Ben West & His Freaks Present The ADG Conference
B en West wrote, directed and did the animation for this warming mockumentary promoting the 2008 Australian Directors Guild Conference. Ben’s witty script, combined with…
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Matt Lambert • 16 years ago
Book Review: Guidelines for Online Success
I’v e lauded The FWA here many times before. It is the single best repository of outstanding dynamic web design on the net, and its…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
OCB Black Thinking Credits
Titl e: “Black Thin King” Client: Republic Technologies Product: OCB Client contact: Valérie Amiguas Advertising agency: Road (Barcelona) Executive creative director: Emilio Lezaun Creative director:…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Ahoy, Nathan Love!
Th e Chips Ahoy Cookie Campaign has long been based on creative kookiness and comedic timing. Who best to execute this vision? Look no further…
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Lauren Indovina • 16 years ago
Nathan Rocks
“Rocky” is th e second of the two spot Chips Ahoy campaign by Nathan Love. If you missed “Oz”, check it. Unlike “Oz”, Rocky is character heavy, which…
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Lauren Indovina • 16 years ago
Cisma: Adobe “Le Sens Propre”
Q&A with Cisma What was th e brief on this project? Was it wide open, in terms of script/concept? Basically it was a 98% open…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Interview with 9.99’s Tatia Rosenthal Plus Special Screening
A f ew weeks ago, I had the pleasure of screening of Tatia Rosenthal’s $9.99, set to hit theaters on June 19th. Based on the…
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Matt Lambert • 15 years ago
Axel Brotje: “Kiss Of The Scorpion”
For his graduation proj ect at Braunschweig University of Art in northern Germany, Axel Brötje created “Kiss Of The Scorpion”, a stunning 11 minute animated…
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Boca Ceravolo • 15 years ago
New Work from Birdo Studio
Ch eck out these three recent projects from the Brazilian Birdo Studio: Sempre Livre is a poppy, colorful Flash animated spot that was made in…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago
Ben Steiger Levine for Sprite
Up-and-coming A Whit e Label Product director, Ben Steiger Levine, delivers his first major commercial undertaking via Sprite. The moment of creative inspiration is visualized…
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Matt Lambert • 15 years ago
Plastic Bag by Ramin Bahrani
To som e of you, this piece may feel out of character in relation to our regularly posted content. However, there are universal lessons in…
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Matt Lambert • 15 years ago
VFX Townhall Recap and Links
L ee Stranahan’s Monday night VFX Townhall: The State of The Industry was a big success. Not in providing a solution, but in starting a…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago
Scott Squires: Visual effects service – The Big Picture
Anoth er response to the issues that the VFX Townhall have brought up, Scott Squires writes a long post on what he sees as the…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago
ILOVEDUST Launches
N ews of a Motion Design studio launch are always exciting, more so when the studio has already possessed a considerable repertoire and strong reputation…
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Boca Ceravolo • 15 years ago
Clemens Kogler’s Phonovideo
Austrian stud ent Clemens Kogler just released a new film called Phonovideo which is an intriguing mix of cel-animation that was shot and edited in…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago
Parisian Domination Continues: Jonas & Francois
This isn’t exactly breaking news, but Paris is absolutely killing the global music video scene right now. In my opinion, El Niño has been one…
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Matt Lambert • 14 years ago
TiRA for ASTRA
From London-bas ed This is Real Art comes a project that hits all my soft spots: space tech, information graphics, and a reserved, modern design…
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Matt Hunter Ross • 14 years ago
Clemens Habicht – UKTV “Watch When Things Come Together”
R emember the Matrix Ping Pong meme of 2003? The kuroko stagehands of kabuki/bunraku Japanese theater helped two seemingly normal dudes defy physics and bend…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 14 years ago
Challenging the Hold System
Photo by K ecko Recently, we posted a review of Frank, an online tool that facilities the holding and booking of freelance talent. In the comments,…
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Staff • 13 years ago
Siggraph 2011: Technical Papers Fast Forward
Hi Motionograph ers! We’re at SIGGRAPH 2011, here in beautiful Vancouver. SIGGRAPH is the Association for Computing Machinery’s annual conference on computer graphics, where you can…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago
Psyop: Norton “Stuff Anthem”
Working with Smuggl er for agency Leo Burnett Chicago, Psyop directed a lovable new spot for Norton, an anti-virus and personal data protection company. (Ah,…
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Justin Cone • 13 years ago
November: Pictoplasma NYC
This Nov ember, Pictoplasma returns to New York City, bringing a colorful parade of speakers, characters, films and art along with it. Focusing on the…
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Justin Cone • 13 years ago
Work/Life: The 40 Hour Work Week
Photo by ad esigna The headline for this post probably strikes most of you as a joke — at least those of you working in…
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Justin Cone • 13 years ago
Interview with James Curran: ‘The Adventures of Tintin’ Unofficial Title Sequence
W e’re huge fans of self-initiated personal projects, and were delighted by James Curran‘s fantastic unofficial title sequence for The Adventures of Tintin. James was…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago