Intern to Art Director
“You’ll see that my progress didn’t come from just picking myself up by the bootstraps. It came with good timing, a little bit of luck,…
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Madison Ellis • 3 years ago
Don’t Blame the Pandemic
It's Mental Health Awareness Month! And we're behind any and every reason to talk about it.
Stuart Groves • 3 years ago
Don’t be a bully, loser.
Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago
Shhhh…we can’t tell you
Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago
It’s official: The Motion Awards 2021 winners are out now!
For a year that’s gone by in a flash, we’ve managed to cram in an enormous amount of work, haven’t we?
Staff • 3 years ago
Between Lines | Project Breakdown
We take a deeper look at the animated short, Between Lines, from the ideas that didn't make it to the processes behind the scenes.
Stuart Groves • 2 years ago
Don’t Skip It: Designing a Title Sequence in the Age of AI
Chris Sharpe, Creative Director at Territory Studio, argues that the introduction and growth of AI has made the issue of historical data and title design…
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Chris Sharpe • 2 years ago
Mistborn
JM Blay's Magical Quest: Translating Mistborn from Page to Screen - Breaking Free from Constraints to Unleash Creativity
Staff • 7 months ago
Two More Envelope-Pushers
If you’ve been reading this site (or Tween) for any time at all, you know I love to talk about the convergence of web and…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Perception: More Than Meets the Eye
One of Perception’s early concepts Playing with 3D space Another early concept using scale to create visual interest Animation test, experimenting with pacing and camera…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Interview: Garson Yu of yU+co
“300” main-on-end titles Storyboards for “300” main-on-end titles Animatic for “300” sequence “Bee Movie” end credit sequence Storyboards for “Bee Movie” end credit sequence “Enchanted”…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Trailer Thrash
First and foremost, kudos to Justin for running this amazing website and acting as the provider to all of us in the motion world, no…
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Jon Saunders • 16 years ago
Review: Visual Effects for Directors
I have to admit that I was wary of reviewing Hollywood Camera Work’s Visual Effects for Directors. When the package arrived, I groaned. Seven DVDs.…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
yU+co: Cirque du Freak Titles
[qt:https://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/cirque-du-freak.mov 720 405] Interview with Motionographer’s Brandon Lori: How hands-on was Paul Weitz, director of Cirque du Freak, in the creation of the main title,…
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Brandon Lori • 15 years ago
Yellow Cake
Yellow Cake is a new short film by Nick Cross, an Ottawa-based animator who has worked for everyone from Nickelodeon to Spumco over the course…
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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
Blind’s Heart of Stone
[qt:http://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/HOS_0223_h264.mov 640 360] How did this second collaboration between Blind and The Raveonettes come about and were there any differences this time around in the…
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Brian Gossett • 15 years ago
NFL on Fox Sports Redesign by Michael Cina Q&A
Can you give us a little background on how this project started and the approach you took with it? Around four years ago we were…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago
Malcolm Sutherland “Umbra”
Montreal-based Malcolm Sutherland is a busy guy, creating self-initiated short films ranging from meditations on the beach to Mayan-inspired space travel to contributing to Star…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 14 years ago
Old Fangs – Adrien Merigeau & Alan Holly
I’m delighted that Old Fangs, which has been making the rounds on the film festival circuit, is available in its entirety online. The character designs…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 14 years ago
Carine Khalifé: Young Galaxy — Blown Minded
I’m so happy to be able to post this up on Motionographer. Finding an artistic collaboration of such beautiful execution that’s off the beaten track…
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David Wilson • 13 years ago