Fairness For Visual Effects Artists: Q&A

Q&A: Your letter to James Cameron this week has stirred up a lot of discussion in the Motion Design and Visual Effects fields about the… Read more

Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago

Scott Squires: Visual effects service – The Big Picture

Another response to the issues that the VFX Townhall have brought up, Scott Squires writes a long post on what he sees as the big… Read more

Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago

Impactist – Last Heist EP

Impactist – Last Heist EP is a new album from the Portland duo. They created four uniquely genuine short animations for each of the tracks,… Read more

Ryan Rothermel • 14 years ago

Moving Picture Company: “Polar Bear” for Nissan Leaf

Love it or hate it, Nissan has released a provocative new ad to unveil the automakers first electric car, Nissan Leaf. In Polar Bear —directed… Read more

Brandon Lori • 14 years ago

Nicholas Weigel of LAIKA/house Chats About Toys R Us

“Big Book” “Sale” Interview with Director Nicholas Weigel As with much of your work, these Toys “R” Us spots are visually very rich. There’s a… Read more

Justin Cone • 14 years ago

Ned Wenlock: “Apache” for Danger Beach

What was the concept behind the spinning environment in the piece? I had a rough, hazy idea for what happens in the video based on… Read more

Brandon Lori • 13 years ago

Psyop: Norton “Stuff Anthem”

Working with Smuggler for agency Leo Burnett Chicago, Psyop directed a lovable new spot for Norton, an anti-virus and personal data protection company. (Ah, anti-virus… Read more

Justin Cone • 13 years ago

Interview with Kijek/Adamski: We Cut Corners ‘Pirate’s Life’

Polish directing duo Kijek/Adamski (aka Katarzyna Kijek and Przemysław Adamski) have made lovely music videos using yarn and paper shredders. Their music video for We… Read more

Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago

Stereoscopic 3D Production for Everyone: Part 1, The Camera

Editor’s note: The following post is from guest author Kevin McAuliffe, a Senior Editor at MIJO in Toronto. (You may also be familiar with his… Read more

kevinpmcauliffe • 12 years ago

Gabe Askew: “Goat and Aaron”

Gabe Askew (Hornet) is no stranger to Motionographer. We posted his first break-out project here, an unofficial music video for Grizzly Bears “Two Weeks” that… Read more

Staff • 12 years ago

Lagoa Launches, Blows Minds

I was invited to the beta of Lagoa.com (then called TeamUp) several months ago, and even in that early stage it blew my mind. As… Read more

Justin Cone • 12 years ago

Moniker: Do Not Touch

Amsterdam-based Moniker (Roel Wouters, Luna Maurer, Jonathan Puckey) have created a Do Not Touch – a crowd-sourced music video for Light Light’s Kilo. “After 50… Read more

Michelle Higa Fox • 11 years ago

Daniel Savage & Wondersauce: Yule Log 2.0

Yule Log 2.0 re-imagines the traditional Yule Log through a collection of 53 short films by illustrators, animators, directors, and creative coders. First televised in… Read more

Michelle Higa Fox • 11 years ago

Q&A: Throne “Tharsis Sleeps”

What says "heavy metal" more than a few thousand frames of animated embroidery? Here's how it was done.

Andrew Montague • 10 years ago

Q&A with Mikey Please: Marilyn Myller

Hornet's Mikey Please chats with us about making the darkly humorous short, "Marilyn Myller"

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Jack Black explains why he loves California, and it is awesome

Nicolas Ménard is a graphic designer and animator with a distinctive voice. Jack Black is a comedian and musician with a distinctive take on humor.… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Kung Fury

As a child of the 80s, there are three things that course through my blood: buddy cop films, martial arts flicks and Tang. Kung Fury, a… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Gretel’s Fox College Football package is all kinds of smart

NY-based Gretel produces some of the most consistently well-designed brand work of any studio in the US. Their latest toolkit for Fox College Football is no exception.… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

School Profile: CalArts

Conceived by Walt Disney in 1960 and established through a merger of two older art schools, CalArts is one of the nation's premiere institutions for… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

PopUp F5

We're thrilled to announce PopUp F5, a four-hour action packed event made in partnership with PromaxBDA!

Staff • 6 years ago

Diversity in Character Design: 7 Steps to Designing a Convincing Persona

Character design is not just about drawing pretty pictures; it’s about creating life in all its shades and breathing it into their world. To design… Read more

Hana Eunjin Yean • 3 years ago

Mistborn

JM Blay's Magical Quest: Translating Mistborn from Page to Screen - Breaking Free from Constraints to Unleash Creativity

Staff • 6 months ago

Submission Guidelines

Projects  For anyone looking to submit their Quickies Quickies are a great way for you to get your work in front of our community; we… Read more

Staff • 4 years ago

Edouard Salier: Massive Attack “Splitting the Atom”

The fixed moment of the catastrophe. The instant the atom bursts on the beast, the world freezes into a vitrified chaos. And we go through… Read more

Harm van Zon • 15 years ago