Seagulls Fly “Adobe CS5 – Production Premium”
Q&A with Seagulls Fly by Michelle Higa, with help from Boca Ceravolo and Bran Dougherty-Johnson Can you talk a bit about the brief – was…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 14 years ago
The Klaxons: Twin Flames and the rise of the NSFW video
1989 was a big year. It marked the fall of the Berlin wall, the year of the first ever liver transplant, and the release of…
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David Wilson • 14 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
SXSW 2012: Animated Shorts
The animated shorts follow our music video and film titles coverage to wrap up our SXSW 2012 round-ups. The SXSW love’s not over though –…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 12 years ago
Timo Schaedel / Platige Image: Hotpoint “Land of Heat”
Timo Schaedel and Platige Image present an otherworldly landscape in Hotpoint “Land of Heat”. It’s a lovely study of light refracting across hot and hotter…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 12 years ago
Superteam proves power of collaboration in title sequence for FITC Tokyo
To kick off the FITC Tokyo 2015 conference, a superteam of artists working around the world (and sometimes around the clock) created a sublimely glitchy…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Hybrid by birth: Getting to know Animade
I first became aware of London-based Animade via their iOS game Ready Steady Bang, a twitchy dueler packed with charming animation. They popped up again on…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Q&A: Gergely Wootsch demystifies the Magna Carta
For the British Library’s “Magna Carta: Law, Liberty, Legacy” exhibition, director Gergely Wootsch explains the history and importance of the document with his trademark wit and style.…
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Justin Cone • 10 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
PES creates “Paper,” a stop-motion masterpiece for Honda
PES creates "Paper," a stop-motion masterpiece for Honda (includes behind the scenes video)
Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Motionographer contest with Fabrik, a slick portfolio tool built for video
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
An interactive love story: Making Jeff Buckley’s “Just like a Woman”
Coders create an infinite love story machine. Motion designers tackle user experience challenges. These are the times we live in. We dive into the process…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
4 ways “Don’t Blink” is a masterclass of type and rhythm
"Don't Blink" is a breathless, high-stepping dance between word and image set to a percussion-heavy soundtrack befitting a trailer for a summer blockbuster. Here are…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
Katy Wang, out of this world! A Motion Award well deserved.
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Millie Verastegui • 4 years ago
Masochist or not, Dev certainly found a unique style to call their own. Motion Award winner..
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Millie Verastegui • 4 years ago
Sofie Lee’s poetic dream led her to a Motion Award— where could yours lead you?
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Millie Verastegui • 4 years ago
Trojan Horse Was a Unicorn
Join us for 5 days of exclusive content coming direct from the heart of Tróia. Wherever you are in the world, whatever your timezone, you…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Art Speaks Out: Video Art for the Environment
Art Speaks Out will feature international contemporary video art focused on environment preservation and consists of a 24-hour stream, broadcast globally. We are proud to…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Lots of Stash stuff…
I got a copy of this month’s STASH DVD, and wanted to pass along some of the notable work that was on it. Bran Dougherty-Johnson’s…
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Tread • 18 years ago
Takagi Masakatsu
I’ve never really liked ‘video art’. It just never seemed to transgress how complete our established and prefered artforms feel to us. A good motion…
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Tread • 18 years ago
The coke taste of machinima
I’m sure by now we all are familiar with what machinima is, or at least have seen it’s most popular representative, red vs. blue. If…
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Tread • 18 years ago
Another Unsung Motion Graphics Artform: Product Tours
Okay, let’s get something straight. Product tours are very rarely sexy. They are very rarely rad. But they’re important. When done well, they’re the quickest…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Simon Robson: “Taking Liberties”
This is what I’m talking about. Or rather, what I already talked about at Offf Barcelona. Simon Robson (Nexus Productions) has created four brilliant animated…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago