Promax|BDA State of Design 2008
For those of you who attended my Promax|BDA State of Design presentation, I hope it was worth your time and that you had as much…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Axel Rudolph: Knowledge
[Updated with subtitles] For his final year project at Berufsakademie Ravensburg in Germany, Axel Rudolph created “Knowledge,” a proof-of-concept video for his vision of what…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Punga’s animal magic for Temaiken Bioparque
Buenos Aires based studio Punga have created two stop-motion inspired spots for Temaiken Bioparque (Biopark is apparently a PC way of saying Zoo). Although the…
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Simon Robson • 16 years ago
Velvet for Mattoni
UPDATE: :60 QuickTime version has replaced previous link Munich-based Velvet Mediendesign oversaw some liquid simulation magic for this astouding Mattoni spot. Sure, it’s pure eye…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Not To Scale/Natl for Amex “Clay” [UPDATE]
For this new American Express advert, Not To Scale‘s National Television created a believable claymation look entirely in CG. According to the release: “Shooting the…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Cut&Paste: Call for Competitors
Given enough time, everyone can achieve some level of greatness. But what if the clock is running and you’re neck-and-neck with a pack of hungry…
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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
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
Synesthesia by Terri Timely
The latest short film from Directing-duo, Terri Timely (Ian Kibbey and Corey Creasey), is a portrait of two brother’s and their surreal experiences as they…
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Matt Lambert • 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…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
F5 Talk 01: Simon Robson and Tim Rayner
For those of you who attended F5 last April, you know that our speakers were a diverse and inspiring mix of creative people from a…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Psyop Weathers The “Storm” For UPS
For their curtain call at the end of a brilliant four-spot performance for UPS, Psyop conjures a world that’s comparable to the cardboard-carved spectacles from…
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Brandon Lori • 15 years ago
Buck for Chegg.com
No one is better qualified to employ humor that’s so willfully tasteless as Buck. In a brood of spots for online textbook rental service, Chegg.com,…
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Brandon Lori • 15 years ago
Questioning the Freelance Dilemma
A recent article at Animation World Network has stirred up many passionate comments from freelance visual effects artists in the industry as well as a…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago
VFX Online Town Hall Session One: LiveBlog
This will be a liveblog of the VFX Online Town Hall taking place at 7PM PST 03/29/10. Panelists include Chris deFaria, Vice President, Warner Bros.…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago
Music Video Round-Up (Creature Edition)
Here’s three four pieces of odd, “creature-driven” music (yes they’re still relevant) video work from some of our favorites to get your Wednesday going. First…
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Matt Lambert • 14 years ago
Nicholas Weigel of LAIKA/house Chats About Toys R Us
“Big Book” “Sale” Interview with Director Nicholas Weigel As with much of your work, these Toys “R” Us spots are visually very rich. There’s a…
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Justin Cone • 14 years ago
Bronte: by Ari and Jason for Gotye
Gotye – Bronte – official film clip from Gotye on Vimeo. Pitch Frames (Ari Gibson) Can you tell us briefly how did the…
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Lilian Darmono • 13 years ago
Work/Life: kids — the results
You may remember that toward the end of last year, as part of our Work/Life series, we posted a survey asking you about motion life…
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Simon Robson • 13 years ago
Amsterdam DNA revisited
There has been a surge of motion media on the museum-going experience as of late — which will be elaborated on in a later post…
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Matt Hunter Ross • 13 years ago
Asylum vs Leo Burnett London: Where Do You Stand?
By now you’ve probably read Asylum Films’ open letter to Leo Burnett London, in which the production company accuses the agency of “reshooting” a job that…
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Staff • 12 years ago
Cartoon Network – 20th Birthday Music Video by I Love Dust
I Love Dust Creative Director, Ingi Erlingsson and Art Director/Director, Ewen Stenhouse share their thoughts on Cartoon Network’s 20th Birthday Music Video, how they gave familiar characters…
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Brandon Lori • 12 years ago
Lucas Zanotto: The Real Bears
Here in New York City, Mayor Bloomberg recently championed some controversial restrictions on the sale of sugary soda drinks, sparking debates about how much government…
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Justin Cone • 12 years ago
Digital Currency and You.
As our industry changes, it’s important to keep an eye on how trends in the wider world can affect us. While Motionographer does not specifically…
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Elliot Blanchard • 11 years ago