How performance-driven animation and digi doubles are transforming video games.

COO and co-founder of DI4D, Douglas Green, discusses performance capture and digi doubles in the making of video games.

Douglas Green • 3 years ago

Our Top Ten Most Viewed Quickies of 2021

Whether your notepad is packed full of resolutions or you’re already back on the cakes and biscuits, there’s still one thing we need to do… Read more

Staff • 3 years ago

Top 6 Tips for Animating Optical Illusions

Optical illusions are like magic tricks waiting on the page. London-based animator and director Chris Cray talks us through the best ways to get them… Read more

Chris Cray • 3 years ago

7 Top Tips for Animating Sketch Comedy

Chris Cray maps out some of the most useful approaches he’s discovered while animating his scripts, from setting the scene to repurposing characters.

Chris Cray • 3 years ago

Our Top Ten Most Viewed Quickies of 2022

Title sequences, music videos, festival titles and brand announcements; it’s time to revisit last year’s most-watched Quickies on Motionographer!

Stuart Groves • 2 years ago

Favorite Color: “Back Nine at Cherry Hills”

Favorite Color recently crafted the main titles for the HBO documentary, “Back Nine at Cherry Hills: The Legends of the 1960 U.S. Open,” which chronicles… Read more

Justin Cone • 16 years ago

[Process] David Lewandowski pulls back the curtain on two projects

David Lewandowski, an oft-featured director/animator/compositor here on Motionographer, recently posted two breakdown videos that are worth a gander. Flying Lotus “Tiny Tortures” The first project,… Read more

Justin Cone • 12 years ago

Trailer Thrash

First and foremost, kudos to Justin for running this amazing website and acting as the provider to all of us in the motion world, no… Read more

Jon Saunders • 16 years ago

Minivegas for bol.com

Minivegas mixes up a little laughter for Dutch game retailer bol.com

Justin Cone • 16 years ago

Life in LittleBigPlanet Episode 2

Life in LittleBigPlanet Episode 2 is out. I’m thinking of getting a PS3 just for this game…

Justin Cone • 16 years ago

Need For Speed: SHIFT2 Unleashed

The first trailer of the new Need for Speed SHIFT2: Unleashed is online (more info soon) UPDATE: the game trailer was produced by The Embassy… Read more

Daniel Coutinho • 14 years ago

David O’Reilly: “Her” Alien Child / Hologram Sequences

Director David O’Reilly has posted a compilation of his work on Spike Jonze’s “Her.” O’Reilly was responsible for animating and directing the holographic game sequences… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Renascent: Killzone 2

Renascent creates titles for Guerrilla Games’ Killzone 2

Justin Cone • 16 years ago

Animation, VFX & Games Facilities Salaries

From VFXSoldier: Over 2,500 salaries over the last 8 years from various animation vfx games facilities for you to see.

Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 14 years ago

U.S. cable, programmers set for Web TV by summer

U.S. cable, programmers set for Web TV by summer

Justin Cone • 16 years ago

Yes, more Apple films and yes, they’re good!

Apple is no stranger when it comes to good content. While the news of their new hardware may be underwhelming at best there is one… Read more

Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago

Celebrating the 2020 Winners | Overwatch League Grand Finals

We teamed up with Blizzard to create a show package for the Overwatch league finals! The package was comprised a series of energetic spots that… Read more

Staff • 3 years ago

The Mill: Puma “Until Then” (or “Speed Legs”)

“Until Then,” a futuristic spot for Puma with vfx from The Mill, features some stunning choreography—both in terms of the mo-cap and the digital choreography… Read more

Justin Cone • 17 years ago

“The Ultimate Break”

If you haven’t already seen this stunning viral from Paris-based Akama Studio, this won’t be the last time. And rightly so. “The Ultimate Break” is… Read more

Justin Cone • 17 years ago

Roger: Creativity Top5

Short, sweet and insanely detailed, this intro blip for Creativity’s Top5 weekly video series is full of Roger’s personality. Roger, the LA-based studio, that is.… Read more

Justin Cone • 17 years ago

NBA “Navigation” Credits

Client: NBA Agency: Goodby Silverstein & Partners, San Francisco Partner/Creative Director: Jamie Barrett Creative Director/Copywriter: Ari Weiss Art Director: Stefan Copiz Producer: Michael Damiani Live… Read more

Justin Cone • 17 years ago

NBA “Navigation” Steve Nash

I almost missed this NBA spot the first time I watched it. It starts with a bit of a cheesy premise but it ends up… Read more

Justin Cone • 17 years ago

MotionDSP promises better photos and videos (CNET)

MotionDSP promises better photos and videos (CNET)

Justin Cone • 17 years ago

Layer Tennis Season Finale: A Double Match Kicking Off in about Two Hours

Layer Tennis Season Finale: A Double Match Kicking Off in about Two Hours

Justin Cone • 17 years ago