Nicholas Weigel of LAIKA/house Chats About Toys R Us
“Big Book” “Sale” Interview with Director Nicholas Weigel As with much of your work, these Toys “R” Us spots are visually very rich. There’s a…
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Justin Cone • 14 years ago
Glen Keane: Duet
Disney animator Glen Keane creates a moving short film for Google's Spotlight Stories project.
Justin Cone • 10 years ago
When creators turn evil, fun ensues
Animade recently released Milo Targett’s “Lido Sim,” a cute, post-modern take on the long tradition of animators toying with their animated creations. The short’s protagonist attempts to…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
MK12 Interview: Making “Man of Action! II: Ashes of Vengeance”
For many, MK12 is where it all started. Just as Kyle Cooper’s iconic title sequence for Se7en signaled a renaissance for the craft of opening credits,…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
School Profile: CalArts
Conceived by Walt Disney in 1960 and established through a merger of two older art schools, CalArts is one of the nation's premiere institutions for…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
DANIELS Strip to Their Underwear
Directing Duo : Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan aka DANIELS, just released a music video for an FM Belfast track titled Underwear. “And all you…
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Ryan Rothermel • 14 years ago
HP’s New Image
HP’s new “Personal Again” campaign is an attempt to restructure the personal computing galaxy with humansâ€â€?instead of machinesâ€â€?at the center of the action. So far,…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
HunterGatherer + Nike
If children’s book author Eric Carle did lots of acid and picked up some animation skills, maybe he’d create something similar to HunterGatherer‘s, “One Time…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Saul Bass: Why Man Creates
You’ve probably already seen Saul Bass’ 1968 “Why Man Creates”, but it’s one of those little gems that deserves annual viewing. Sadly, only a five-minute…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Nexus give NSPCC a Helping Hand(s)
Upgraded from Quickie Carolina Melis of London’s Nexus Production recently directed this lovely animated spot for NSPCC’s campaign against smacking. I found the style of…
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James Wignall • 16 years ago
Nervo for Zune
God bless Microsoft. They just won’t give up on promoting the Zune, and as long as they keep funding work like this latest series of…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Ben & Julia: Dove Nets
Updated with Q&A A couple of weeks ago I posted a music video by Ben & Julia for The Main Drag‘s song ‘Dove Nets’. Ben…
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Lilian Darmono • 15 years ago
Q&A with Mikey Please: Marilyn Myller
Hornet's Mikey Please chats with us about making the darkly humorous short, "Marilyn Myller"
Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Profile: Tom Rainford
For the first in our Profile series, Motionographer's Joe Donaldson chats with UK-based Tom Rainford about his unique approach to the industry.
Joe Donaldson • 10 years ago
Conan O’Brien and Moth Studio, now that’s some award winning story telling. Motion Award recipient.
Bring words to life? Put your submission where your mouth is and submit to the 2020 Motion Awards.
Millie Verastegui • 4 years ago
Splice
I’ve been a fan of Creative Commons for a while, but I’ve often found it hard to translate its philosophy into practical application. Great video…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
ESPN Taps The SYNDICATE to launch MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
Santa Monica, CA September 11, 2006 ÂÂAfter ESPN scored the NFL’s Monday Night Football franchise, TV’s largest sports broadcast package, the cable network sought an…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Interview: Lobo Does Dupont
A series of mood boards (PDF) The whole set of mood boards in one go Animatic, showing influences from Maeda and Vasarely (QT 6) An…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Shilo: Action Sports Awards Show Open
Continuing to dig deeper into character animation after their Cingular Blackjack spot, Shilo recently posted a show open for Action Sports Awards on Fuel TV.…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Optimus AICP Sponsor reel Concept and Credits
PROJECT: AICP Midwest Sponsor Reel Our piece for the AICP Midwest show is best described as a late ’70s early 80’s music video tour of…
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Jon Saunders • 17 years ago
Book Review: Uncredited
As soon as I heard about Uncredited, a new book on the history and current state of film title design, I bought it. It came…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
The People of Burma (Updated with Q&A)
QuickTime version I think this new :90 PSA for the people of Burma is my favorite Shilo piece to date. This collaborative effort was conceived…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Impactist: Birthday
Impactist never fails to surprise me. Their latest project is a poetically disturbing mash up of two occasions that seem diametrically opposed: Injured veterans from…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Comcast “Rabbit”
The script for “Rabbit,” a new Comcast advert directed by Biscuit Filmworks’ Noam Murro, would probably work as a radio spot. But the visuals add…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago