Technical Breakdown: Seeing Without Sight

John Likens, from Method Studios, on pitching and creating the opening sequence for SEE Season Two. Recent winner of a Motion Award for best tv/streaming… Read more

John Likens • 3 years ago

DANIELS Strip to Their Underwear

Directing Duo : Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan aka DANIELS, just released a music video for an FM Belfast track titled Underwear. “And all you… Read more

Ryan Rothermel • 14 years ago

[Interview] Buck: Good Books “Metamorphosis”

From Buck’s website: “The Buck team dug deep, channeling our inner gonzo, to direct and produce this homage promoting Good Books, the online bookseller that passes… Read more

Angelo Collazo • 13 years ago

On my way to class?

Well, school has definitely begun. It’s my first week, and already I’m snowed under. I won’t let that keep me from making a quick post… Read more

Justin Cone • 19 years ago

The Drought Continues

I don’t know. Maybe it’s me. Maybe I’m being too picky. Maybe I’m burned out. But whatever the reason, I haven’t been knocked on my… Read more

Justin Cone • 18 years ago

Exopolis: The Cove Atlantis

To capture the spirit of the to-be hotel ‘The Cove Atlantis‘, Exopolis produced a promotional DVD that certainly creates a vibe of peaceful tranquility leading… Read more

Onur Aksoy • 18 years ago

Phillip Van and Method Studios: “And She Stares Longingly At What She Has Lost”

I don’t often get tingles from the work posted here, but this new short film directed by Phillip Van had my entire body covered in… Read more

Justin Cone • 17 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”… Read more

Justin Cone • 17 years ago

United Airlines “It’s Time to Fly”

Over the weekend, we posted Shy the Sun’s “Sea Orchestra,” which, it turns out, was only one of five remarkable spots in a campaign from… Read more

Justin Cone • 16 years ago

Asif Mian joins 1st Ave Machine

1st Ave Machine has expanded their happy family by adding Asif Mian to the mix. After Matt Lambert, who joined 1st Ave a few months… Read more

Justin Cone • 16 years ago

Ghost Robot: “Bonnaroo Line-Up”

Waaay back in July 2008, we posted a Quickie on Javan Ivey’s beautiful “My Paper Mind” video, produced using a self-devised method called “Stratastencil” (inspired… Read more

Boca Ceravolo • 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.… Read more

Justin Cone • 15 years ago

Brand New School: Back to School with HP

Brand New School takes a break from summer vacation, and hits the books early with two new spots for HP Back to School. In Maintain… Read more

Brandon Lori • 15 years ago

The Veiled Commodity, a film by Vinh Dickson

The Veiled Commodity, a film by Vinh Dickson

Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago

Noah Harris for Blink Ink: Talk Talk

Joining forces with UK Production Company Blink Ink  and Agency CHI, Noah Harris directs Talk Talk. The light-writing concept is tired, but the spot’s worthy… Read more

Brandon Lori • 15 years ago

When Graphic Plays Beyond Narrative

About a week ago, we posted the trailer for “Logorama” by H5. As it spread across the globe, it’s been gaining steam and hitting the… Read more

Mark Webster • 15 years ago

Twenty120 Roundup “In The Age of Opulence”

Indeed, Twenty120 has come to pass. Not long ago, screenings for the festival went underway, drawing in artists across the board, and cooking up a… Read more

Brandon Lori • 15 years ago

Rise and Fall Q&A:

Boards Interactive Magazine – Walkthrough Questions: How did this project come about? What was the initial brief from ‘boards magazine? We were contacted by Nexus… Read more

Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago

GEL 2010 T&F Q&A

The original styleframe board which T&F presented. What was the brief for this piece, and how did you approach coming up with the concept? The… Read more

Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 14 years ago

OK Go “End Love” – Masters of the One Take Music Video, by Gunther and Lieberman

I think at this point, it’s fair to say that OK Go has yet to disappoint us with their videos. The last one for “This… Read more

Ryan Rothermel • 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… Read more

Austin Shaw • 14 years ago

RIP Chris Marker

If there ever was a “motionographer”, an artist who used film and pen with equal eloquence, it was filmmaker Chris Marker who died today on… Read more

Dominique Elliott • 12 years ago

Ickerman: Sci-fi nostalgia for the current day (with bad ass vehicles)

I'll be honest: What initially attracted me to the teaser for Ickerman was the cars — specifically the lane-hogging, glass-encased driverless cars full of partygoers.

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

7 Ways to Mix Frame-By-Frame and Rigged Animation

London-based animator and director Chris Cray explains how mixing both methods combines unruly freedom and rigid efficiency.

Chris Cray • 2 years ago