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
Digital Domain: Learning Skills Council
VFX titans Digital Domain have launched a new site chock full of amazing work. One that leaped out at me was this interesting spot for…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
MassMarket/Psyop for Infiniti Credits
Titles: Gift 1, Gift 2 Client: Infiniti Agency: TBWA\Chiat\Day, Los Angeles Executive Creative Director: Rob Schwartz Creative Director: Dennis Lim ACD, Art Director: Bob Rayburn…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
MassMarket/Psyop for Infiniti
I think it was back around the summer of 2005 when Psyop first posted a three-spot series for Infiniti in which cars motored through majestically…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Elephant Girl
A nice enchanting short film from New York based David Lobser. As this film is Part 2 of a 1 Part series, you know things…
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James Wignall • 17 years ago
Peter Saville: Optical Illusions
This Transport for London PSA proves that simplicity can create a serious impact (pardon the pun). There are two levels of contrast working in favor…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Nervo for Timex
QuickTime version (960 x 540) Nervo’s posted a new project for Timex that I want to share here for two main reasons: 1) the process…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Christopher Mills for The Acorn
[flv:http://motionograph.wpengine.com/media/curious/mills_theacorn.flv 468 263]QuickTime 960×540 | QuickTime 640×360 Curious Pictures’ Christopher Mills brought his lively directorial style to bear on “Flood Pt. 1,” a lively new…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
PostPanic Goes Mysterious for McDonald’s
Watch The Lost Ring Trailer 1 | Trailer 2 | Trailer 3 Okay, wait. It’s not what you think. I promise you won’t see a…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Mac and PC go stop motion for the holidays
MAC and PC go stop motion for the holidays (1,2)
Yotam Hadar • 16 years ago
Mainframe’s “Rehab” Promos
Mainframe’s “Rehab” Promos (see 1 2 3 more), and an accompanying breakdown
Matt Lambert • 16 years ago
Andre Maat & Superelectric: Fox Cult IDs
Directing duo Superelectric (Henk Loorbach) & Andre Maat created this series ( part 1 / part 2 ) of idents for Fox Cult (Italy). Produced…
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Matt Lambert • 16 years ago
Passion Pictures’ Pete Candeland welcomes The Beatles to Rock Band
It was no surprise when I learned the new spot for The Beatles: Rockband was directed by Pete Candeland of Passion Pictures, director of The…
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John Cranston • 15 years ago
Richard Williams: Animation Reels
Enjoy this classic, two-part showcase (reel 1, reel 2) of famed animator, Richard Williams, in a treasure-trove of traditional animation for commercial advertising.
Brandon Lori • 15 years ago
Blur for The Force Unleashed II via goodness Mfg
Blur for The Force Unleashed II via goodness Mfg 1 & 2.
Matt Lambert • 14 years ago
Yoni Goodman shares his Dailymations
Yoni Goodman shares his Dailymations. Yoni goes back to the basics with his blog, highlighting 1–2 hour animated sketches that are short, gestural, rough and…
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Austin Shaw • 14 years ago
[Review] Frank
Editor’s note: Like all our reviews, this is one is uncompensated and written purely out of curiosity about a new service that might be useful…
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Justin Cone • 13 years ago
Gal Weizman: A Different Sex
A Different Sex no.1, no.2 and no.3. Gal Weizman’s final project at Bezalel is a series of suggestive but not quite NSFW clips. Also check…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago
Maxon @ SIGGRAPH 2011
Live streaming presentations from the Maxon booth at SIGGRAPH, including Greyscalegorilla Nick Campbell (Wed., Aug. 10 at 2 pm PST, Thurs., Aug. 11 at 1…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago
motion + The Adobe Post Show approach
Oct 9 – 14: Two events joined at the hip — motion, 2.5 days of TED talk-like session specifically for our industry, and the Adobe…
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Justin Cone • 13 years ago
Motionographer Holiday Catalog 2011 (Part 3)
In a wrap up of this year’s Motionographer Holiday Catalog (see Part 1 & Part 2), here’s the third and final post saluting story, tradition,…
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Matt Hunter Ross • 13 years ago
Classic Quickie: The Special Effects of Darby O’Gill and the Little People
Motionographer Classic Quickie: Peter Ellenshaw’s special effects in Disney’s Darby O’Gill and the Little People (1959). Part 1 (matte painting) and Part 2 (forced perspective).
Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago
Kijek/Adamski: Shugo Tokumaru “Katachi”
Directors Kijek/Adamski created this lovely, lighthearted video using approximately 2,000 silhouettes extracted from PVC plates using a computer-controlled cutter. I love the balance between popping…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 12 years ago
Pep Rally is born
PepRally has quietly launched. The studio is part of a growing trend of director/designer/animators creating new opportunities for work that fall outside the normal scope of freelance.…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago