Psyop + Converse + Pharrell + N.E.R.D. + More
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the iconic shoe brand, Converse has brought together Pharrell, Julian Casablancas, Santogold and N.E.R.D. The supergroup created “My Drive…
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Matt Lambert • 16 years ago
I Met the Walrus
I’m so glad there’s an official version of Jerry Levitan and Josh Raskin’s Oscar-nominated short, “I Met the Walrus,” online now. If you haven’t heard…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Cisma: Handmade
Although it was completed nearly two years ago, Cisma can now release his lyrical short film, “Handmade,” into the wild of the interw3b. It was…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Cream O’ the Crop Criteria
The Cream O’ the Crop is Motionographer’s opinion of the best of the best studios and individuals in the fields of motion graphics, visual effects…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Welcome to the Students Feed
Welcome to Motionographer’s new Students feed. Whether you’re still in school or simply a newbie to the world of motion design, this area will serve…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Maxon Announces Cinema 4D R11
Maxon announced features of its upcoming Cinema 4D R11 release at SIGGRAPH yesterday. Here are some juicy bits from the press release: CINEMA 4D R11…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Meridian
[QuickTime version here] This is a little outside the norm for Motionographer, but I’m meserized by “Meridian,” a new short film from Brian Bowman (Creative…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
2008 Adobe Design Achievement Awards
Last night, I attended the 2008 Adobe Design Achievement Awards at the Skirball Center here in NYC to cheer on Ryan Uhrich and Motionographer’s own…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Prologue: RockNRolla Titles
Prologue Films‘ Danny Yount is back with the main titles for Guy Ritchie’s upcoming film, RockNRolla. The look combines some fantastic comic book-style character illustrations…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Andy Rutledge’s “The Opposite of Professional”
A friend of mine passed me Andy Rutledge’s “The Opposite of Professional,” a diatribe that argues, among other things, that design professionalism cannot be instilled…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Back to Beijing with Eric Lerner
A couple weeks ago, we posted Eric Lerner’s fantastic Olympics advert for Coke. We recently had a chance to catch up with him for a…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Motionographer Podcast 01: This Way Up
The highly decorated animation direction duo Smith & Foulkes of Nexus Productions have recently unveiled their new animated short “This Way Up.” Created for Mike…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Nathan Love for Humana
Insurance giant Humana and agency Red7e tapped the prodigous character animation talents of Nathan Love for a series of shorts featuring two characters living in…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Be back in two weeks!
Hello all, this is just a little note to let you know that I’m taking a two-week vacation for my wedding and honeymoon. I’m leaving…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Motionographer Podcast 02: Crush
In our second installment of the Motionographer Podcast, we chat with Gary Thomas, founder and creative director at Crush in Toronto. Some of the topics…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
King & Country Takes Us On The Ride
Santa Monica based King and Country creates a lush world, filled with fun details and a clever metaphor for their new internal project. “The Ride,” loosely follows…
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Staff • 16 years ago
AENY: Tonight! September 25th @ 6:45
Tonight at the AENY (free!) meetings, Bran Dougherty-Johnson of Grow Design Work will be showing work for his upcoming PSST! Pass It On project, and…
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Jon Saunders • 16 years ago
Mr. Hyde’s Fx and Mat for RBC
Fx and Mat (with Paris-based production company Mr. Hyde) directed this feel-good spot for the Royal Bank of Canada and agency BBDO Toronto. I love…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
C4 Creative Clinic: November 19, Toronto
Promax|BDA is launching a new half-day event on November 19th in Toronto. Dubbed C4, the event is targeted at “creative promotion, marketing and design professionals…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Not To Scale/Natl for Amex “Clay” [UPDATE]
For this new American Express advert, Not To Scale‘s National Television created a believable claymation look entirely in CG. According to the release: “Shooting the…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Prologue: Fall ’08 Updates
‘Tis the season for updating websites, and Prologue is the latest in a happy rash of relaunches and refreshes. Four new projects have hit their…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Wake Up, Freak Out – then Get a Grip
For his Animation MA at the Royal College of Art, Leo Murray created an ambitious 11-minute short film on climate change, “Wake Up, Freak Out…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
The Moment, student short film from Filmakademie
The Moment is a charming animated film for the International Festival of Animated Film from Filmakademie students Csaba Letay and Verena Fels. I’ve been aware of the short for a…
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Jon Gorman • 16 years ago
PepperMelon: Lucchetti
Buenos Aires-based PepperMelon shows off their character animation skills in this series of entertaining adverts for Lucchetti. The characters’ snappy but understated gestures are punctuated…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago