Is It Really All Stop-Motion?
Watch “Building” | Watch “Contents” | Watch “Motor” When I first watched these three commercials by Australian director Liz Murphy and TAXI for RAC Insurance,…
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Boca Ceravolo • 16 years ago
Yaniv Fridman and Nicolas Alexander Girard are Miniature Rocket
Yaniv Fridman and Nicolas Alexander Girard started working together as students at the Vancouver Film School and quickly realized they had great creative chemistry. So…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Convert & Jon Klassen: RBC Blue Water Project
This gentle spot for RBC’s Blue Water Project directed by The Ebeling’s Group’s Convert charms me with its earthy palette and restrained animation style. Each…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
[Reprise] Lobo’s “Go Miniman Go”
We posted this epic ode to Lego’s miniman a few days ago. But we’ve since gotten our hands on a higher resolution version, and it’s…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Motionographer Podcast 02: Crush
In our second installment of the Motionographer Podcast, we chat with Gary Thomas, founder and creative director at Crush in Toronto. Some of the topics…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Noah Harris for Ford
Director Noah Harris hit the streets of Berlin in late June and over 12 nights shot a series of cascading stop motion television sets tumbling…
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Igor Sordokhonov • 16 years ago
Fortissimo/Psyop to Merge with Stink?
I’ll be honest, most of the details in this article about Fortissimo (the acquisition company that bought Psyop back in January) and Stink Productions in…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
GOOD: The Hidden Cost of War
I love GOOD’s Transparency series. By combinging great writing with clean, concise visuals, GOOD consistently produces top-notch visual essays that treat viewers like intelligent beings.…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Velvet for Mattoni
UPDATE: :60 QuickTime version has replaced previous link Munich-based Velvet Mediendesign oversaw some liquid simulation magic for this astouding Mattoni spot. Sure, it’s pure eye…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Zeitguised: Peripetics
Every once in a while we get a chance to post something unique, outside of the commercial realm; and this stunning six-act piece by London-based…
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Boca Ceravolo • 16 years ago
AENY Double-Shot
AENY is pulling out the stops this month and hitting us with two meetings, both of which should be worth your time if you’re going…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
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,…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Freestlye Collective: Fusion Fall Cinematic
I caught a sneak peek of Freestyle Collective’s action-packed cinematic for Cartoon Network’s forthcoming Fusion Fall game a few months ago, and I’ve been waiting…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
nobrain: TF1 IDs
Paris-based nobrain created a staggering number of beautifully crafted idents for TF1, France’s biggest network. Each five-second clip is jam-packed with detail and fluid animation…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
D.A.D.D.Y. Destroys Fairy Tale Classics For Bloc Party
For the second post of the day that chronicles man’s destructive tendencies (flames included), Dublin-based collective D.A.D.D.Y. directs this charming promo for Bloc Party. This…
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Matt Lambert • 16 years ago
Nexus Sign Directing Duo Fx & Mat [Press Release]
Nexus Productions are thrilled to announce that they have signed the brilliant young French directing duo, FX & Mat. FX & Mat are attracting international…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Gabriel Gareso
Gabriel Gareso’s story is one worth sharing, if only to encourage those of you out there who are looking for a push into the wonderful…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Ahoy, Nathan Love!
The Chips Ahoy Cookie Campaign has long been based on creative kookiness and comedic timing. Who best to execute this vision? Look no further than…
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Lauren Indovina • 16 years ago
Rachel Maddow and Charlie White to Present at F5
I’ve been saying all along that F5 will be full of creative collisions—moments of lasting insight and inspiration that occur when you venture outside your…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Coca-Cola: Two Guys
[qt:http://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/coke_two-guys1.mov 640 360] Credits CLIENT: Coca Cola TITLE: Two Guys AGENCY: Wieden & Kennedy / PORTLAND CREATIVE DIR: Sheena Brady, Hal Curtis COPYWRITER: Tatum Shaw…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
The Crisis of Credit Visualized
“Oh great, here comes Old Man Cone again, rambling about visual essays.” I know, I know, but I really do believe that when motion design…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Dante’s Inferno Trailer
[qt:http://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/dantes_inferno_h264.mov 786 589] Storyboards and Development Check out the storyboards and some making-of imagery behind this epic project. Interview The following is an interview with…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Microsoft Sustainability
For those of you that have made it past the headline, congratulations: I now grant you access to the future! Working with Microsoft and director …
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Thank You
It’s been a week since F5, and our heads are still spinning. By all accounts, it was a smashing success. It’s hard for us to…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago