Leonardo da Vinci Was a Loser
Success is a slippery term. How do you define success for yourself?
Justin Cone • 7 years ago
See No Evil Tonight!
Tonight is SNE’s 5th Anniversary show, and what a show we have in-store! Talks from graphic design legend Tom Muller, animation grand-master Andy Martin and…
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James Wignall • 7 years ago
Cisma: Criolo “Duas de Cinco”
If Spike Jonze’s vision of the future in Her was too sunny for you, try on Denis Cisma’s decidedly bleaker take in this short film…
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Justin Cone • 7 years ago
Yurcor/The Mill settlement reached in LA, is NY next?
In California, a class action lawsuit against The Mill and Yurcor has been tentatively settled, striking a major blow against Yurcor’s “Employer of Record” service. The…
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Staff • 7 years ago
Patrick Clair + Elastic: HBO’s True Detective
One of our favorite projects from 2013 was Patrick Clair’s launch trailer for Tom Clancy’s The Division, a global conspiracy theory rendered in elegant typography…
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Justin Cone • 7 years ago
Cole Schreiber: Tropic
Cole Schreiber’s “Tropic” teaser uses creepy vfx to metaphorically represent identity and the plague-like spread of darkness in the protagonist’s life. Interesting.
Justin Cone • 7 years ago
Jonathan Jarvis and Ray Dalio: How the Economic Machine Works
Jonathan Jarvis burst onto the scene (or at least onto Motionographer’s homepage) back in 2009, when he created an extremely helpful 10-minute animation, “The Crisis…
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Justin Cone • 7 years ago
Leftchannel: motion 2013 Opener
Columbus-based Leftchannel has been plugging away for over 10 years, but it’s been a while since we’ve posted them on Motionographer. Their recently launched opener…
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Staff • 7 years ago
motion 2013 Oct 4-7
motion 2013 Oct 4-7 featuring Paul Mitchell The Mill, Nate Robinson Ntropic, Elizabeth Kiehner Thornberg & Forester Alberto Scirocco leftchannel William Lebeda Picturemill Amy Taylor…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
Wonderland, A Short Form Doc on Creative Commerce
“For me, the commercial space is very much about letting go of all of your vision, I guess, and giving people what they want. And…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
Tumbleweed Tango
“A balloon dog is lost in a world of danger. One wrong step and his dancing days are done. Only love, and tango, can possibly…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
Q&A with Eric Glatt, former intern who sued Fox Searchlight
Eric Glatt is a former intern on the film Black Swan who, along with Alex Footman, sued Fox Searchlight for unpaid wages related to his…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 8 years ago
Q&A: Disassembling Assembly
New Zealand-based Assembly is an intriguing shop. Headquartered on a tiny (but beautiful) island nation, their portfolio ranges across character work, high-end vfx and interactive…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
Lauren Indovina: 10,000 Arrows to the Heart
Aside from being a Creative Director and Designer at Psyop since 2008 and collecting a number of top honors (Clios, ADC, BDA, AICP and the…
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Staff • 8 years ago
Nico Casavecchia: “A Boy And His Atom” The World’s Smallest Movie
Working with animation studio Punga,1stAveMachine’s Nico Casavecchia had the honor of creating the world’s first movie at the scale of individual atoms — the world’s…
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Staff • 8 years ago
Blur: League of Legends Cinematic “A Twist of Fate”
It’s getting very hard to stand out in the world of game cinematics. But somehow Blur always manages to pull it off. Case in point,…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
Podcast: The Collective
Ash Thorp has been busy. In addition to banging out amazing design and illustration work, he’s launched a podcast, The Collective. The third episode, featuring…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
See No Evil June
June 4th is almost upon us which means it’s nearly time for See No Evil’s! This time we are joined by VFX aficionado’s Analog Studio.…
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James Wignall • 8 years ago
How To Make Sure You Can Show Work In Your Portfolio
Can’t say Title (confidential) by Sebas & Clim You’re in the midst of production — the style frames you designed were approved, the work-in-progress animations…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 8 years ago
Lagoa Launches, Blows Minds
I was invited to the beta of Lagoa.com (then called TeamUp) several months ago, and even in that early stage it blew my mind. As…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
See No Evil Tonight!
Tonight! Join us for See No Evil’s 4th birthday celebrations with talks from the amazing Richard Hogg, and BAFTA winner Mikey Please! Free entry, prizes…
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James Wignall • 8 years ago
See No Evil April
Join us for See No Evil’s 4th birthday celebrations with talks from the amazing Richard Hogg, and BAFTA winner Mikey Please! Free entry, prizes &…
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James Wignall • 8 years ago
Michel Gondry and Boris Vian: a match made in heaven
There has been much talk this week about the woes of the visual effects industry. Snubs at the Oscars did not go unnoticed, including that…
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Dominique Elliott • 8 years ago
Onesize: FITC Amsterdam
Stunning main titles for FITC Amsterdam 2013 by Onesize. The design is by Bradley G Munkowitz (aka GMUNK), who also did the whole design package for…
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Daniel Coutinho • 8 years ago
