Mekanism Channels Cuteness for BP
Mekanism recently crafted a series of character-driven, flat-shaded 3D spots that leverage the power of cuteness to inject a sense of a playfulness and positivity…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Elliot Blanchard
Elliot Blanchard is another unsung hero of the New York scene. He is a freelance animator/designer with an impressive collection of work. He has been…
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Jon Saunders • 17 years ago
Castorini are very large, bulky rodents
Castorini are Miyo Yoshida and Marco Ammannati. A site shared by a husband and wife, Miyo, a Japanese interior/production designer, and Marco, an Italian Broadcast…
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Jon Saunders • 17 years ago
Superfad for Phantom
Everything is more dramatic is slow-motion. That’s a given. Mundane acts like sneezing and laughing become epic adventures in physiology. A bullet piercing an apple…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Michel Gagne: Ratatouille Taste Visualizations
If you’ve seen Ratatouille, then you’ve marveled at the expressionistic motion graphics sequences that accompany Remy (and later Emile) as they exalt the subtle pleasures…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Archer$Beck: Live Earth
Directing duo Archer$Beck (Hornet) made a nice contribution to the collection of spots and short films included in the Live Earth festivities with “Cough, Cold…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
EyeballNYC: BioShock
EyeballNYC recently completed a :60 spot for an upcoming Xbox 360 title that’s been getting a lot of buzz, BioShock. With this project, EyeballNYC shows…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Offf New York 2007: Tickets on Sale
Offf is coming to New York this November 2-4, and tickets are now on sale. For those who’ve been to the event in Barcelona, where…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Michel Gondry for Motorola
Michel Gondry’s imaginative new film for Motorola attempts to incorporate the functions of the RAZR2 into the fantasy world he has created. Gondry mentioned that…
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John Cranston • 17 years ago
Czarek Kwasny for Mocean Worker
Polish student Czarek KwaÅ›ny poured some serious love into this music video for Mocean Worker’s likable track, “Shake Ya Boogie.” The film grain effect is…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Great Scott!
Steve Scott recently updated his site and put up loads of work. Steve is a London-based illustrator and animation director, who is currently represented by…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 17 years ago
Psyop: Navigon “More Real”
What I love about Psyop is that even though they have the power to create digital universes of unending detail and visual effects that make…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
PSST! Things First
If all the OFFF festival last weekend did was help produce this post from Bran Dougherty-Johnson, then the event should be declared a stunning success.Please…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Royale for Flaunt/Diesel
The gents over at Royale have created this imaginatively experimental piece for Flaunt magazine which brands them alongside sponsor Diesel and will be included in…
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John Cranston • 17 years ago
Matt Lavoy
While his work focuses more on compositing, particle generation and vfx supervision than most of the folks we talk about here on Motionographer, LA-based Matt…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
David Bolinsky on Truth and Beauty
This presentation delivered by medical illustrator and animator David Bolinsky is by no means new (it was posted on the TED site back in July),…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
JibJab “In 2007”
JibJab’s pop-culture pugilism needs no introduction. They were one of the early pioneers of internet virals, and after years in the game they’ve remained true…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Vietnam VFX Capitulates
Yesterday, I posted a Quickie that exposed one of the most blatant rip-offs I’ve seen in recent years. The site being ripped was this one,…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Sweeney Todd Opening Titles
The good people at SumarineChannel are hosting the Sweeney Todd titles. They’ve also put up an interview (on the left-hand side of the page) with…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Metro de Madrid: “Transparente” (Updated)
“Transparente” aims at changing people’s perspectives about using the subway in Madrid. Literally. These kinds of vfx projects are all about restraint. Props to director…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Dvein for TOCA ME
The talented guys and gals over at Barcelona based, Dvein created these wonderful titles for the recent TOCA ME design conference. The TOCA ME crew…
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James Wignall • 17 years ago
Gnarles Barkley Run
Gnarles Barkley is one of those groups that allow us designers and animators to open up our vault of tricks and let them play and…
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Jon Saunders • 17 years ago
AENY Meeting: Thursday, March 27th
This Thursday’s After Effects New York meeting promises to be fun. Andrew Kramer of Video Copilot will be there, and Maxon will be explaining the…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Brand New School is Laid Back
During my daily rounds today I happened upon this Cellular South spot from Brand New School’s LA campus. The basic concept isn’t new. By now,…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago