Big Lazy Robot on the Keloid trailer
We recently Quickied Keloid, a stunning trailer for an as-yet-unrealized film that the wizards at Barcelona-based Big Lazy Robot hope to produce someday. BLR’s director, J.J.…
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Justin Cone • 13 years ago
David Kamp: Sound Creatures
Who knows what kind of creature is making those snuffling noises in the bushes just behind you. Or the animal skittering for cover under that…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago
FITC Amsterdam 2012 opening titles
The first time I watched these titles my sound wasn’t working, but I thought, “What the heck.” I liked it. The visual style, the transitions,…
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Harm van Zon • 13 years ago
Carlo Vega: Yasiin Bey “N*****s In Poorest” (NSFW)
Carlo Vega‘s latest personal project is an unofficial music video for Yasiin Bey’s N*****s In Poorest. The song is Yassin Bey’s (formerly known as Mos…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago
Daniel Franke & Cedric Kiefer “unnamed soundsculpture” and Brian Oakes “Marie”
These two pieces use a Kinect and a dancer’s performance as the starting point for abstract imagery. Both are lovely, but the approaches evoke very…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago
SXSW 2012: Film Title Design Awards
photo credit: Art of the Title The Film Title Design Awards program is unique among the SXSW screenings in that it opens with a panel…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago
SXSW 2012: Music Videos
SXSW was a music festival first, so there’s lots of love for the music video format. In addition to the music video screening, this year…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago
Blender: Tears of Steel
If you can stomach the acting, there’s some impressive CG work in “Tears of Steel,” the latest open source short from the Blender Foundation. Like…
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Justin Cone • 12 years ago
Lucas Zanotto: The Real Bears
Here in New York City, Mayor Bloomberg recently championed some controversial restrictions on the sale of sugary soda drinks, sparking debates about how much government…
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Justin Cone • 12 years ago
The Sound of LUX, OBEN
Amazing student work continues to pour out of French animation schools – this time from EMCA. (Above) Juliette Oberndorfer creates an entrancing, enigmatic story in…
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Matt Hunter Ross • 12 years ago
In-Depth Coverage: Stylefames NY Opener
Conference openers have become the vehicle of choice for many studios to show what they can do without an overbearing client or agency brief hemming…
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Staff • 12 years ago
How To Make Sure You Can Show Work In Your Portfolio
Can’t say Title (confidential) by Sebas & Clim You’re in the midst of production — the style frames you designed were approved, the work-in-progress animations…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 11 years ago
1 Typeface. 110 Animators.
Purveyors of animated typography, Animography, have released their latest project Franchise Animated: For this specific animated typeface we have round up 110 talented animators from…
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Staff • 11 years ago
Bot & Dolly: “Box” Interview and Behind the Scenes
As a follow up to our earlier post regarding the debut of Bot & Dolly’s mind-boggling short, “Box,” (above) we’re sharing an interview with the…
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Justin Cone • 11 years ago
Modern Love: Under His Misspell
NYC-based designer/animator Joe Donaldson was commissioned by the New York Times to create an animated interpretation of “Under His Misspell,” a column penned by Jessie…
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Justin Cone • 11 years ago
Art&Graft: “Trip” The Virgin Atlantic Safety Film
Long ago, Virgin Airways embraced the simple fact that no one pays attention to the poor flight attendants as they drone on mechanically about oxygen…
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Staff • 11 years ago
NYC ACM SIGGRAPH 2014 Industry Spotlight, This Thursday, April 3, 2014
On Thursday, April 3, 2014 at 7:00PM, NYC ACM SIGGRAPH is proud to present Industry Spotlight 2014. Admission is free to all NYC ACM SIGGRAPH…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 11 years ago
Phantom Limb
Alex Grigg’s “Phantom Limb,” created for Late Night Work Club, is now online in its entirety (and apart from the LNWC compilation film). Poignantly minimal,…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Modern Love: Beyond Years
Freddy Arenas chats with Joe Donaldson about creating animation for NYTimes' Modern Love column.
Joe Donaldson • 10 years ago
Q&A: Throne “Tharsis Sleeps”
What says "heavy metal" more than a few thousand frames of animated embroidery? Here's how it was done.
Andrew Montague • 10 years ago
David O’Reilly: Mountain Q&A
David O'Reilly shares some of his thoughts about his first game, "Mountain"
Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Best Tutorial Ever?
Wildly entertaining and incredibly practical, are these... the best tutorials ever?
Joe Donaldson • 10 years ago
Jenny LeClue: A Handmade Adventure Game
From motion design to game development, Joe Russ is constantly challenging himself to learn more
Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Guilherme Marcondes on going it alone
Aspiring directors, listen up! Gui explains the ins and outs of representation in this insightful and honest interview.
Justin Cone • 10 years ago