Is It Really All Stop-Motion?
Watch “Building” | Watch “Contents” | Watch “Motor” When I first watched these three commercials by Australian director Liz Murphy and TAXI for RAC Insurance,…
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Boca Ceravolo • 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
SFW: Diesel XXX
I posted this up as a quickie yesterday, but it has gotten such an amazing response that we have decided to let it bask in…
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Jon Saunders • 16 years ago
nobrain: TF1 Holiday IDs
As a follow up to the smashing TF1 IDs we shared here last month, Paris-based nobrain created Christmas themed versions packed with as much charm…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Poll: Down Time
Based on our previous poll regarding the economy, it seems many people have more spare time on their hands these days. There are a lot…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Radiolab: Visual Experiment 01 “Parabolas”
This one’s definitely not for everyone, but for those of you out there (like me) who are massive fans of the WNYC show Radiolab, you’ll…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
The Hyde Tube
Paris-based production company Mr. Hyde has launched an interesting new initiative, The Hyde Tube, which invites directors anywhere in the world to submit their work…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Smith and Foulkes: Comcast “Sing-a-Long”
For a series of four spots, Nexus Productions‘ Oscar-nominated directing duo Smith & Foulkes built a campy world brimming with detail and color for Comcast…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Mainframe Rebrand Nickelodeon
London based Mainframe recently showed what they are capable of with an epic rebranding of Nickelodeon. Unusually for Nick, they let the design take the…
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James Wignall • 16 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
Google’s Chrome Shorts
Google has just launched a YouTube page with 11 short films to promote the launch of their new web browser, Chrome. Similar to BNS’s ‘Feature…
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Matt Lambert • 16 years ago
Motion Graphics meeting at SIGGRAPH 2009, Tuesday, August 4th
Photo by eduardoizquierdo Gil Irizarry sent us a notice about a motion graphics meeting at SIGGRAPH. Check it out: There will be a birds-of-a-feather meeting…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Psyop: In-Depth with Tony Barbieri
This interview with Technical Director and Project Lead Tony Barbieri is part of a three-part series that goes deep behind the scenes with Psyop regarding their…
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Brandon Lori • 15 years ago
Meindbender Duplicates for Cartoon Network
Meindbender Animation Studio in Sweden has really done a nice job for Cartoon Network. They’ve reproduced stop motion-like animation with a real clay feeling—but with…
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Harm van Zon • 15 years ago
The Power of Time Off
With only a few days left in 2009, it seems a fitting time to take a moment and reflect on this past year – but…
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Jake Sargeant • 15 years ago
NATPE 2010 Coverage
Photo by Todd Ehlers NATPE 2010 Day One: “It’s the content, stupid!” There is no better place to get a snapshot of the state of…
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Dominique Elliott • 15 years ago
Max Hattler’s 1923 & 1925: Q&A
Questions: How were you introduced to the Animation Workshop, and how did this collaboration come about? Norwegian animation theorist Joakim Pedersen – who I used…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago
Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds teaser trailer
Yotam Hadar • 15 years ago
Time Magazine covers Hollywood’s VFX Sweatshops
Rebecca Keegan, the author of a biography on James Cameron, The Futurist, and also a Variety and Time magazine correspondent, writes a mainstream media article…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago
MTV 55DSL + EMA 2010
These all came out at the same time, so we thought we’d do a short and sweet round-up post showcasing everything! First we have five…
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Boca Ceravolo • 14 years ago
Nathan Love: NBC Peacock Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving from Nathan Love and NBC! In collaboration with NBC Artworks, the studio, once again, resurrects their feathered friend, but this time, for a…
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Brandon Lori • 14 years ago
PES: The Deep
How did Showtime and PES come together for “The Deep”? One day I woke up and had an invitation via email to be part of…
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Brandon Lori • 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
Fx & Mat: Coke “Siege”
Artistically, what was the inspiration behind Coke Siege? Our intention was to make an epic film using the codes of the fantasy world. As illustrators…
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Brandon Lori • 14 years ago