VFX World Map
The VFX World Map plots commercial and features studios, schools and other relevant entities on — you guessed it — a map of the world.
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
Making “Uncanny Valley,” an eye-popping sci-fi short about a very possible future
The sci-fi short "Uncanny Valley" presents a grim but very possible future in an eye-popping style laced with beautiful VFX work. Our chat with the…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Kubo and the Two Strings
Laika’s forthcoming feature, “Kubo and the Two Strings,” is a stunning blend of Japanese culture and magical adventure rendered in lovingly crafted stop-motion (boosted by liberal…
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Justin Cone • 9 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 • 9 years ago
Reliving The Past Motion Awards Winners! | Game of Thrones / Elastic
The Season 8 Game of Thrones title sequence was redesigned to be more narrative, with visual details reflecting the depth and evolution of the story,…
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Staff • 2 months ago
NATL UPDTS WTH NW WRK
[…] have still been partying after winning best showreel, & 3rd in best spot in the Tween Awards (That was poor sarcasm, I apologize). Arnold…
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Justin Cone • 19 years ago
Roses are Blue
[…] be about a job offering from my new place of work, but here’s the hot poop… Belief is Hiring. Yes… Belief is seeking a…
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Babe Baker • 19 years ago
QuickTime Tip: Fast Start
[…] File > Export… 3. In the Export drop-down, select Movie to QuickTime Movie and click Options…. 4. Configure your video and audio compression settings…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Interview: Lobo Does Dupont
[…] to base our animations around. 4. Were you working mainly with an agency or were you also working directly with Dupont? We worked only…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Nando Costa and Friends Embrace the Elements for Nike
[…] runner’s movements weren’t appropriate for Nike. The client then provided some reference footage and we re-created all of the runners in one day of…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Nick Ryan’s “A Lonely Sky”
[…] Odyssey, The Good Shepherd), Paudge Behan (Veronica Guerin), Padraic Delaney (The Wind that Shakes the Barley, Legend). I wrote, directed and co-produced the project.…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
The (In)famous Craigslist Post
[…] lives in the real world, and as such, will pay them. There are far more jobs needing these skills than there are people who…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Interview: Quayola
[…] In collaboration with Mira Calix (Warp Records). Some info and animation tests here: www.quayola.com/natures 4 – “VIDOS DVD,â€? a music promo for Michael Fakesch…
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Babe Baker • 17 years ago
Interview: Troika Design Group
[…] Executive Creative Directors. How large is Troika now? Where is it headquartered, and is that location a key factor to its success? We’re a…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
EyeballNYC: Microsoft Sync
[…] EyeballNYC also deserves props for getting Microsoft’s aesthetic right. It’s not an easy thing to do. Microsoft doesn’t exactly have the tightest brand controls,…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Psyop: Adidas “Together”
[…] is nothingâ€? 3. When did the job award? The job awarded on June 1st. 4. How many people worked on the spots? Total, we…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Simon Robson and Nexus Save the Children
[…] will be taken on into further print campaigns by Save The Children. What was the timeline? For 2 x 30 second spots: Pre-production time:…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Chatting with The Action Cats
[…] there are certain agencies that have spun off pieces that act as a studio. Everyone now has contact with motion graphics, since it’s exploded…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Advanced Beauty Podcast
[…] work within; to start, finish and exist within a white space, creating a seamless coherence, all sculptures sharing the same white environment. Using 1920…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Is It Really All Stop-Motion?
[…] on a variety of portable stands. Each camera and dolly or crane had a minimum of three lasers measuring tiny increments of camera movement…
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Boca Ceravolo • 16 years ago
Maxon Announces Cinema 4D R11
[…] for 64-bit on Mac OS X CINEMA 4D R11 is the first comprehensive 3D package completely re-engineered to take full advantage of the Mac…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
PSST! Pass it on…for Over the Rhine
[…] & directed by Paul Cayrol Part 3: Director: Masayoshi Nakamura DP: Magico Nakamura Editor: Erik Montovano Part 4: Designed &animated by Ryan Rothermel &…
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Simon Robson • 16 years ago
SFW: Diesel XXX
[…] entertaining and is guaranteed to leave you smiling (and most likely scrolling back to explore the artistry). To me it is capturing the lighthearted…
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Jon Saunders • 16 years ago