The Panics answered our questionnaire, revealing eating habits, sunbathing goals, and work-life in the midst of a pandemic
Creative Connections: Questions with members of The Panics about life and work during unusual times
Bevin McNamara • 4 years ago
Animade’s Ed Barrett Chats Inspirations Over the Virtual Water Cooler
Creative Connections: Ed Barrett, Executive Creative Director at Animade, shares how the team keeps spirits up and virtual life exciting. Read on for lots of…
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Bevin McNamara • 4 years ago
Four members of the Imaginary Forces team answered our questionnaire, listing ways they stay together while working apart
Creative Connections: The IF team shares jokes, gratitude, and music that gets them dancing. Find out which title sequences kept their creative juices flowing in…
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Bevin McNamara • 4 years ago
Between The World and Me. The Art Direction process for the opening titles of an HBO special.
I would like to share my experience as Art Director for this project, beyond just the challenges of the process. I do this not only…
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Diego Coutinho • 3 years ago
Technical Breakdown: Creating a promo for “Narcos”
At the end of 2021, one of the most prominent banners in Times Square played a promotional video in honor of the release of the…
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Staff • 3 years ago
Michel Gondry and Boris Vian: a match made in heaven
There has been much talk this week about the woes of the visual effects industry. Snubs at the Oscars did not go unnoticed, including that…
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Dominique Elliott • 12 years ago
Q&A: Dark Noir
Maybe there's an approach to crowdsourcing that isn't creatively repulsive or ethically bankrupt. Here's how Red Knuckles, Rafael Grampá and Absolut worked with a few…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Psyop: Adidas “Impossible is Nothing” Q&A
Q&A with Psyop directors Marie Hyon and Marco Spier What was the creative brief from the client/agency? The brief from the agency was to create…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Jonny Kofoed, PAMS Q&A
What was the initial pitch brief from the agency, and how did you choose to answer it? (I.e. by sticking closely to their wish list…
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Boca Ceravolo • 14 years ago
Process: Psyop’s Prequels for Dishonored
Bethesda’s Dishonored (developed by Arkane Studios) was one of the mostly hotly anticipated games of the year. Thanks to nearly three years of pre-production, the…
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Elliot Blanchard • 12 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
Crafting graphics for the Oscars: An interview with Henry Hobson
Like people who tune into the Super Bowl just to watch the ads, I turn on the Oscars just to watch the graphics. The opening…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
40 Instagram accounts you should be following
Brian Gossett shares 40 of his favorite Instagram accounts — and explains why Instagram matters more than ever for artists and designers.
Brian Gossett • 9 years ago
SPECTRUM: Yussef Cole
For this month's SPECTRUM profile, we talked with Bronx-based motion designer Yussef Cole about experimentation, critical thinking and questioning meritocracy.
Lilian Darmono • 8 years ago
Jack Cunningham and the White House build an AR tour powered by a buck
Reach for your phone and wallet to learn more about “The People’s House.” Don’t worry, it won’t cost you a cent.
Erica Gorochow • 8 years ago
Interview: LAMBO brings the RAD
Working out the logo A sketch for the Coke “Oh Yeah” spot Style frame for Fox College Sports Characters for the Coke “Bubbles” spot Motionographer…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Perception: More Than Meets the Eye
One of Perception’s early concepts Playing with 3D space Another early concept using scale to create visual interest Animation test, experimenting with pacing and camera…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Fernet Branca: An Interview With Laurent Barthelemy
We sat down for a quick interview with Laurent Barthelemy, the director of the beautiful Fernet Branca spot we posted here on Motionographer. Here is…
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Jon Saunders • 15 years ago
Jonathan Jarvis and The New Mediators
Building on the success of his incredibly lucid and educational animation, “The Crisis of Credit Visualized,” designer/animator Jonathan Jarvis announced an interesting new venture, The…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Mill NY: OFFF Opening Titles
Click here to play the OFFF Opening Titles. Splicing up biological elements and reforming them to create brand new species to illustrate the beauty that…
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Jon Saunders • 14 years ago
Mauro Carraro, Raphael Calamote, & Jeremy Pasquet: Matatoro
Matatoro, directed by Mauro Carraro, Raphaël Calamote, and Jérémy Pasquet, is a lovely meditation on bullfighting that mixes a lush color palette with well-crafted non-photorealistic…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 14 years ago
ELASTIC: GAME OF THRONES
[qt:https://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Elastic_GOT_FS.mov 983 552] Angus, first off we wanted to congratulate you for the well deserved Oscar for your hard work alongside Kirk Baxter for The…
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Brian Gossett • 13 years ago
TRON Legacy In-Depth with David Lewandowski
Editor’s note: The following is a guest contribution from writer Meleah Maynard. What would the DNA of a one-of-a-kind being look like if it could be…
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Staff • 13 years ago
[Interview] Making “Amnesty International: 50 Years”
Interview with Director Carlos Lascano How did this project come about? Lukas Skalnik, producer from Eallin Motion Art and a good friend of mine, had…
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Staff • 13 years ago