‘Werewolf by Night’ Breakdown | 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 • 1 month ago
*Exclusive* Breakdown With 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 • 1 month ago
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…
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Carlos El Asmar • 2 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 • 2 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 • 3 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 • 1 year ago
Song Exploder: Wait For It | Technical Breakdown
Masayoshi Nakamura, A.K.A. Good General, talks us through his animated lyric video.
Masayoshi Nakamura • 1 year 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
A Trip to Infinity | The Making of a Netflix Documentary
Directors Jonathan Halperin and Drew Takahashi share their stories and how Motion Design played a pivotal role in a larger-than-life documentary.
Stuart Groves • 2 years ago
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.
Stuart Groves • 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
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.
Matt Guastaferro • 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 • 2 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 • 2 years ago
Project Breakdown with Imaginary Forces
Imaginary Forces break down their work on the Title Sequence for true-crime story: Candy.
Staff • 2 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 • 2 years ago
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.
Pedro Allevato • 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
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…
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Staff • 3 years ago
Technical Breakdown: Creating a promo for “Narcos”
At the end of 2021, one of the most prominent banners in Times Square played a promotional video in honor of the release of the…
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Staff • 3 years ago
Technical Breakdown: Lil Wayne ft. Drake – She Will – A Music Video
The Carter IV came out ten years ago, but for whatever reason, there were no videos for any of the songs. So as well as…
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Tim Fox • 3 years ago
