Crush: Hellmann’s “It’s Time for Real”
Nice mix of metaphor and infographics in this visual essay from Crush and Sons and Daughters’ Steve Gordan urging Canadians to eat local
Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Mainframe: Ministry of Sound/MSHK “Tomas” (NSFW)
Warning: These films are not safe for work (NSFW). We got the scoop on these deliciously macabre promos from Mainframe last week, but we’ve been…
Read more
Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Mass Animation = Mass Exploitation?
When Mass Animation announced their goal of creating a CG short film by “crowd-sourcing” the animation to a global community of thousands of animators, I…
Read more
Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Psyop: In-Depth with Tony Barbieri
This interview with Technical Director and Project Lead Tony Barbieri is part of a three-part series that goes deep behind the scenes with Psyop regarding their…
Read more
Brandon Lori • 15 years ago
HunterGatherer’s Signature Series for Fuel
[qt:https://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/HunterGatherer_960_30.mov 960 540] Q&A with Todd St. John, HunterGatherer: 1. The Fuel Signature Series is pretty wide-open, allowing artists a blank canvas to express themselves…
Read more
Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago
Mill NY: OFFF Opening Titles
Click here to play the OFFF Opening Titles. Splicing up biological elements and reforming them to create brand new species to illustrate the beauty that…
Read more
Jon Saunders • 14 years ago
Psyop: Fage “Plain”
[qt:https://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Psyop_Fage_Plain.mov 848 480] What was CG and what was live action? Early in the project, we learned we only had two weeks for post…
Read more
Brandon Lori • 13 years ago
DANIELS: My Best Friend’s Wedding/My Best Friend’s Sweating
A new short short from DANIELS to make you smile on hump day. (Thanks, Jason)
Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago
Josh Raskin for Google
Many Motionographer readers will no doubt recognise Josh Raskin as director of the Oscar nominated short ‘I met the Walrus’. Personally I’d been wondering what…
Read more
Simon Robson • 12 years ago
Lloyd Alvarez: aescripts + aeplugins
Whispered around studios back in 2005: “There’s a guy… He figured out how to get After Effects to render in the background and then you…
Read more
Michelle Higa Fox • 12 years ago
Jenny LeClue: A Handmade Adventure Game
From motion design to game development, Joe Russ is constantly challenging himself to learn more
Justin Cone • 10 years ago
OFFF Cincinnati 2014 Main Titles
It’s getting hard to stay afloat in the sea of title sequences being produced each year. The dominant trend has been to create increasingly epic…
Read more
Staff • 10 years ago
Literature and motion design: Crossing the boundaries with Warren Lehrer’s “A Life in Books”
Warren Lehrer, a longtime pioneer of visual literature and professor at the School of Art+Design at Purchase College, released an excellent multimedia novel last year,…
Read more
Justin Cone • 10 years ago
PES talks “Submarine Sandwich,” Garbage Pail Kids and the connectedness of things
Beloved stop-motion director PES is back with his most ambitious short film to date, “Submarine Sandwich.” With funding from both a corporate sponsor (Nikon) and…
Read more
Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Kim Dulaney on going freelance and mastering her craft
If you’ve worked in the New York motion scene at all, you’ve probably heard of Kim Dulaney. Revered for her naturalistic yet meticulous approach to everything…
Read more
Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Artist Profile: Graham Elliott
Everyone finds their own way into the ever-expanding house of motion design. Side doors, back doors, parachuting onto the roof — it seems any entrance…
Read more
Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Q&A: Gergely Wootsch demystifies the Magna Carta
For the British Library’s “Magna Carta: Law, Liberty, Legacy” exhibition, director Gergely Wootsch explains the history and importance of the document with his trademark wit and style.…
Read more
Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Golden Touch
Sometimes it’s the simplest concepts that produce the most surprising results. Logan director Kenji Yamashita teamed up with Masashi Kawamura from creative lab PARTY to create a whimsical…
Read more
Justin Cone • 9 years ago
From motion design to game design: In-depth process behind Specimen
“I wanted to be a beginner again and feel like I was growing.” Those words from designer/director Erica Gorochow encapsulate the primary motivation behind deciding…
Read more
Justin Cone • 9 years ago
VR without goggles: “Field Trip to Mars” sends a souped up school bus to space
Winning 19 awards at Cannes last month, "Field Trip to Mars" is an innovative group VR experience powered by stunning real-time visuals and a bus-load…
Read more
Justin Cone • 8 years ago
Giant Ant, three films & three good causes
There’s no doubt that the vast majority of people in our industry have witnessed and felt the impact of Giant Ant. In a very short…
Read more
Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago
The Boy Who Learned to Fly: Usain Bolt
This short film crafted by the Academy Award-winning Moonbot Studios tells the story of The World's Fastest Man, Usain Bolt, who recently captured his third…
Read more
Justin Cone • 8 years ago
Nicolas Ménard takes on 18 films for Facebook Groups
A smart use of color, clearly defined hierarchy and expertly conceived characters all come together to make each of these bite-sized films a real treat…
Read more
Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago
“Spectacle of the Real” and making the impossible possible
Who better to make the show open for David Blaine's new magic special than our industry's own leading magicians? Stop what you're doing, turn the…
Read more
Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago