Nathan Rocks
“Rocky” is the second of the two spot Chips Ahoy campaign by Nathan Love. If you missed “Oz”, check it. Unlike “Oz”, Rocky is character heavy, which is…
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Lauren Indovina • 16 years ago
Cisma: Adobe “Le Sens Propre”
[qt:http://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/adobe_longversion_050809-2.mov 640 480] Q&A with Cisma What was the brief on this project? Was it wide open, in terms of script/concept? Basically it was a…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Axel Brotje: “Kiss Of The Scorpion”
For his graduation project at Braunschweig University of Art in northern Germany, Axel Brötje created “Kiss Of The Scorpion”, a stunning 11 minute animated short…
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Boca Ceravolo • 15 years ago
Universal Everything Refreshes MTV
Universal Everything’s recent refresh for MTV’s 64 international channels is notable for what it DOES NOT do. As opposed to MTV’s long-standing tradition of constantly…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago
New Work from Birdo Studio
Check out these three recent projects from the Brazilian Birdo Studio: Sempre Livre is a poppy, colorful Flash animated spot that was made in just…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago
Ben Steiger Levine for Sprite
Up-and-coming A White Label Product director, Ben Steiger Levine, delivers his first major commercial undertaking via Sprite. The moment of creative inspiration is visualized by…
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Matt Lambert • 15 years ago
Plastic Bag by Ramin Bahrani
To some of you, this piece may feel out of character in relation to our regularly posted content. However, there are universal lessons in storytelling…
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Matt Lambert • 15 years ago
VFX Townhall Recap and Links
Lee Stranahan’s Monday night VFX Townhall: The State of The Industry was a big success. Not in providing a solution, but in starting a discussion,…
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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…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago
Clemens Kogler’s Phonovideo
Austrian student Clemens Kogler just released a new film called Phonovideo which is an intriguing mix of cel-animation that was shot and edited in a…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 14 years ago
Parisian Domination Continues: Jonas & Francois
This isn’t exactly breaking news, but Paris is absolutely killing the global music video scene right now. In my opinion, El Niño has been one…
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Matt Lambert • 14 years ago
TiRA for ASTRA
From London-based This is Real Art comes a project that hits all my soft spots: space tech, information graphics, and a reserved, modern design aesthetic.…
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Matt Hunter Ross • 14 years ago
Clemens Habicht – UKTV “Watch When Things Come Together”
Remember the Matrix Ping Pong meme of 2003? The kuroko stagehands of kabuki/bunraku Japanese theater helped two seemingly normal dudes defy physics and bend time…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 14 years ago
Clemens Habicht – UKTV “Watch When Things Come Together”
Remember the Matrix Ping Pong meme of 2003? The kuroko stagehands of kabuki/bunraku Japanese theater helped two seemingly normal dudes defy physics and bend time…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 14 years ago
[Going Deep] Doc2Dock “Save Our Supplies” Process
Background from the Directors COMBINED PROCESS WRITING WITH LAYOUT CUES Cassidy Gearhart: Save Our Supplies is a PSA for the non-profit Doc2Dock that Julian…
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Justin Cone • 13 years ago
Challenging the Hold System
Photo by Kecko Recently, we posted a review of Frank, an online tool that facilities the holding and booking of freelance talent. In the comments, though,…
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Staff • 13 years ago
Sony “Television Redefined”
Hints of Patrick Daughters in this stream-of-consciousness live action spot from Sony. 2D animation by Not To Scale’s Steve Scott. If anyone can find full…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 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…
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Justin Cone • 13 years ago
Work/Life: The 40 Hour Work Week
Photo by adesigna The headline for this post probably strikes most of you as a joke — at least those of you working in motion…
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Justin Cone • 13 years ago
Interview with James Curran: ‘The Adventures of Tintin’ Unofficial Title Sequence
We’re huge fans of self-initiated personal projects, and were delighted by James Curran‘s fantastic unofficial title sequence for The Adventures of Tintin. James was kind…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago
AICP Southwest 2011 Sponsor Reel
Dallas-based Element X Creative garners a trainload of nostalgia for the AICP Southwest Awards Show with their 2011 Sponsor Reel. Through a mixture of blood,…
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Matt Hunter Ross • 13 years ago
Motionographer Holiday Catalog 2011
Well, it’s that time of year again — car-top pine needles, spiked raw egg beverages, off-key caroling, fantastical sweaters, and of course, cheesy TV commercials.…
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Matt Hunter Ross • 13 years ago
Lynn Fox: Mercedes Benz “Thanks, Airbag”
Blink’s Lynn Fox and Jung von Matt create this captivating ode to airbags for Mercedes Benz. Also check out Fox’s Killer Moves, another experiment with…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago
Work/Life: kids — the results
You may remember that toward the end of last year, as part of our Work/Life series, we posted a survey asking you about motion life…
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Simon Robson • 13 years ago