Event: LoopDeLoop London
LoopDeLoop is a popular bi-monthly animation challenge, in which animators from around the world create looping animations based on a given theme and upload them…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
NYC: An Evening with David OReilly at the MoMA
At 7pm on May 11th at the MoMA in New York City, Director David OReilly will discuss the process behind his work and debut his…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Working backwards: From rig to character to story with Andrew Vucko
Editor’s note: This animation features cartoon-style nudity and sex, and therefore might be NSFW for some office environments. As any experienced animator will tell you, character animation…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Behind the Scenes: “Donning the Digital Mask: Anonymous”
The infamous group of hackers that identify themselves as “Anonymous” are, as their name suggests, incredibly hard to pin down. They’ve targeted racists, terrorists and pedophiles. They’ve brought…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
The Line: Amaro and Walden’s Joyride
Dang. So much attitude and animation skill in The Line‘s latest short, Amaro and Walden. Warning some bits are NSFW. Don’t miss the full making of…
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Erica Gorochow • 9 years ago
Poland rising: Juice studio explains why we’ll be seeing more Polish talent soon
Poland is bristling with CG talent, and our interview with Juice studio explains why. We also dig into the technical details behind the promotional short,…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Tribeca Games: The Craft and Creative of League of Legends
For its inaugural event, Tribeca Games (part of the Tribeca Film Festival family) is hosting “The Craft and Creative of League of Legends” on Friday, November…
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Justin Cone • 9 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
Motionographer Scholarship: School of Motion Design Bootcamp
Think you've got what it takes to get a full scholarship for School of Motionographer's new Design Bootcamp course? It won't be easy!
Justin Cone • 8 years ago
40 more Instagram accounts you should be following
40 more Instagram accounts you should be following right now (according to Brian Gossett)
Brian Gossett • 8 years ago
Dan Savage and the importance of community building
We are thrilled to bring you this month's guest post by none other than New York's very own, Dan Savage. Dan is an incredibly talented…
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Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago
Open for entries: The Motion Awards by Motionographer
Yesterday, after we launched The Motion Awards by Motionographer, I saw this tweet: Wow, what a comprehensive and considered endeavour. Suddenly feels like a vacuum has been filled.…
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Justin Cone • 7 years ago
Looking back, moving on…
It's with a heavy heart that I present you with Justin Cone's last Motionographer post.
Justin Cone • 5 years ago
Conan O’Brien and Moth Studio, now that’s some award winning story telling. Motion Award recipient.
Bring words to life? Put your submission where your mouth is and submit to the 2020 Motion Awards.
Millie Verastegui • 4 years ago
Interview: LAMBO brings the RAD
Working out the logo A sketch for the Coke “Oh Yeah” spot Style frame for Fox College Sports Characters for the Coke “Bubbles” spot Motionographer…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
David O’Reilly on the Pointlessness of the Safe Area
Animator/director David O’Reilly recently made a post on his blog proclaiming the death of the safe area: The Safe Area is part of a long…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Psyop Delivers for UPS
Weeks ago, we quickied “Gladiator,” the first of an ongoing campaign for UPS, due to the staggered release dates of the remaining spots. While additional…
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Lauren Indovina • 15 years ago
MK12 Interview: Making “Man of Action! II: Ashes of Vengeance”
For many, MK12 is where it all started. Just as Kyle Cooper’s iconic title sequence for Se7en signaled a renaissance for the craft of opening credits,…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
How to change the world (and get paid for it): Making SolarCity “How Energy Gets To You”
Learn how a group of passionate environmentalists used innovative production techniques to tell stories that genuinely matter to them — all while getting paid.
Justin Cone • 8 years ago
Review: Division05’s “Snapdragon”
We review the latest educational offering from Division05, "Snapdragon," a comprehensive dissection of a real-world motion graphics project for Qualcomm.
Justin Cone • 8 years ago
Shilo: Winning the War
Watch “The War” Hand-drawn storyboards Shots from the blue screen shoot Style frames Stills from the finished product Motionographer’s Jon Saunders interviewed Andre Stringer and…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Book Review: Uncredited
As soon as I heard about Uncredited, a new book on the history and current state of film title design, I bought it. It came…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Review: Art of the Modern Movie Poster
Created by Judith Salavetz, Spencer Drate, and Sam Sarowitz (with elegantly concise writing by Dave Kehr) Art of the Modern Movie Poster is the definitive…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Paris is burning
Paris is on fire again (the city, not the socialite whore). Every time I turn around there’s another hot track or remix or…. girl and…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago