Gary film interview
Could you explain a little about your story, it is very different from your ordinary coming of age short and it is certainly very tense…
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Jon Saunders • 16 years ago
Marco Brambilla: Civilization
[qt:http://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/civilization_final.mov 960 540] Installation Credits Title: Civilization (MEGAPLEX), 2008 By: Marco Brambilla Client: The Standard Hotel, New York Editor/Research Assistant: Beau Dickson Assistant: Swapna Tamhane…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Capacity: “Upgrade + Mobilize” Q&A
Click to watch “Upgrade + Mobilize” on Capacity’s site. Upgrade + Mobilize In the words of Capacity’s Ellerey Gave, “Before we became designers and animators…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Keep Your Crises Small
I found this video through illustrator Frank Chimero’s excellent blog and listened to it while working today. It’s a speech that Ed Catmull, president of…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 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…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago
VFX Townhall Recap and Links
Lee Stranahan’s Monday night VFX Townhall: The State of The Industry was a big success. Not in providing a solution, but in starting a discussion,…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago
Buck: Sherwin Breakdown
[qt:http://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Sherwin_Breakdown_H264_V2.mov 960 540] Last week I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to sit down with creative leads Orion Tait, Benjamin Langsfeld & Joshua…
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Jon Saunders • 15 years ago
Maxim Zhestkov “RECURSION”
Q&A with Maxim Zhestkov by Igor Sordokhonov, with help from Lilian Darmono, Bran Dougherty-Johnson, Lauren Indovina, Brian Gossett and Sofia Radnabazarova. In your words, who…
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Igor Sordokhonov • 15 years ago
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
The Lost Thing: Interview With Shaun Tan
First, a word about Shaun Tan. He is an amazing storyteller. His picture books are not only filled with rich, whimsical pictures, but also with…
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Lilian Darmono • 14 years ago
CANADA on How to Deconstruct Ice Cream
Editor’s note: The following post is by a new Motionographer contributor and copy editor, Brandon Walter Irvine. Please welcome him aboard! Perusing the Quickies the…
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Brandon Walter Irvine • 13 years ago
[Review] Frank
Editor’s note: Like all our reviews, this is one is uncompensated and written purely out of curiosity about a new service that might be useful…
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Justin Cone • 13 years ago
Bronte: by Ari and Jason for Gotye
Gotye – Bronte – official film clip from Gotye on Vimeo. Pitch Frames (Ari Gibson) Can you tell us briefly how did the…
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Lilian Darmono • 13 years ago
Siggraph 2011: Damian Nenow “Paths of Hate”‘ Interview
The trailer for Paths of Hate showcased its effortless combination of comic book visual style with dynamic dogfighting camera motion and kinetic editing. The film…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago
Work/Life: PandaPanther on parenting, work and creating amazing spit
We’ve come to know NYC-based PandaPanther for their playful, character-driven work. Since 2006, Jonathan Garin and Naomi Nishimura have directed casts of colorful creatures on…
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Justin Cone • 13 years ago
2011 Ottawa International Animation Festival: Student Films
I had the pleasure of attending the 2011 Ottawa International Animation Festival this year. For me, Ottawa is one of the most refreshing events of…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago
[Interview] John Kassab: “Childhood of a Circle”, et al.
As I was being transported back to my youth watching Childhood of a Circle, I noticed a thread lining several recent posts here… Melbourne-based audio…
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Matt Hunter Ross • 13 years ago
Stereoscopic 3D Production for Everyone: Part 1, The Camera
Editor’s note: The following post is from guest author Kevin McAuliffe, a Senior Editor at MIJO in Toronto. (You may also be familiar with his…
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kevinpmcauliffe • 12 years ago
Gabe Askew: “Goat and Aaron”
Gabe Askew (Hornet) is no stranger to Motionographer. We posted his first break-out project here, an unofficial music video for Grizzly Bears “Two Weeks” that…
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Staff • 12 years ago
Q&A: Disassembling Assembly
New Zealand-based Assembly is an intriguing shop. Headquartered on a tiny (but beautiful) island nation, their portfolio ranges across character work, high-end vfx and interactive…
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Justin Cone • 11 years ago
Elements of Design
Matt Greenwood’s buttery smooth “Elements of Design” is a high-speed buffet of some key concepts behind motion graphic design. I’d love to try it as…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Motion design in games with Ubisoft’s Wylie Robinson
Motion design in games? It's more important than you think. Our interview with Wylie explains why.
Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Nickelodeon Worldwide Refresh: Interview with dyrdee
Just in time for the back-to-school season, Nickelodeon, the children’s television network, is refreshing their worldwide broadcast package with a series of bubbly graphics that…
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Brandon Lori • 10 years ago
From Costco supervisor to computational artist, Albert Omoss blazes his own path
In the early days of my career, I bought into something I now call “The Myth of the Rockstar.” It goes like this: You are…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago