Sean Pecknold – BBC Knowledge “Honk If You’re Human”
More whimsical fun from Sean Pecknold aka Grandchildren! This time it’s in-camera, in-sequence stop-motion from beginning to end for BBC Knowledge. If you like it,…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 14 years ago
BUF: VFX for Enter The Void
Gaspar Noé’s new film, Enter The Void, “will kick you in the balls”, as a colleague of mine put it. It’s a psychedelic visual ride…
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Jon Saunders • 14 years ago
Big Think Series: Can You Know Motion Without Knowing Stillness? (Part 1)
Editor’s Note: The Big Think Series attempts to step back from our frame-to-frame existence and look at the bigger picture. This post is from Austin…
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Austin Shaw • 14 years ago
In-Depth: Comedy Central Re-Brand
Editor: The following post is a guest entry from JaegerSloan Inc., a new venture headed up by Doug Jaeger and Kristin Sloan. For our first…
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JaegerSloan • 14 years ago
Shape Shifter
[qt:http://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/chrlx_shapeshifter.mov 960 540] Interview with Director Alex Weil First of all, would you talk a little bit about yourself, your background and your current position…
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Daniel Coutinho • 14 years ago
Sometimes The Stars: Ari Gibson & Jason Pamment
Ari Gibson and Jason Pamment (Director and Art Director of The Cat Piano–read also our post on that award-winning film here.) teamed up again, this…
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Lilian Darmono • 14 years ago
2011 RE:PLAY Film Festival
Tradition ain’t something to mess with. It’s got a hungry heart and a thirsty soul. At F5, the fun isn’t only on-stage and at the bar –…
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Brandon Lori • 14 years ago
Psyop: Fage “Plain”
[qt:https://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Psyop_Fage_Plain.mov 848 480] What was CG and what was live action? Early in the project, we learned we only had two weeks for post…
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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 • 14 years ago
[Review] New York in Motion
Editor’s note: The following interview and review are by guest contributor Cheryl Yau, a 2012 MFA candidate in SVA’s Design Criticism program. Catch the next…
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Staff • 13 years ago
TRON Legacy In-Depth with David Lewandowski
Editor’s note: The following is a guest contribution from writer Meleah Maynard. What would the DNA of a one-of-a-kind being look like if it could be…
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Staff • 13 years ago
Siggraph 2011: Technical Papers Fast Forward
Hi Motionographers! 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 find…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago
Johnny Kelly: Back to the Start
Chipotle? Yes, Chipotle. In an effort to raise awareness concerning food issues and promote sustainable food systems, they’ve commissioned Back to the Start, a short…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago
November: Pictoplasma NYC
This November, Pictoplasma returns to New York City, bringing a colorful parade of speakers, characters, films and art along with it. Focusing on the art…
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Justin Cone • 13 years ago
AICP Southwest 2011 Sponsor Reel
Dallas-based Element X Creative garners a trainload of nostalgia for the AICP Southwest Awards Show with their 2011 Sponsor Reel. Through a mixture of blood,…
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Matt Hunter Ross • 13 years ago
Kristoffer Borgli and the symbolism of stuffed animals
Why does some art get under your skin? Why do certain pieces leave you with a distinct feeling of dread? Seeing Kristoffer Borgli’s clip for…
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Brandon Walter Irvine • 13 years ago
Blur Talks: “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” Titles
If you haven’t seen Blur’s opening titles for David Fincher’s rendition of Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, now would be a good time to climb…
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Staff • 13 years ago
Lynn Fox: Mercedes Benz “Thanks, Airbag”
Blink’s Lynn Fox and Jung von Matt create this captivating ode to airbags for Mercedes Benz. Also check out Fox’s Killer Moves, another experiment with…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago
Work/Life: kids — the results
You may remember that toward the end of last year, as part of our Work/Life series, we posted a survey asking you about motion life…
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Simon Robson • 13 years ago
Lloyd Alvarez: aescripts + aeplugins
Whispered around studios back in 2005: “There’s a guy… He figured out how to get After Effects to render in the background and then you…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 12 years ago
Cartoon Network’s 20th Birthday Music Video by I Love Dust
Pull up a seat, put on a party hat, and have yourself a big slice of cake; Cartoon Network just turned 20! On October 1st,…
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Brandon Lori • 12 years ago
Process: Psyop’s Prequels for Dishonored
Bethesda’s Dishonored (developed by Arkane Studios) was one of the mostly hotly anticipated games of the year. Thanks to nearly three years of pre-production, the…
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Elliot Blanchard • 12 years ago
Hornet & Blinkink for Toyota
Directors Sumo Science, Yves Geleyn, Gabe Askew, and Major Briggs bring four very different – but equally cool – perspectives to the “Stories of Better”…
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Elliot Blanchard • 12 years ago
We Are 17: Kiss TV & BBC India
It seems like the guys over at London-based We Are 17 have been nice and busy lately, judging by these two amazing projects launched fresh…
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Daniel Coutinho • 12 years ago