Ask Me Anything with Carlos El Asmar
Carlos steps out from behind the scenes to answer your questions!
Stuart Groves • 2 years ago
Between Lines | Project Breakdown
We take a deeper look at the animated short, Between Lines, from the ideas that didn't make it to the processes behind the scenes.
Stuart Groves • 2 years ago
Making an “unfairy” tale: Malak and The Boat
Learn about the process behind "Malak and the Boat," a powerful CG short about a 7 year-old Syrian refugee. Says the film's director: "We are…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Daniel Oeffinger, finger puppets & Buck’s special POV
[…] leave you wondering how they got away with making something this cool in advertising. Below you can view the full series of SNY spots as well…
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Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago
Interview: Psyop for T. Rowe Price
[…] that happend in-camera as well. MS: For “rice”, it was just near impossible to do all those little rice corns. It’s pure crazyness, this…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Talking Tron with Digital Domain
[…] note is the integral involvement of some very familiar veterans of the motion design scene, including GMUNK and Jake Sargeant as Lead Animated Graphics…
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Matt Lambert • 14 years ago
Poland rising: Juice studio explains why we’ll be seeing more Polish talent soon
Poland is bristling with CG talent, and our interview with Juice studio explains why. We also dig into the technical details behind the promotional short,…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Giant Ant, three films & three good causes
[…] people in our industry have witnessed and felt the impact of Giant Ant. In a very short amount of time, they went from having…
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Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago
New HP Campaign: A “Twist” on the Old?
[…] for HP. The first spot in the series stars fashion designer Vera Wang, and it’s been getting some serious airplay lately. Goodby, Silverstein and…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Motionographer Podcast 02: Crush
[…] The relationship between technology, power and the creative process The genesis of Crush in Toronto The secrets of good retention The Toronto design scene…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
The Vendor-Client Relationship in the Real World Q&A
[…] had over half a million views and over 500 blog posts written about it since it was anonymously put on Youtube about two weeks…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago
Second Wind
[…] This spiritual journey of two friends becomes a story about life and death whose refreshing aesthetic consists of paper/pencil cell animation that has been…
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Mate Steinforth • 15 years ago
Not To Scale/Ubik: LateRooms.com “Bubbles”
[…] a sun-drenched kitchen. The soft lighting, stylized modeling and texturing of the CG elements and cheery soundtrack all combine for a subtly nostalgic effect,…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Making “Party Pooper,” a browser-based game from Animade
[…] anyone trying to make a game as a small project, I’d recommend scaling it back to make it manageable — focus on the core…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
Hornet’s Peter Sluszka for SimCity Creator
[…] media ride through a child’s imagination in this spot for SimCity Creator. The playful interaction between live action and stop-motion reminds me of some…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Joining the new wave: Guy Verge Wallace
[…] Sean Pecknold. Combining new and old techniques, his analog aesthetic is corrupted by the digital world. You can also check out a wonderfully detailed…
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Matt Lambert • 14 years ago
Ned Wenlock: “Apache” for Danger Beach
What was the concept behind the spinning environment in the piece? I had a rough, hazy idea for what happens in the video based on…
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Brandon Lori • 13 years ago
The Fox And King: 11Eleven
[…] different direction. Though they weren’t used in the final documentary, Glenn does have some lovely portfolio pieces to show off his illustration and animation…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 11 years ago
What makes a good producer?
There can be many misconceptions behind what a producer does. The short answer is, they do a lot! Thankfully, in this month's Guest Post we…
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Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago
Q&A: Dark Noir
[…] where they had worked heavily with director Pete Candeland. Rick Thiele and Mario Ucci, co-founders of Red Knuckles and co-creative directors on “Dark Noir”…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
“The World of Autism,” a richly detailed mixed media journey into the mind of Jacob
Guilherme Marcondes is back at it again, this time for BBDO New York and the Ad Council’s beautiful new campaign for Autism Speaks, the autism…
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Boca Ceravolo • 9 years ago
Shilo: Winning the War
[…] the corporate world. Each scene was a glimpse into a small pocket of human experience: courage, fear, and hope. We are going to have…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago