Tendril, relaunching and repositioning in a shifting landscape
Toronto-based Tendril relaunched their web presence today, joining the growing number of nimble, mid-sized shops repositioning themselves in response to the hand-writing on the wall: …
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
How a husband and wife team took a startup from brand to product launch
What makes “IMANDRA” a fascinating case study in the world of explainer videos is not its intricately detailed but elegant animation (although that’s very nice),…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Lessons learned: Daniel Coutinho’s journey from Brazil to Buck
In 2011, Daniel Coutinho left his family, his home and his girlfriend in pursuit of a dream. Now, as a staff animator at Buck —…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Adam Plouff: Building Tools for Animators
“If I’m known for anything, it’s the utilization of some of the more obscure features in After Effects and a weirdo obsession with mathematical phenomena,”…
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Erica Gorochow • 9 years ago
Apple TV+ The Dark Matter Title Sequence: How We Created It Three Times
Dark Matter. Based on the novel of the same name by Blake Crouch, this sci-fi series promises to take viewers on a thrilling journey through…
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Staff • 4 months ago
The Unsung Art of Screenwashes
About a month before Inspire, we realized we needed something on the screens between presentations and during introductions. “Yeah, like one of those looped animation…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Len Lye
Sorry for the lack of posts from me lately. I’m in the middle of a week-long road trip from Savannah to San Francisco, and it…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Trollback+Company does TV Land (Again)
TV Land has been in need of a refresh for some time now. They commissioned Buck to do some brilliant IDs a few months back,…
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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
Monstrous Legs
Here’s another magical tale from the wizards at MassMarket, prosthetics master Stan Winston and production company MJZ (among others). It’s such an enchanting narrative that…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Psyop’s Reverse Merger with Fortissimo
Okay okay, enough already. We’ve known about the Psyop “buyout” now for almost two weeks, but we didn’t report it because it’s industry news and…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Slim for Richard Gotainer
French motion director Slim (a.k.a. Aniss Slimane) poured a heaping helping of color and sunshine into this whimsical music video for 80s pop star Richard…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Our Selection Process
All of us at Motionographer are intensely passionate about filmmaking, motion graphics, design, animation, and visual effects. We understand the incredible amount of work it takes…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Joaquin Baldwin: “Papiroflexia”
Joaquín Baldwin’s “Papiroflexia” (Spanish for “Origami”) is an endearing short film that gently exalts the power of imagination. There aren’t any whiz-bang tricks or flashy…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Eve Duhamel/Julien Vallée: A New Collaboration
It’s not often that we write up a post about collaborative efforts. But I can’t help but get excited about this one: Eve Duhamel and…
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Lilian Darmono • 16 years ago
Motionographer Team
For the love of the work Motionographer is an all-volunteer organization run by professional artists, designers and directors in our spare time. We don’t make any…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Full Coverage: Talking Tron with Digital Domain
We had a chance to catch up with the crew that brought TRON: Legacy to life, Digital Domain. Not only were they the forces behind…
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Justin Cone • 14 years ago
Matthias Hoegg: Thursday
Matthias Hoegg recently joined us to answer some questions about his short film, Thursday. It’s an everyday love story in the not so distant future,…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 14 years ago
TRON Legacy In-Depth with David Lewandowski
Editor’s note: The following is a guest contribution from writer Meleah Maynard. What would the DNA of a one-of-a-kind being look like if it could be…
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Staff • 13 years ago
t.o.m. by Tom Brown and Daniel Gray
Award-winning animated short by two recent graduates from the International Film School Wales, Tom Brown and Daniel Gray.
David Wilson • 13 years ago
Super Bowl XLVI Roundup: Psyop for MetLife – “Everyone”
While we can’t speak for everybody, we were generally underwhelmed by the assemblage of usually impressive commercials to air during Super Bowl XLVI. Unquestionably, game…
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Brandon Lori • 13 years ago
Work/Life: Sunshine
In last night’s Mad Men season premiere, Megan asked, “What’s wrong with you people? You’re all so cynical. You don’t smile, you smirk.” In the…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago
Julia Pott: Belly
Julia Pott (Hornet) is one of those rarities: an animation director with a unique voice who can actually make you feel something. The common denominator…
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Justin Cone • 12 years ago
Vimeo’s New Features Aim to Put Money in Your Pocket
In case you hadn’t noticed, nearly every video we share on Motionographer is hosted on Vimeo. A lot of the work we show is created…
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Justin Cone • 12 years ago
