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*…BREAKDOWN!* Ying & Yang by Wednesday Studio: A Motion Poem to Duality & Design
"For us as much as this project was an anniversary gift to ourselves, it was also celebration of craft, of making purely for the love… Read more
*ONLY ON* Tall Tales: Jonathan Zawada Defies Cliché in Thom Yorke’s Anxious Universe – Pt 1
"Mark Pritchard and I have worked together for 10–15 years. Hearing his demos, even early on, the album felt special—each song demanded visual treatment. We… Read more
*ONLY ON* Maira Kalman’s The Residence Main Titles: Murder, She Drew
“I love the objects that i have in my home. And I pay attention to them. My latest book is Still Life with Remorse. So… Read more
*ONLY ON* Extraweg’s Severance Season 2 Titles: When to Kill Your (Brain) Babies
"The goat painting represents a shift from conscious thought into subconscious chaos. It adds to the disorientation and surreal logic of the sequence. I reused… Read more
*…BREAKDOWN!* Cunningham & Ménard’s TRIPLE BILL: The Wild West of Hybrid Filmmaking
"We think there’s something fundamentally different in a picture shot in camera - the imperfections and the intricacies of real light and dust grounds the… Read more
*…BREAKDOWN!* ‘Nervi’ | Crafted Motion Visual Ecosystem Shaped by Morphing Forms
"The best part was creating the polyrhythmic visual system. We combined organic 2D animation with fluid forms and crowded textures to shape colourful living ecosystems… Read more
*…BREAKDOWN!* Werewolf by Night | The Assembly of Hand-Cut Paper for a Modern Horror Classic
"Everything was handmade, from the character drawings to the assembly of hand-cut paper pieces. The goal was clear: to use the same techniques that filmmakers… Read more
*…BREAKDOWN!* Chris Boyle: ‘The Monster in the Mirror is Absolutely Us.’
"Fundamentally, generative AI is a reflection of us. It's trained on our data and built to replicate us. Almost all the issues we might perceive… Read more
Interview with Steve Cutts: Satirical Art, Social Criticism and the Power of Change
Steve Cutts is an illustrator and animator known for his biting social commentary through dark and satirical art. His work often critiques modern consumerism, environmental… Read more
A Reunion with America’s Racial History
In an era where storytelling transcends traditional boundaries, Reunion Studio merges artistry and A.i. technology to shed light on America's profound legacy of racial injustice.… Read more
Between Lines | Project Breakdown
We take a deeper look at the animated short, Between Lines, from the ideas that didn't make it to the processes behind the scenes.
Carefully Crafting a Parody of the Most Iconic Ad Ever!
Matt Guastaferro discusses his parody of the classic Apple super bowl ad "1984". Part of the Motionographer Technical Breakdown series.
Technical Breakdown: Stranger Things Have Happened
Netflix commissioned six artists to reinterpret iconic scenes from their smash hit Stranger Things. Motion Designer Pedro Allevato (AKA Sugar Blood) shares his experience.
Project Breakdown with David Heatley
Life Our Own Way is the first video and title track from the full-length solo debut from David Heatley. It took Heatley four months to… Read more
Project Breakdown with Raphaël Erba
I made “Papier de Riz” mostly alone. It was created for a short film contest, Kino Lyon. The topic was “Unique.” At that time, I… Read more
Project Breakdown with Steffie Yee | The Lost Sound
The Lost Sound is a stop-motion short that reveals a woman’s experience of losing a language through some playfully animated visuals.
Project Breakdown with Dimitris Armenakis
The film explores the topic of overconsumption in the 21st century. Cartoon characters are used as products of postmodern society. The idea was to tell… Read more
Project Breakdown with Marius Vaitkevicius
Our new Breakdown series will aim to highlight some of last year’s achievements, particularly those that may have been overshadowed by the pandemic. This week… Read more
Pause Fest ID Breakdown
Molten (Juan Andrés Molteno) shares a colorful breakdown of his work on the Pause Fest open created by Váscolo.
Blur’s impressive VFX breakdown for Thor 2
Blur’s VFX breakdown for the prologue battle battle sequence in Thor 2 is worth a watch.