7 Ways to Mix Frame-By-Frame and Rigged Animation
London-based animator and director Chris Cray explains how mixing both methods combines unruly freedom and rigid efficiency.
Chris Cray • 2 years ago
Zero 7 video by click3x
If we are talking about design, I’d have to say that this video exemplifies two of the best little pieces of advice when it comes…
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Tread • 18 years ago
Two More Envelope-Pushers
If you’ve been reading this site (or Tween) for any time at all, you know I love to talk about the convergence of web and…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Joyrider: Sun-Rype “Swing”
For their first joint project, Joyrider Films’ Wade Shotter and Andras Ketzer created “Swing,” a faux stop-motion spot for Sun-Rype. Independently, Wade and Andras’ work…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Knife Party Updates
I’m not shy about publicly adoring Simon Robson. Yes, he’s one of Motionographer’s contributors, but even if he hated my guts, I’d be posting the…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Book Review: Guidelines for Online Success
I’ve lauded The FWA here many times before. It is the single best repository of outstanding dynamic web design on the net, and its Site…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Shih-Ting Hung: Viola
For her thesis at USC Cinematic Arts, Shih-Ting Hung‘s thesis film, “VIOLA: The Traveling Rooms of a Little Giant,” is a surreal coming-of-age short that…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Lucky by EB Hu
Lucky is a film that was made for Twenty120 earlier in the year. Attentive readers may already have seen it, but it’s really too gorgeous…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago
MAKE: PSISF Opener – Q&A With Andrew Chesworth
We caught up with MAKE’s Director and Lead Animator for “Palm Springs,” Andrew Chesworth, where he was kind enough to share some exclusive behind-the-scenes artwork…
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Brandon Lori • 14 years ago
Mac ‘n’ Cheese
Mac ‘n’ Cheese from Mac ‘N’ Cheese on Vimeo. This wonderful, light and funny piece is made by Gijs van Kooten, Tom Hankins, Roy Nieterau…
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Harm van Zon • 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 • 13 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
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
Super Bowl XLVI Roundup: Psyop for MetLife – “Everyone”
While we can’t speak for everybody, we were generally underwhelmed by the assemblage of usually impressive commercials to air during Super Bowl XLVI. Unquestionably, game…
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Brandon Lori • 13 years ago
Gregory Herman updates
Designer/director Gregory Herman is a rare individual. He is a hurricane of positive energy, and his approach to work is no less intense. His recently…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Open Call: DIGITAL CANVAS ikonoTV’s on-air exhibition on Digital Art
Broadcast on the ikonoTV’s live stream and shown in selected venues worldwide, the on-air exhibition Digital Canvas (May 2016) will present a curated selection of…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
La Linea & Estacao Sigma
La Linea is an Italian cartoon series created by Osvaldo Cavandoli. Bibi’s Blog already said everything you need to know about this series so I’ll…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Bryan Louie
Emmett Dzieza recently passed me a link to the wickedly talented Bryan Louie. You’ve probably already seen Bryan’s work elsewhere. His distinctive style is ornately…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Nissan “Naturally Capable”
This spot for Nissan is a vfx tour de force. I have no idea who did it. Any help would be appreciated. Some folks online…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Taking a Ride on The Roller Coaster of Life
This new VW Touran ad is chock full of clever details and fun transitions. (I wish the people responsible for the Regal Cinemas roller coaster…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Mark Coleran and the Art of Screen Graphics
Reader Michael Kislovsky came across the work of Mark Coleran on mograph.net and passed the link our way. Mark’s reel shows off an aspect of…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Smith & Foulkes for PLATFORM
One of my favorite animation/direction duos, Smith & Foulkes (of Nexus Productions), has decided to jump on the stop-motion bandwagon in this title sequence for…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Interview: Troika Design Group
Talk to enough seasoned west coast mographers and you’re bound to hear Troika come up in conversation more than once. In addition to fostering a…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Hotness from mono
After gawking at this slick website for TurboChef, a super high-end oven from the future, I decided to backtrack to the portfolio of mono, the…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago