What makes a good producer?
There can be many misconceptions behind what a producer does. The short answer is, they do a lot! Thankfully, in this month's Guest Post we…
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Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago
Magnatron 2.0
Justin Cone • 7 years ago
Nissan “Naturally Capable”
This spot for Nissan is a vfx tour de force. I have no idea who did it. Any help would be appreciated. Some folks online…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Kris Moyes, Expatriate and more
Kris Moyes’ latest video for Expatriate is a monochromatic playground of slow-mo fun. The piece is comprised of long, flowing black-and-white shots, each beautifully composed.…
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daniel • 18 years ago
The Unsung Art of Screenwashes
About a month before Inspire, we realized we needed something on the screens between presentations and during introductions. “Yeah, like one of those looped animation…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Just a Friendly Reminder
Just want to remind everybody of a few ground rules that have always been in place at Motionographer. Most of this stuff is on the…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Milagrito Films: El Cuarteto De Nos “Ya no se que hacer conmigo”
Not only is this the first time I’ve posted a video from a Uruguayan studio, I’m pretty sure it’s the first time I’ve ever seen…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Saving the World, One Animation at Time
I was reading through the latest issue of Discover magazine, when I came across an interesting interview conducted by Jennifer Barone. She was chatting with…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Matt Lavoy
While his work focuses more on compositing, particle generation and vfx supervision than most of the folks we talk about here on Motionographer, LA-based Matt…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Robert Seidel’s processes: living paintings
Robert Seidel, the man behind the work of 2minds has created a wonderfully lush new piece designed specifically to be projected onto the Phyletic Museum…
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Jon Saunders • 17 years ago
Hillman Curtis, Artist Series: SAGMEISTER08
This short documentary by designer and filmmaker Hillman Curtis on contemporary graphic design legend Stefan Sagmeister is truly inspiring. Beautifully shot and edited, the film…
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Boca Ceravolo • 17 years ago
A Day at the 2nd Motion Graphics Review
Festival reviews are not that common here, but I had such an amazing experience at the 2nd Motion Graphics Review, that I thought it was…
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Boca Ceravolo • 16 years ago
ANNY: Ukiyo-e
QuickTime Version I’m always curious about Japanese motion graphics studios. I know so little about how Asian studios in general are set up, and yet…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Passion Pictures/Pete Candeland for Rock Band 2
UPDATE: High-res QuickTime here Building on their previous success working with Passion Pictures’ Pete Candeland, Harmonix invited the director to helm the trailer for Rock…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Encoding Video for the Web with QuickTime Pro
One of the things we get asked about all the time is how to properly compress video for the web. Dozens of books and technical…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Encoding Video for the Web with QuickTime Pro
One of the things we get asked about all the time is how to properly compress video for the web. Dozens of books and technical…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Lifelong Friendship Society: Own Your C
The Own Your C project first came to my attention when we posted Buck’s beautiful “C-Tree” short in October of ’07. Denver-based agency Cactus is…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Ghost Robot: “Bonnaroo Line-Up”
Waaay back in July 2008, we posted a Quickie on Javan Ivey’s beautiful “My Paper Mind” video, produced using a self-devised method called “Stratastencil” (inspired…
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Boca Ceravolo • 16 years ago
Going Nitro
Last week, you may have noticed some downtime here at Motionographer. I’m glad to say that those times are behind us, and we are now…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Interview with 9.99’s Tatia Rosenthal Plus Special Screening
[qt:http://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/999_trailer-h264.mov 786 422] A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of screening of Tatia Rosenthal’s $9.99, set to hit theaters on June 19th. Based…
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Matt Lambert • 15 years ago
Alex Roman: TheThird&TheSeventh
Some philosophies of aesthetics enumerate seven primary art forms derived from Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel’s “Lectures on the Aesthetics” and the writings of film theorist…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Twenty120 NYC Premiere
One can easily say that motion graphics has become one of the most tantalizing careers for the creative minded. The opportunity to make art utilizing…
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Jon Saunders • 15 years ago