General

It’s official: The Motion Awards 2021 winners are out now!

For a year that’s gone by in a flash, we’ve managed to cram in an enormous amount of work, haven’t we?

Studio Stories: 20 Years of Perception

Perception co-founders Jeremy Lasky and Danny Gonzalez talk us through their amazing journey, from knocking on doors to working on blockbuster movies.

Hello from The Motion Awards

After months of preparation and deliberation, it’s time to announce our official nominees.

The Future is Fustic.

Our regular contributor, Ed Kevill-Davies, takes a deep dive into the work of Fustic. Studio and what makes them some of his favorite creators in… Read more

Technical Breakdown – Our Future Los Angeles

Zach Christy breaks down his popular Motionographer Quickie: Our Future Los Angeles.

Between The World and Me. The Art Direction process for the opening titles of an HBO special.

I would like to share my experience as Art Director for this project, beyond just the challenges of the process. I do this not only… Read more

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… Read more

Between the Keyframes

We sit down with Erin Sarofsky and Austin Shaw to chat about the motivations behind their new show and give our readers a taste of… Read more

Studio Stories: 15 years of Awesome INC

Things were vastly different in our industry fifteen years ago – many schools didn’t even offer Motion Design as a course of study; people weren’t… Read more

Intern to Art Director

“You’ll see that my progress didn’t come from just picking myself up by the bootstraps. It came with good timing, a little bit of luck,… Read more

Studio Stories: 10 years of Flipbook

The origin of Motion Design studios, as told by their founders.

Getting into Character

Five Reasons Why Animated Characters are more Relatable than Humans.

Studio Stories: 3 years of Whojo

The origin of Motion Design studios, as told by their founders.

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… Read more

How to make an advert for something you love (without leaving the house)

The first thing I had to take into account was that I was doing this in my house, and I live in a medium-sized apartment,… Read more

Project Breakdown with Bonnes Feuilles

1984 is particularly accurate nowadays; the description of a society based on generalized surveillance and collective hatred is particularly resonant today. It’s part of an… Read more

Dash Studio: The Origin Story

Typically a trip to the City meant late nights, dollar pizza, and a few hangovers, but this time felt a little different; this visit had… Read more

Project Breakdown with Ollie Magee

I’m never sure whether to explain the film to people. Or even if I’ve figured it out. I’d always encourage someone watching to find their… Read more

Using Visual Effects to Create a Low-Budget Sci-Fi Short

My name is Jonathan; I’m a Swedish filmmaker and visual effects artist. My friends and I recently released our new short film Untitled Earth Sim… Read more

Project Breakdown with TEDxSydney & Substance Studio

TEDx: REAL is a visual exploration of the nature of reality, as seen through the hopes, fears, and dreams of a mother-to-be who imagines the… Read more

Creating the title sequence for Them: Covenant

Set in the 1950s, the series follows a black family who moves to the all-white neighborhood of East Compton. The result highlights the real prejudice,… Read more

Being Queer in… Music

For Being Queer in… Music we hear from UK musician Dylan Holloway. Dylan discusses how his experience as a trans guy led him into a… Read more

Celebrating the 2020 Winners | Spotify – All The Moods

The theme across the videos was ever-changing moods and the ability of music to help shape and change our feelings. We created a character for… Read more

Celebrating the 2020 Winners | Story

Jola Bańkowska's Story is a multi-award-winning series of surreal and juxtaposing vignettes that reflect on a modern age of omnipresent technology.