Nike, W+K Amsterdam & Inarritu Write the Future
Although this film has only been bouncing around for about 24 hours, it’s already been garnering claims of one of the most epic spots of…
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Matt Lambert • 14 years ago
Old Fangs – Adrien Merigeau & Alan Holly
I’m delighted that Old Fangs, which has been making the rounds on the film festival circuit, is available in its entirety online. The character designs…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 14 years ago
Sean Pecknold – BBC Knowledge “Honk If You’re Human”
More whimsical fun from Sean Pecknold aka Grandchildren! This time it’s in-camera, in-sequence stop-motion from beginning to end for BBC Knowledge. If you like it,…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 14 years ago
Ned Wenlock: “Apache” for Danger Beach
What was the concept behind the spinning environment in the piece? I had a rough, hazy idea for what happens in the video based on…
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Brandon Lori • 13 years ago
[Review] New York in Motion
Editor’s note: The following interview and review are by guest contributor Cheryl Yau, a 2012 MFA candidate in SVA’s Design Criticism program. Catch the next…
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Staff • 13 years ago
RESONANCE
Stop. Put on your headphones. Go fullscreen, and sit still as Resonance blasts your earballs to pieces. After debuting at OFFF Barcelona, Resonance is now…
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Justin Cone • 13 years ago
Playgrounds Audiovisual Arts Festival
In Tilburg, a small town in the south of The Netherlands, a wonderfull festival is hidden. Playgrounds Audiovisual Arts Festival is a festival for innovative…
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Harm van Zon • 13 years ago
Work/Life: A Conversation with Ash Thorp
A few days ago, we shared the portfolio of designer/illustrator Ash Thorp. Ash recently finished a year-long tour of duty at Prologue, where he crafted much…
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Justin Cone • 13 years ago
Work/Life: PandaPanther on parenting, work and creating amazing spit
We’ve come to know NYC-based PandaPanther for their playful, character-driven work. Since 2006, Jonathan Garin and Naomi Nishimura have directed casts of colorful creatures on…
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Justin Cone • 13 years ago
SXSW 2012: Beauty is Embarrassing
Disclaimer: Wayne White was a speaker at the 2011 F5 festival. His talk there makes an appearance at the end of this film. We covered…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 12 years ago
SXSW 2012: Beauty is Embarrasing
Disclaimer: Wayne White was a speaker at the 2011 F5 Festival. His talk makes an appearance at the end of this film. In Beauty is…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 12 years ago
I, Pet Goat II
The Canadian studio Heliofant has crafted the breathtaking piece “I, Pet Goat II” which features some spectacular visuals through use of amazing lighting and shading. …
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Andres Weber • 12 years ago
Karim Zariffa for Air Canada
Great work by Karim Zariffa for Air Canada. See also costumes.
Elliot Blanchard • 12 years ago
One Day on Earth / 12.12.12
By the time this post goes live, One Day on Earth’s third installment will have begun somewhere on this crazy planet of ours. On December…
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Justin Cone • 12 years ago
Lauren Indovina: 10,000 Arrows to the Heart
Aside from being a Creative Director and Designer at Psyop since 2008 and collecting a number of top honors (Clios, ADC, BDA, AICP and the…
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Staff • 11 years ago
Q&A with Eric Glatt, former intern who sued Fox Searchlight
Eric Glatt is a former intern on the film Black Swan who, along with Alex Footman, sued Fox Searchlight for unpaid wages related to his…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 11 years ago
Miwa Matreyek
Animator/performance artist Miwa Matryek incorporates the silhouette of her own body into projections of her lush animations. Having seen her perform at last year’s Vimeo…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 11 years ago
Q&A: Dark Noir
Maybe there's an approach to crowdsourcing that isn't creatively repulsive or ethically bankrupt. Here's how Red Knuckles, Rafael Grampá and Absolut worked with a few…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Q&A: Throne “Tharsis Sleeps”
What says "heavy metal" more than a few thousand frames of animated embroidery? Here's how it was done.
Andrew Montague • 10 years ago
Bullies, opera and typography: Sounds like a job for Giant Ant
The Vancouver Opera and librettist Shane Koyczan invited Giant Ant to collaborate on “Stickboy”, a new opera that tackles the psychological effects of bullying. We had…
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Daniel Coutinho • 10 years ago
CypherAudio’s John Black reflects on 15 years of sound design for motion
Filmmaker George Lucas famously declared, “The sound and music are 50% of the entertainment in a movie.” Everyone I know who’s crafted a film or animation or game…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Interactive experiences at the human scale: Making CenterStage with Andrew Bell and Lutz Vogel
It’s rare that a single project can sum up the possibilities for the convergence of motion design and interactive experiences the way that CenterStage does. Created…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Crafting graphics for the Oscars: An interview with Henry Hobson
Like people who tune into the Super Bowl just to watch the ads, I turn on the Oscars just to watch the graphics. The opening…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago