Optix: Bontrust “Geldvermehrung” (NSFW)
[qt:http://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/bontrusth264.mov 720 404] Making of “Geldvermehrung” (“Increase In Currency”) Andreas Pohl, Creative Director, Optix When the agency came to us with the idea to show…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Blood Trail Interview
[qt:http://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/bt.mov 720 405] Storyboards and Development Check out the storyboards and some making-of imagery behind this epic project. Interview The following is an interview with the…
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Lauren Indovina • 15 years ago
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…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago
Modern Rebel: Alberto Mielgo & Pinkman.tv
[qt:https://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/AlbertoMielgo_Pinkman.TV_MakingOf_mpeg4.mov 800 314] Q&A: Can you describe your artistic background before finding your way to animation? I’m self taught. However, I started working on animation…
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Brandon Lori • 15 years ago
Blind’s Heart of Stone
[qt:http://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/HOS_0223_h264.mov 640 360] How did this second collaboration between Blind and The Raveonettes come about and were there any differences this time around in the…
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Brian Gossett • 15 years ago
Maxim Zhestkov “RECURSION”
Q&A with Maxim Zhestkov by Igor Sordokhonov, with help from Lilian Darmono, Bran Dougherty-Johnson, Lauren Indovina, Brian Gossett and Sofia Radnabazarova. In your words, who…
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Igor Sordokhonov • 14 years ago
BL:ND: “Lilac Wine”
“Lilac Wine” is a music video directed by Vanessa Marzaroli of Bl:nd to celebrate Dr. Marten’s 50th anniversary. The song is Cinematic Orchestra’s rendition of…
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Lauren Indovina • 14 years ago
WORDS
The folks over at Everynone just released a new addition to their series of shorts in collaboration with NPR & WNYC’s Radiolab – an evocative…
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Matt Hunter Ross • 14 years ago
PES: The Deep
How did Showtime and PES come together for “The Deep”? One day I woke up and had an invitation via email to be part of…
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Brandon Lori • 14 years ago
Sometimes The Stars: Ari Gibson & Jason Pamment
Ari Gibson and Jason Pamment (Director and Art Director of The Cat Piano–read also our post on that award-winning film here.) teamed up again, this…
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Lilian Darmono • 14 years ago
Prologue: X Men
Director Simon Clowes shared some valuable insight on the title sequence with Motionographer: The majority of these big budget movies have elaborate visual effects and…
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Daniel Coutinho • 13 years ago
Prologue: X-Men
The main sequence for X-Men: First Class, produced by Prologue, has a special retro/2D hand-made feel and serves as a strong example of how a…
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Daniel Coutinho • 13 years ago
Nathan Love Updates: McGraw Hill and Ring Force
Nathan Love for McGraw Hill: “Wonders” With their latest batch of work, Nathan Love gets in touch with their inner child by rolling out two…
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Brandon Lori • 12 years ago
Antibody: Tom Clancy’s Division
Sydney-based Patrick Clair has made a name for himself pushing visual communication to the next level. His infographic dissecting the nature and ramifications of Stuxnet…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 11 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
Kim Dulaney on going freelance and mastering her craft
If you’ve worked in the New York motion scene at all, you’ve probably heard of Kim Dulaney. Revered for her naturalistic yet meticulous approach to everything…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
How a husband and wife team took a startup from brand to product launch
What makes “IMANDRA” a fascinating case study in the world of explainer videos is not its intricately detailed but elegant animation (although that’s very nice),…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Step by Step: Jake Armstrong
With the boom of hand-drawn animation in the world of motion design, it's a no-brainer that we do a Step by Step profile on the…
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Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago
Am I talking poetry or am I talking business?
A leader of the heart: Are you one of them? #5 is a series of compact, heart-charged articles where executive coach Marie Reig Florensa –…
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Marie Reig Florensa • 6 months ago
Final Schedule for Inspire 07
Just got the final schedule for Inspire 07, this time with some details about the sessions. Man, even if I wasn’t helping organize this thing,…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Late Night Work Club: Ghost Stories
Late Night Work Club is Dave Prosser, Charles Huettner, Sean Buckelew, Jake Armstrong & Erin Kilkenny, Caleb Wood, Louise Bagnall, Alex Grigg, Conor Finnegan, Ciaran…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 11 years ago
School of Motion’s Joey Korenman talks design education and work/life balance
Working out of his HQ in Sarasota, Florida, Joey is blazing his own path, one tutorial at a time
Justin Cone • 10 years ago
School Profile: Savannah College of Art & Design
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of school profiles we’ll be sharing on Motionographer. The following profile was compiled in August, 2015. Since…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Not to Scale Brings the Volvo Vox Popular to Life
"If it was up to me, I’d drop it in the sea." "I can see, like, a superhero driving it as a safe car." "I…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago