Psyop for FedEx: The Making of “Enchanted Forest”
(Above: Behind-the-scenes video of a remote control helicopter used for a several shots in “Enchanted Forest,” piloted by Tabb Firchau of Freefly.) The spot appears…
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Brandon Lori • 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
La Linea & Estacao Sigma
La Linea is an Italian cartoon series created by Osvaldo Cavandoli. Bibi’s Blog already said everything you need to know about this series so I’ll…
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Justin Cone • 19 years ago
Crush and REM Strike Again
After their first well received collaboration with REM (Hollow Man), Crush follows up with “Man Sized Wreath.” This piece deals with an anonymous man’s daily…
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Matt Lambert • 16 years ago
The Ambassadors: “The Big Bank Theory”
Dutch post Production studio The Ambassadors puts out this playful and engaging commercial for Alex Bank and agency Dawn. The clever take on the “Big…
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Boca Ceravolo • 16 years ago
Capacity: “Upgrade + Mobilize” Q&A
Click to watch “Upgrade + Mobilize” on Capacity’s site. Upgrade + Mobilize In the words of Capacity’s Ellerey Gave, “Before we became designers and animators…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Questioning the Freelance Dilemma
A recent article at Animation World Network has stirred up many passionate comments from freelance visual effects artists in the industry as well as a…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago
Survival tips for women in motion design
I’ve been working in the field of motion design for 11 years. As a woman of non-Caucasian ethnicity, I’m definitely a minority in the field.…
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Lilian Darmono • 9 years ago
In-Depth: Making the Best of Motionographer with Aran Quinn and Mill+
With the word “motion” emblazoned in white block letters on its back, a blue, muscle-bound creature deadlifts a barbell and turns to face the camera,…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
The Moth Collective: Modern Love
At this point anyone who follows my posts will think I sound like a broken record, but… The Moth Collective does it again! This time…
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Joe Donaldson • 9 years ago
Process: The Feel Good Bakery
weareseventeen's adorable spot for The Feel Good Bakery is a break from the conceptual CG work for which they're known. The spot's director explains why…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Tronic for Target
Tronic has recently released some stylish new projects for Target. The first three are minimalist semi-narratives (1 | 2 | 3) following marbles through abstractions…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Promax|BDA State of Design 2008
For those of you who attended my Promax|BDA State of Design presentation, I hope it was worth your time and that you had as much…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Alan Poon Animates the Struggle Between Man and Nature
Take a few minutes out to be sucked in by Director Alan Poon‘s music video for “In Our Talons” by the Bowerbirds. This beautiful track…
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Matt Lambert • 16 years ago
Optix Digital for Bontrust and Inlingua
NOTE: Some people might find this not safe for work (NSFW). Optix Digital, based in Hamburg, Germany, flexes their muscles in two new CG spots.…
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Staff • 16 years ago
Nathan Love: “Blood Trail” Making of
As a supplement to Lauren Indovina’s interview with Nathan Love regarding their work on “Blood Trail,” Nathan Love has graciously shared their storyboards and making-of…
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Lauren Indovina • 15 years ago
David Wilson Breathes Life Into a Tired Technique
David Wilson has been a busy guy recently since dropping back-to-back videos for We Have Band and We Got Time. However, this recent piece for…
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Matt Lambert • 15 years ago
Creative Arts Emmys Round-Up
This last Saturday night in LA, the 2009 Creative Arts Emmys were handed out. Amongst the many winners were some regularly featured on Motionographer. This…
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Matt Lambert • 15 years ago
Hornet & The Decemberists
We recently posted a trailer for Hornet’s visual-collaboration with The Decemberists. However, off the tails of Monday’s premier at UCLA’s Royce Hall, it seemed appropriate…
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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
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
Adam Gault reel 2011
Adam Gault hammers home a sound composite for 2011.
Matt Hunter Ross • 13 years ago
Colosse, A Wood Tale
This is the teaser for Colosse, A Wood Tale — Hornet’s sweet new short soon to come, directed by Yves Geleyn. As usual, they’re sharing lots of…
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Daniel Coutinho • 13 years ago
In Depth: Art of the Title w/ The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
In Depth: Art of the Title w/ The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo featuring David Fincher, title sequence creative director Tim Miller of Blur Studio,…
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Matt Lambert • 13 years ago