The Softer Side of Slaying

Digital Domain and director Joseph Kosinski have teamed up again for Gears of War to promote the second installment of the successful XBOX 360 title,… Read more

ELASTIC: GAME OF THRONES

[qt:https://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Elastic_GOT_FS.mov 983 552] Angus, first off we wanted to congratulate you for the well deserved Oscar for your hard work alongside Kirk Baxter for The… Read more

Only Say Yes When It’s Yes

As the President of The Ashy Agency and Chairman of the Board of Governors for the Broadcast Design Association (BDA), Brett Ashy has worked with… Read more

1K Studios: Call for Reels

CALL FOR REELS 1K Studios is looking for skilled freelance Designers/Animators to join our team. Qualified candidates should have experience concepting/designing on high-end projects for… Read more

The Games We Play Q&A

Watch Moto Watch Running Watch Fitness Watch Golf Questions: What was your process like at the concepting stage? Your films require the viewer to connect-the-dots… Read more

Alaska Nanooks 2010 Hockey Intro

Mike Martinez’s Alaska Nanooks’ Intro of 07-08 was a truly over-the-top pastiche of lo-fi animation with hockey, explosions, a huge Polar Bear and 80s music.… Read more

Previsualization Society Launches

The Previsualization Society is a new organization, formed in September 2009 that is “dedicated to advancing previsualization (“previs”) in feature film, games, commercials and architecture.”… Read more

Motion and code: Getting to know Lucas Zanotto

Italian-born designer/animator Lucas Zanotto’s career is as varied and playful as his creations.  Moving seamlessly between analogue and digital techniques, he’s created commercials, short films,… Read more

Big Spaceship Gets in the Game

Some of you may remember a Quickie we posted a while back linking to Big Spaceship’s first ever motion reel on Newstoday. Well, now that… Read more

Stop Motion Goodness

I had been wondering where PES went as I hadn’t seen much from him in awhile. But alas, he is back, and his genius is… Read more

Joseph Kosinski: Gears of War

The new Gears of War trailer is noteworthy for several reasons. One, it’s directed by one of my favorite CG-centric filmmakers, Joseph Kosinski, formerly of… Read more

Motion Theory : NFL

So Super Bowl XLIII has come and gone. That doesn’t mean we should overlook one of the few commercials that premiered during the big game… Read more

Prologue: The Game is Afoot

If you were one of the millions of people who caught Sherlock Holmes over the holidays, you probably found it to be a rollicking good… Read more

Motion Theory: NCAA Under Construction

Motion Theory continues their decade-long run in the sports spot game with NCAA “Under Construction” from director Grady Hall. Hall’s background as a writer always… Read more

Nike Football: The Last Game

Jon Saunders (formerly of Psyop, now at Passion Pictures) directs this action-packed 5-minute short for Nike, featuring the likenesses of Ronaldo, Neymar Jr., Rooney, Zlatan… Read more