[Call for Entries] The Van d’Or Film Awards
Call for entries to the Van d’Or Film Awards
Justin Cone • 12 years ago
[London] Screen Social – The Van d’Or Award Winners
[London] Screen Social: The Van d’Or Award Winners, October 11, 2012 7:00 PM @ The Book Club
Justin Cone • 12 years ago
Halloween Movie Remake Pitch Animatic by Federico D’Alessandro
Feature film animatic supervisor, Federico D’Alessandro delivers an epic pitch/ short film to visualize his take on a Halloween movie reboot. This is probably one…
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Tyquane Wright • 12 years ago
Last call for submissions: Van d’Or Independent Film Awards 2013
The closing date for Van d’Or Independent Film Awards submissions is 9th August 2013. Get in there!
Justin Cone • 11 years ago
SXSW 2013: What the Leap means to Motion Graphics
I had read about the Leap Motion Controller, but hadn’t seen it in action until SXSW 2013. The super precise motion-sensing device can track up…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 12 years ago
How Firstborn became an agency without losing its soul
When I stepped off the elevators and into Firstborn’s headquarters, I thought maybe I’d made a mistake. I’ve been to quite a few agencies. No…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
MK12 Interview: Making “Man of Action! II: Ashes of Vengeance”
For many, MK12 is where it all started. Just as Kyle Cooper’s iconic title sequence for Se7en signaled a renaissance for the craft of opening credits,…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Only Say Yes When It’s Yes
As the President of The Ashy Agency and Chairman of the Board of Governors for the Broadcast Design Association (BDA), Brett Ashy has worked with…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Marco Iozzi: Look Development Portfolio
Marco Iozzi updates his portfolio with some major goodies. Marco is an awesome CG artist and look development specialist that has worked with many top…
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Tyquane Wright • 15 years ago
Alaska Nanooks 2010 Hockey Intro
Mike Martinez’s Alaska Nanooks’ Intro of 07-08 was a truly over-the-top pastiche of lo-fi animation with hockey, explosions, a huge Polar Bear and 80s music.…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago
Lessons learned: Daniel Coutinho’s journey from Brazil to Buck
In 2011, Daniel Coutinho left his family, his home and his girlfriend in pursuit of a dream. Now, as a staff animator at Buck —…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Boomerang Mono: The collaborative birth of an animated typeface
"Basically, I wanted the effect of a mad room full of drum machines doing a call and response drum off!" We interview motion designer Andrew…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Work/Life: The 40 Hour Work Week
Photo by adesigna The headline for this post probably strikes most of you as a joke — at least those of you working in motion…
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Justin Cone • 13 years ago
Josh Raskin for Google
Many Motionographer readers will no doubt recognise Josh Raskin as director of the Oscar nominated short ‘I met the Walrus’. Personally I’d been wondering what…
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Simon Robson • 12 years ago
Mike Goubeaux wins Scion Xpress Fest
Mike Goubeaux, a SCAD senior was recently announced as the finalist in the Scion Xpress Fest music video compeition with this entry. It’s somewhat of…
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Tread • 18 years ago
Netdiver DAC Winners Announced
Between Aug 22nd and Sept 1st, an international invitation was extended by Netdiver to students and aspiring 2D-3D designers to submit their work and get…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Digital Kitchen: Sundance 07
Digital Kitchen recently created a lushly mechanical (I think that’s the first time I’ve ever combined those words together) bumper-type-thing that played before every movie…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Buck: Fuel TV IDs
Buck and Fuel TV: two great tastes that taste great together. Continuing its long and distinguished tradition of patronizing the best designers and animators in…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
A New Model: Hooray or Nay?
I got an email recently from The Radar Festival about a new initiative they’ve launched. Here’s the gist of it straight from the horse’s mouth:…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Making Of: Seattle International Film Festival 2009
Our previous post about Digital Kitchen’s work for the Seattle International Film Festival tickled my curiosity: How exactly were the animation rigs set up? How…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Motionographer Holiday Catalog 2011
Well, it’s that time of year again — car-top pine needles, spiked raw egg beverages, off-key caroling, fantastical sweaters, and of course, cheesy TV commercials.…
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Matt Hunter Ross • 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
Xiangjun Shi: Why Do I Study Physics?
Physics and animation are not often bedfellows, but in the hands of Xiangjun “Shixie” Shi, they seem as natural a pairing as space and time.…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago