ANNY: Ukiyo-e

QuickTime Version I’m always curious about Japanese motion graphics studios. I know so little about how Asian studios in general are set up, and yet… Read more

The Graveyard

And now for something completely different. I’m not sure how I stumbled upon The Graveyard, but I’m glad I did. Calling it a video game… Read more

Mass Animation = Mass Exploitation?

When Mass Animation announced their goal of creating a CG short film by “crowd-sourcing” the animation to a global community of thousands of animators, I… Read more

My God, It’s Full of Stars Q&A

We spoke to Buck about the making of their first music video: Questions: This is Buck’s first music video after years of doing commercial advertising… Read more

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… Read more

Pixels Q&A with Patrick Jean

With over 2,026,435 views of the official film on Dailymotion in the six days since its release, Pixels has really spread far and wide very… Read more

Jonny Kofoed, PAMS Q&A

What was the initial pitch brief from the agency, and how did you choose to answer it? (I.e. by sticking closely to their wish list… Read more

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… Read more

Minivegas’ Twitter Visualizer for F5

Minivegas has taken many forms throughout their existence. Live-action, animation and VFX-driven work was their strength for years. However, they have recently been putting a… Read more

Mercedes “Escape the Map”

Digital Domain teamed up with director Carl Rinsch, RSA and AMV BBDO for “Escape the Map,” a surreal POV journey into a world inspired by… Read more

Josh Raskin for Google

Many Motionographer readers will no doubt recognise Josh Raskin as director of the Oscar nominated short ‘I met the Walrus’. Personally I’d been wondering what… Read more

Plasticine Rhythm

Animator, illustrator and musician Andy Martin took a series of stop-motion animations he created for Vine and used them as a launchpad for “Plasticine Rhythm.”… Read more