A Little Fuel for the Road
I’m in the middle of a five-day road trip from Cupertino to Savannah, burning up countless gallons of fossil fuel. How appropriate, then, that I…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Mac Guff Makes the World Smile
I’m probably going to regret this later, but I’m a couple beers into the night, so what the hell. I’m going to use the word…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Nervo for Timex
QuickTime version (960 x 540) Nervo’s posted a new project for Timex that I want to share here for two main reasons: 1) the process…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Bloom Winners
OneDotZero and MTV’s Bloom competition has unveiled their winners’ films online. The contest involved submitting treatments on the Bloom brief which were judged on “innovation,…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 17 years ago
Christopher Mills for The Acorn
[flv:http://motionograph.wpengine.com/media/curious/mills_theacorn.flv 468 263]QuickTime 960×540 | QuickTime 640×360 Curious Pictures’ Christopher Mills brought his lively directorial style to bear on “Flood Pt. 1,” a lively new…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
More Fallon, More Sony
Fallon’s latest (over-hyped) project for Sony follows a familiar formula: Take an urban setting, flood it with something that would otherwise be unremarkable and set…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
180Amsterdam vs. Koichiro Tsujikawa
A new advert for smartphone manufacturer HTC has been making the rounds lately. It’s a beautifully realized mini-narrative starring a pair of dexterous fingers as…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
MUTO: A Stop-Action Wall Painting by BLU
Even though we posted BLU’s amazing stop-action wall-painting as a Quickie on Monday, we’ve received tons of “check this out” emails since then. So I’ve…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Jean-Julien Pous: Seeking You
Jean-Julien Pous’ latest short film, “Seeking You,” is a poetically ambiguous ode to sensuality, seduction and, ultimately, the cacophonous beauty of Hong Kong. Its hybrid…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Lacoste: Past, Present and Future
To celebrate Lacoste’s 75th birthday, the company created “Future,” an advert and website that imagines how the game of tennis might be played 75 years…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Flash Player 10 Beta: “Astro”
I recently stumbled onto an interesting site from Lee Brimelow called gotoandlearn.com. While it’s essentially a tutorial site, it also gives you some great new…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Royale: Jet Blue
Since their epically rad animation for Flaunt and Diesel, there’s hasn’t been much news from LA-based Royale, the studio formed by ex-Exopolis CD Brien Holman,…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Trollback + Dreams
This latest in-house project from Trollbäck+Co challenged designers Tetsuro, Peter, Anna, Paul, Emre, Christina and Tolga to create short films that capture the semi-conscious thoughts…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
David O’Reilly on the Pointlessness of the Safe Area
Animator/director David O’Reilly recently made a post on his blog proclaiming the death of the safe area: The Safe Area is part of a long…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Must Drink More Milk [Credits]
Title of spot(s): Cell Phone Charms Client: BC Dairy Foundation PRODUCTION COMPANY Production Company/City/State: Bent Image Lab, Portland, OR Supervising Director: Rob Shaw Director: Jun…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
David Lobser: +/- “Unsung”
Director David Lobser refashions a bit of Alice in Wonderland in this charming music video for +/-‘s “Unsung.” Kissed with subtle CG, the visuals are…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Interview: Superfad Uncensored
[qt:http://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/making_of_durex_x264.mov 786 443] A Little Pillow Talk with Superfad What follows is an intimate interview between Superfad and Motionographer’s Lauren Indovina (with input from the…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
So Me: Kid Cudi “Day ‘N’ Nite”
Although he’s been working hard at Ed Banger Records for some time, So Me launched into wider view with his work on the “D.A.N.C.E.” music…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
yU+Co: The Watchmen Titles
NOTE: This title sequence was removed at the request of Warner Bros. I will never understand Hollywood’s approach to free publicity. Persistent souls will still…
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Lauren Indovina • 16 years ago
Marco Brambilla: Civilization
[qt:http://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/civilization_final.mov 960 540] Installation Credits Title: Civilization (MEGAPLEX), 2008 By: Marco Brambilla Client: The Standard Hotel, New York Editor/Research Assistant: Beau Dickson Assistant: Swapna Tamhane…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
1st Ave Machine: Samsung “New Species”
1st Ave Machine’s latest project for Samsung is a delightful throwback to their early days (by which I mean a few years ago), when co-founder…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
May/June Events Roundup
Photo by Victoria Peckham There’s a lot going over the next month. I’ll try to round up a few of the relevant events here. Stay…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Going Nitro
Last week, you may have noticed some downtime here at Motionographer. I’m glad to say that those times are behind us, and we are now…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
MK12 and Marc Forster: Swiss International Air
Marc Forster and MK12 teamed up once again to create this meditative animation for Swiss International Air. I was able to chat with creative director…
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Jon Saunders • 15 years ago