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Simon Robson and Nexus Save the Children

Watch “Clever” Nexus Productions director Simon Robson has done it again, this time for the kids. “Clever,” a promo for Save the Children UK, is… Read more

Mixtape Club trips out with Yeasayer

You ever have one of those “special cookies” and your day turns into an insane trip where beetles crawl all over you and the entire… Read more

Pierre Michel: Fire Flower

Pierre Michel’s latest film, “Fire Flower,” is an abstract vision of sensuality with hints of alchemical mysticism. Like Pierre’s other films, this project derives its… Read more

Flourescent Hill for The New Pornographers

Montreal studio Flourescent Hill had mitosis on the brain when they dreamed up “Myriad Harbour,” a music video for The New Pornographers’ latest album, Challengers.… Read more

Jeffrey Metzner: 1941-2008

Jeffrey Metzner, head of the Motion Graphics dept at the School of Visual Art, passed away Friday, February 15th. While I didn’t know Mr. Metzner,… Read more

Stefano Dembro: Art Walk

I was strolling through the portfolio of Brooklyn-based studio Stefano Dembro, when I happened upon a piece that caught my eye. Their promo for the… Read more

Bitstate: Slamdance Fest Opener

The Ebeling Group’s Bitstate worked up an intense hand-wrought opener for the 2008 Slamdance Film Festival. All the frame-by-frame sequences add a gritty texture to… Read more

High Drama Meets Arch Viz

It looks like Chicago’s newest addition to its skyline will be yet another masterpiece in a city populated with architectural gems. The Chicago spire, conceived… Read more

Black / White

The Sound of Color is five original songs each based on a specific color and videos created for those songs. The stand-out piece is definitely… Read more

zspace for ABC1

G’Day from Sydney, with news from my adopted home town of a major new project for Australia’s first channel ABC1, orchestrated by local moving image… Read more

FilmTecknarna: ATG Vinnare V75

Beautiful CG and an almost poetic concept power “ATG Vinnare V75,” a new spot from Swedish studio FilmTecknarna. Translation of the end-tag: “Winners 75 –… Read more

“Sharp Teeth” Promo Animations from Radium

It seems more authors (or their publishers) are turning to the power of animation to promote their works. First it was former poet laureate Billy… Read more

Avoid Surrealistic Nightmares with GPS

Argentina-based Punga and Rodrigo Valdés of The Meastros teamed up on this surreal spot for Steren GPS systems. It’s a kooky but friendly romp styled… Read more

Adobe and Cut&Paste: “See What’s Possible”

When I saw that the grand prize for the recently announced “See What’s Possible” Challenge from Adobe and Cut&Paste was $20,000 USD, I did a… Read more

Take My Heart… And My Lungs

For Valentine’s Day, Psyop took O. Henry’s classic “The Gift of the Magi,” and put it in the blender. The result is a deliciously demented… Read more

Robert Seidel’s processes: living paintings

Robert Seidel, the man behind the work of 2minds has created a wonderfully lush new piece designed specifically to be projected onto the Phyletic Museum… Read more

Buck: Toyota “Through the Roof”

Buck recently posted a fun new spot for Toyota entitled “Through the Roof.” I love how the depth of field effect creates the sense of… Read more

Book Review: Uncredited

As soon as I heard about Uncredited, a new book on the history and current state of film title design, I bought it. It came… Read more

Elephant Girl

A nice enchanting short film from New York based David Lobser. As this film is Part 2 of a 1 Part series, you know things… Read more

2008 Adobe Dynamic Media Customer Reels

Adobe is now accepting submissions for their 2008 Adobe Dynamic Media Customer Reels. The reels will be shown at NAB this April, and as most… Read more

Jot

Originally created in the mid-60s, “Jot” was an animated series presented by none other than the Southern Baptist’s Radio & Television Commission. Production ran until… Read more

Adidas: Adi Dassler

This microsite tells the story of Adi Dassler, the man behind Adidas. It’s a tenderly crafted project full of texture and warmth that builds a… Read more

IKEA Catalogue 2.0

This new interactive video/catalogue for IKEA is simply brilliant. From a purely cinematographic perspective, the quick-cut intro sequences followed by ultra slow-motion shots convey the… Read more

Christian Cenizal: Code + Motion

Codelovers will enjoy spinning through Christian Cenizal’s site. In addition to weaving binary threads for Motion Theory, Christian has some very nice tutorials for pulling… Read more