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…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Blending the physical and the digital in “Building a Rocket”
While the painstaking stop-motion of “Building a Rocket” is charming in itself, it’s the beautiful compositing of digital characters and elements that imbues the spot with a special magic.…
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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…
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Justin Cone • 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…
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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…
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Joe Donaldson • 8 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…
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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…
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Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago
SPECTRUM: Anne Saint-Louis
For this issue of SPECTRUM, Lilian Darmono spoke with Anne Saint-Louis: designer, wife and mother. Based in Vancouver, Canada, she's also an assistant teacher at…
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Lilian Darmono • 8 years ago
Insight into the world of look development from one of our industry’s best
Ever wonder how to get past the "valley of suck"? Thankfully, Alex Dingfelder is here to share some insight behind his process and how he…
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Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago
Step by Step: Freddy Arenas
In this Step by Step profile, look over the shoulder of one of our industry's best. Here, Freddy Arenas dives deeper into his recent exploration…
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Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago
School of Motion’s Design Bootcamp: A Journal
What's it really like to go through an intensive "bootcamp" course online? To find out, we asked School of Motion for one seat in their…
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Guest • 7 years ago
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
As life and our priorities constantly change, so too does our path through this ever-evolving industry. In this month's Guest Post we get an insightful…
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Joe Donaldson • 7 years ago
The Do’s and Don’ts of Freelance
Ever wonder what goes through the minds of studio owners, creative directors, and producers on the topic of freelancers? Now's your chance to find out!
Bee Grandinetti • 6 years ago
Win, Win… Win: An Outsider’s Perspective on Inclusive Benefits
In this month's Motionographer Guest Post, we are thrilled to bring you some insight from the progressively minded Magnus Hierta of Hue&Cry!
Joe Donaldson • 6 years ago
SPECTRUM: Rheea Aranha
For this month's SPECTRUM profile, we talked with London-based Creative Director Rheea Aranha about her studio's work in Film UI, strategies useful to women in…
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Lilian Darmono • 6 years ago
Sharon Harris and what it’s like working in tech
There are a lot of questions surrounding the topic of what it's like to work in tech as a motion designer. Thankfully, in this Guest…
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Joe Donaldson • 5 years ago
Fresh Argentinian studio Not Real walks us through their remote work process via Nike project
Based in Buenos Aires, the creative team at Not Real has been busy developing fun yet sophisticated projects for a variety of top-notch clients. The…
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Bevin McNamara • 4 years ago
Eva Cremers gives the happy you need right now. Here’s How…
Eva Cremers studied to be a graphic designer, but a top-notch internship required her to learn 3D-- immediately. Eva has come a long way in…
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Bevin McNamara • 4 years ago
Hawaii, Rubber Hose, and Katy Perry Do Sound Like a Good Summer Vacation.
Váscolo share their retro animation adventure developing Katy Perry’s music video: Harley’s in Hawaii
Staff • 4 years ago
Project Breakdown with Marc Eijkelenboom
The Iceman is the origin story of Wim Hof, a Dutch extreme athlete, and author. It’s a true hero’s tale of someone losing the person most…
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Staff • 3 years ago
Project Breakdown with Arisu Kashiwagi
Inspired by Mosley’s idea of memories as noisy secrets locked behind a door, we wanted to represent fragments of Ptolemy’s memories as unfinished sketches.
Staff • 2 years ago
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Bevin McNamara • 5 years ago
It’s official: The Motion Awards 2021 winners are out now!
For a year that’s gone by in a flash, we’ve managed to cram in an enormous amount of work, haven’t we?
Staff • 3 years ago
From Motionographer Writer to Creative Lead at Perception?
Greg Herman contributed to over 140 posts during his ten years of writing for Motionographer. Since then, he's worked with a who's who of clients,…
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Stuart Groves • 1 year ago
