome’ by Fraser Davidson
Interview by Brandon Lori Tell us a bit about your animated infographic piece for Bill Maher’s book “The New New Rules: A Funny Look at How…
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Brandon Lori • 13 years ago
SXSW 2012: Film Title Design Awards
Our SXSW 2012 coverage begins with the Film Title Design Awards, presented by iStockphoto. The Film Title Design Awards program is unique among the SXSW…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago
SXSW 2012: Beauty is Embarrassing
Disclaimer: Wayne White was a speaker at the 2011 F5 festival. His talk there makes an appearance at the end of this film. We covered…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 12 years ago
Blender: Tears of Steel
If you can stomach the acting, there’s some impressive CG work in “Tears of Steel,” the latest open source short from the Blender Foundation. Like…
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Justin Cone • 12 years ago
Nico Casavecchia: “A Boy And His Atom” The World’s Smallest Movie
Working with animation studio Punga,1stAveMachine’s Nico Casavecchia had the honor of creating the world’s first movie at the scale of individual atoms — the world’s…
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Staff • 11 years ago
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
The all-star crew behind the reboot of a classic TV series brings something sorely needed in science: art direction.
Justin Cone • 11 years ago
“Book People Unite” PSA
Remember the wild things, giant bean stalks, and green eggs? How about drawing worlds with purple crayons, traveling the Yellow Brick Road or flying off…
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Brandon Lori • 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
Richard Hogg and Mummu: Hello FutureLearners!
Charmingly sharp character animation in this spot for FutureLearn.com. I got a chuckle out of everyone featured, but really, Lynn steals the show. More about the making-of from…
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Erica Gorochow • 10 years ago
Artist Profile: Fletcher Moules
Everyone blazes their own path into this crazy industry of ours. A few chosen ones march in a straight line from birth to a beautifully…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Superteam proves power of collaboration in title sequence for FITC Tokyo
To kick off the FITC Tokyo 2015 conference, a superteam of artists working around the world (and sometimes around the clock) created a sublimely glitchy…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Kung Fury
As a child of the 80s, there are three things that course through my blood: buddy cop films, martial arts flicks and Tang. Kung Fury, a…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago