Sony vs. Kozyndan Update

Background For those of you who’ve missed the drama, I’ll try to bring you up to date. Last week, we posted the latest spot in… Read more

Justin Cone • 17 years ago

Optimus AICP Sponsor reel Concept and Credits

PROJECT: AICP Midwest Sponsor Reel Our piece for the AICP Midwest show is best described as a late ’70s early 80’s music video tour of… Read more

Jon Saunders • 16 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… Read more

Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 11 years ago

From Costco supervisor to computational artist, Albert Omoss blazes his own path

In the early days of my career, I bought into something I now call “The Myth of the Rockstar.” It goes like this: You are… Read more

Justin Cone • 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… Read more

Justin Cone • 8 years ago

Review: Division05’s “Snapdragon”

We review the latest educational offering from Division05, "Snapdragon," a comprehensive dissection of a real-world motion graphics project for Qualcomm.

Justin Cone • 8 years ago

Hemlock by Tyson Ibele

Recently, Tyson Ibele emailed me about his new film ‘Hemlock’ for CG Society’s Steampunk Myths and Legends 3D challenge. I thought it was amazing and… Read more

Babe Baker • 15 years ago

Mirada: 3 Dreams of Black Interview

Motionographer recently posted 3 Dreams of Black, the Chris Milk music video intended for exclusive viewing on a browser. When it’s running, the animation progresses… Read more

Michelle Higa Fox • 13 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… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

The Peach Kings “Mojo Thunder” [NSFW]

Kris Merc and Benjy Brooke talk about the deeply personal process of making a music video.

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Crafting graphics for the Oscars: An interview with Henry Hobson

Like people who tune into the Super Bowl just to watch the ads, I turn on the Oscars just to watch the graphics. The opening… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Interview: Kylie Matulick and Todd Mueller of Psyop

By now you’ve probably seen "Happiness Factory," Psyop’s masterpiece for Coke and agency Wieden+Kennedy, several times. If you’re anything like me, you’ve scrubbed through it… Read more

Justin Cone • 18 years ago

A Day at the 2nd Motion Graphics Review

Festival reviews are not that common here, but I had such an amazing experience at the 2nd Motion Graphics Review, that I thought it was… Read more

Boca Ceravolo • 16 years ago

Back to Beijing with Eric Lerner

A couple weeks ago, we posted Eric Lerner’s fantastic Olympics advert for Coke. We recently had a chance to catch up with him for a… Read more

Justin Cone • 16 years ago

Jungeun Kim: Interview

Interview Most of our features on Motionographer are commercials and shorts we fall in love with and want to share. To shine the light a… Read more

Staff • 14 years ago

Director Profile: Frankie de Leonardis

See the other two spots in the BBVA campaign: A. Aberasturi and L. Valenzuela. Motionographer Q&A with Frankie De Leonardis Frankie De Leonardis has directed… Read more

Justin Cone • 14 years ago

[Review] New York in Motion

Editor’s note: The following interview and review are by guest contributor Cheryl Yau, a 2012 MFA candidate in SVA’s Design Criticism program. Catch the next… Read more

Staff • 13 years ago

Blur Talks: “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” Titles

If you haven’t seen Blur’s opening titles for David Fincher’s rendition of Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, now would be a good time to climb… Read more

Staff • 12 years ago

CypherAudio’s John Black reflects on 15 years of sound design for motion

Filmmaker George Lucas famously declared, “The sound and music are 50% of the entertainment in a movie.” Everyone I know who’s crafted a film or animation or game… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

ICYMI: Lucky Holidays by Parabella

In case you missed it, enjoy this amazing animation by Parabella which is guaranteed to warm even the coldest of hearts.

Joe Donaldson • 6 years ago

The Animated Life & Work of Jeff Scher

Jeff Scher: I Got My Job Through the NY Times. Short Documentary by Reid Rosefelt. Jeffery Noyes Scher was born in 1954 and graduated from… Read more

Mark Webster • 15 years ago

Google Voice Q&A with JR Canest and Kasey Lum

Work-In-Progress images from JR Canest What were your plans after graduation? Jorge: First thing I wanted to do was to spend some time with my… Read more

Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 14 years ago

Jonny Kofoed, PAMS Q&A

What was the initial pitch brief from the agency, and how did you choose to answer it? (I.e. by sticking closely to their wish list… Read more

Boca Ceravolo • 14 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… Read more

Staff • 11 years ago