Marcus Eckert releases Squall for AE to iOS workflow
After months of anticipation (and beta testing), Marcus Eckert has quietly released Squall, a "a tool to read vector animations from After Effects and reconstruct…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
Oddfellows expands with a new office, website, team and body of work
Proving they do much more than tech videos, the San Francisco-based Oddfellows have expanded to Portland and established themselves as a new contender in the…
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Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago
Crafting a digital comic: Q&A with André Bergs
André Bergs is no stranger to animation. And the iPad is no stranger to digital comics. But André’s recently released “Protanopia” sports a unique look…
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Justin Cone • 7 years ago
AESeattle January: Virtual Reality Night!
Hey everyone! Join us for a night of exploring the creation of virtual reality worlds within After Effects and learning more about the way the…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Inside SIGGRAPH 2006
Monster Samurai / Grace McNamee Doll Face / Andrew Huang Brush / Victoria Caution Fog (Niebla) / Santi Fort e-scape / Masakazu Takano Mask of…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
ONE80PROJECT
There is something brewing which may be of some interest to those down-under. Sam Coombes, Marketing Manager at MTV Networks Australia, sent us some info…
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Jon Gorman • 18 years ago
The (In)famous Craigslist Post
The text below was originally posted on Craigslist (and quickly removed by admins) in response to the ridiculous job offers there soliciting creative services for…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
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
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
Michael Wiehart and Visual Comforts for The Florida Times Union
Michael Wiehart and Visual Comforts for The Florida Times Union
Staff • 15 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
Hunter Gatherer: “REDU”
With a portfolio built on scavenged items and handmade craft, Hunter Gatherer has created what is the closest they may ever come to a public…
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Brandon Lori • 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
Leonardo da Vinci Was a Loser
Success is a slippery term. How do you define success for yourself?
Justin Cone • 11 years ago
Parasol Island: “Pink Troubles”
Parasol Island’s self-initiated short “Pink Troubles” features endearing character design and lush environment design. From PI: ‘Pink Troubles’ is the story of a lonesome flamingo…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Destiny: Mars Opening Sequence, Q&A with the Directors
Prologue's opener for "Destiny" kicks off one of the most anticipated games of 2014. Motionographer goes deep with its co-directors, Ilya V. Abulkhanov and Simon…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Golden Wolf proves you can’t go wrong with cats for Offset 2015
For the Offset 2015 conference title sequence, Golden Wolf put all their chips on the internet’s only sure bet: cats. Lots and lots of cats.…
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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
Virtual reality is not filmmaking
Let’s agree on something: 360-degree video presented inside a virtual reality headset isn’t really virtual reality. It’s a novel, sometimes powerful experience, but it’s not what makes VR arguably the most…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Blend Manifesto
From the candy coated palette to its cheery metaphors of rainbows and confetti, the manifesto video for the upcoming Blend conference is bubbling over with the…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
School Profile: Savannah College of Art & Design
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of school profiles we’ll be sharing on Motionographer. The following profile was compiled in August, 2015. Since…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
The Genius of Play
Working with Mash Studio, Tom Rainford focused his directorial talents on The Genius of Play, a 9-part animation series for for the Toy Industry Association. Each of the 9…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Papercraft and pop-ups for Pellegrino
Directing duo Parallel combined two popular motion design tropes — faux papercraft and pop-up books — to create a sumptuously designed spot for Pellegrino, “Are…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Explore the desolate and spooky world of “xVOID”
Released in time for Halloween, “xVOID” is a 100% CG short film that begins as an atmospheric exploration of a desolate scene and then takes…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago