*…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…
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Staff • 3 months ago
*…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…
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Staff • 5 months ago
*…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…
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Staff • 6 months ago
The Kawaii Cats Project: A Technical Breakdown by Wyz Borrero
This breakdown delves into the creative process behind a playful music video inspired by Kawaii cats, blending Japanese cultural influences with modern animation and AI…
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Staff • 6 months ago
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.…
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Carlos El Asmar • 7 months ago
History Is What We Do Now | Project Breakdown
M2 Film breakdown their piece for Hummel, an action-packed reveal of their new kit for the Danish women’s national soccer team.
Stuart Groves • 2 years ago
Song Exploder: Wait For It | Technical Breakdown
Masayoshi Nakamura, A.K.A. Good General, talks us through his animated lyric video.
Masayoshi Nakamura • 2 years ago
Technical Breakdown: Rings of Power and Building a World from Sound
How Plains of Yonder and Nexus Studios teamed up to make the Rings of Power’s main title sequence.
Staff • 2 years ago
The Transatlantic Slave Trade | Project Breakdown
For Black History Month, Creative Director and Founder of Reunion, Chris Carboni, breaks down their 2022 Motion Awards winner. The Transatlantic Slave Trade is part…
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Stuart Groves • 2 years ago
Undeniable: The Stories of the Negro Leagues | Project Breakdown
For Black History Month, we asked Carl Jones and Justin Polk to break down their incredible series of films for Major League Baseball.
Stuart Groves • 2 years ago
Project Breakdown with Scholar
Schloar break down their trailer for the Xbox game ARA. They discuss their cinematic approach, their techniques and where they go for inspiration.
Stuart Groves • 2 years ago
Project Breakdown with Creative Mammals
Creative Mammals break down their innovative and attention-grabbing conceptual promo for The Walking Dead.
Stuart Groves • 3 years ago
Project Breakdown with Perception
Perception's Doug Appleton (Chief Creative Director) & Seiji Anderson (Art Director) breakdown their title sequence for Moon Knight.
Staff • 3 years ago
Project Breakdown with Imaginary Forces
Imaginary Forces break down their work on the Title Sequence for true-crime story: Candy.
Staff • 3 years ago
Project Breakdown with Studio AKA
Steven Small is back breaking down the title sequence for the second series of Raised by Wolves.
Staff • 3 years ago
Project Breakdown with Arisu Kashiwagi
Inspired by Mosley’s idea of memories as noisy secrets locked behind a door, we wanted to represent fragments of Ptolemy’s memories as unfinished sketches.
Staff • 3 years ago
Technical Breakdown – Our Future Los Angeles
Zach Christy breaks down his popular Motionographer Quickie: Our Future Los Angeles.
Zach Christy • 3 years ago
Technical Breakdown: Seeing Without Sight
John Likens, from Method Studios, on pitching and creating the opening sequence for SEE Season Two. Recent winner of a Motion Award for best tv/streaming…
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John Likens • 3 years ago
Project Breakdown with Guto Terni & Vinicius Costa
“Unbreakable” is a visual metaphor of the nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) experience. Based on actual NTM patient experiences, the film opens on Barbara the Bunny, a…
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Staff • 4 years ago
Project Breakdown with Marc Eijkelenboom
The Iceman is the origin story of Wim Hof, a Dutch extreme athlete, and author. It’s a true hero’s tale of someone losing the person most…
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Staff • 4 years ago
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.
Staff • 4 years ago
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…
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Staff • 4 years ago
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…
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Staff • 4 years ago
