Psyop: Fage “Plain”
[qt:https://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Psyop_Fage_Plain.mov 848 480] What was CG and what was live action? Early in the project, we learned we only had two weeks for post…
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Brandon Lori • 13 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
Tuesday McGowan updates
Tuesday McGowan updates with new work.
Staff • 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
November: Pictoplasma NYC
This November, Pictoplasma returns to New York City, bringing a colorful parade of speakers, characters, films and art along with it. Focusing on the art…
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Justin Cone • 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 • 12 years ago
Jim Henson for Linit Fabric Finish (1967)
Here’s a classic quickie from Jim Henson, featuring Sir Linit, circa 1967.
Elliot Blanchard • 12 years ago
Virgilio Villoresi: John Mayer “Walt Grace’s Submarine Test, January 1967”
Milan-based Virgilio Villoresi uses the pre-cinema technique, ombro cinema, to animate the drawings made by Virginia Mori. Everything was filmed in live-action, no post production…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 11 years ago
Art&Graft: “Trip” The Virgin Atlantic Safety Film
Long ago, Virgin Airways embraced the simple fact that no one pays attention to the poor flight attendants as they drone on mechanically about oxygen…
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Staff • 10 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
Commercial work with boundaries: the commissioned work model
Maintaining creative control and keeping clients happy can feel impossible. Here's an approach that can ease the tension.
Joe Donaldson • 10 years ago
What it takes to be “Original”
What is originality? Does it even exist? If so, how can we be original? Those are the questions that haunted Toronto-based designer Andrew Vucko as…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Q&A: Gergely Wootsch demystifies the Magna Carta
For the British Library’s “Magna Carta: Law, Liberty, Legacy” exhibition, director Gergely Wootsch explains the history and importance of the document with his trademark wit and style.…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Colin Hesterly directs Škoda “Tour De France”
Director Colin Hesterly crafted a charming hand-drawn tale of Škoda inspired by vintage automobile advertising and the Czech car manufacturer’s own 120 year history. Not To…
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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
On The Back Of A Tiger
One effect that I feel many of us can agree on when working in the commercial world is that it can be a bit of…
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Joe Donaldson • 9 years ago
DEmark 2015 Opening Titles
Nord Collective’s quirky titles for the DEmark 2015 titles feature a literal interpretation of the event’s theme, “Touch of Design.” Combining a custom tailored typeface…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Buck for Nike Hypervenom
Nike’s Hypervenom line has been the subject of some fiercely sexy CG work, but these two spots from Buck take things an entirely different direction.…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Playgrounds Festival 2015 [NSFW]
Ten Dutch designers and studios collaborated to make the titles for this year's edition of the Playgrounds Festival. The result it one happy, random, neatly…
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Harm van Zon • 8 years ago
My Darling’s Shadow
Every frame of Conor Whelan's latest short, "My Darling’s Shadow," is a beautiful study of composition, color and reduction of form. I watched the film…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
School Profile: CalArts
Conceived by Walt Disney in 1960 and established through a merger of two older art schools, CalArts is one of the nation's premiere institutions for…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
FITC Toronto 2016 Titles
If you only watch one video today, make it this one.
Justin Cone • 8 years ago
Psyop jumps in the VR game with “Kismet”
Targeted at higher end VR systems like the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, Psyop's "Kismet" is a real-time VR experience that leverages the studio's long-standing…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago