Audio + Visual: Invisible Snake Promos
For well over a decade, Kelly Meador and Daniel Elwing, the couple behind the Portland, Oregon-based studio, have been making music and visuals in equal…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Nicolas Ménard takes on 18 films for Facebook Groups
A smart use of color, clearly defined hierarchy and expertly conceived characters all come together to make each of these bite-sized films a real treat…
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Joe Donaldson • 10 years ago
4 ways “Don’t Blink” is a masterclass of type and rhythm
"Don't Blink" is a breathless, high-stepping dance between word and image set to a percussion-heavy soundtrack befitting a trailer for a summer blockbuster. Here are…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
The Boy Who Learned to Fly: Usain Bolt
This short film crafted by the Academy Award-winning Moonbot Studios tells the story of The World's Fastest Man, Usain Bolt, who recently captured his third…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
The Sentinel
Set in a world where even gravity is broken, up and coming LA-based studio, Boketto, is off to a great start with this haunting trailer…
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Joe Donaldson • 10 years ago
An homage to the games
Beginners and experts alike can learn from the elegance and superb sense of weight in "OLYMPIA."
Daniel Coutinho • 10 years ago
Are you a “bricklayer” or an art director? Chris Do explains.
Chris Do clarifies some of the controversial assertions he made in the "Rethinking Design Education" video that made the rounds on social media earlier this…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
VR without goggles: “Field Trip to Mars” sends a souped up school bus to space
Winning 19 awards at Cannes last month, "Field Trip to Mars" is an innovative group VR experience powered by stunning real-time visuals and a bus-load…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
“A Love Story” for Chipotle
Directed by Saschka Unseld ("The Blue Umbrella"), the latest Chipotle short sticks to a proven approach.
Justin Cone • 10 years ago
About the Motionographer facelift
We're calling the new look a "facelift," not a redesign. We're just trying to address a few specific issues with the old design that have…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
“My Brother,” a meditation on migrant workers
My Brother is a powerful visual essay about society and immigration, written and directed by Audrey Yeo for her SCAD Senior BFA Project.
Daniel Coutinho • 10 years ago
Motionographer Scholarship: School of Motion Design Bootcamp
Think you've got what it takes to get a full scholarship for School of Motionographer's new Design Bootcamp course? It won't be easy!
Justin Cone • 10 years ago
“An insulting pitch,” email from MK12 co-founder Ben Radatz
Recently, MK12 was asked to pitch just to be considered to pitch "for real' on a job for a large, multi-national company. This did not…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Beck “Wow”
The music video for Beck's latest single, "Wow," is a psychedelic mashup of digital and analogue collage techniques that artfully echoes the song's eclectic soundscape.
Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Motion Sickness podcast launches
Brian Gossett's new podcast, Motion Sickness, launched this week, featuring interviews with Buck's Thomas Schmid and Motionographer's Justin Cone.
Staff • 10 years ago
“Look-See” and allowing your surroundings to shape your process
"Look-See" is what happens when you combine a profound understanding of percussion with impeccable timing.
Joe Donaldson • 10 years ago
“Pearl” will hit you right in the feels
Tired of all the VR hype? You'll love "Pearl," a new animated short directed by the Oscar-winning Patrick Osborne.
Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Black Math: “A Tale of Two Zip Codes”
Does your zip code directly affect your life expectancy? The answer might surprise you.
Joe Donaldson • 10 years ago
Animade launches Boords storyboarding tool
The wizards at Animade recently released Boords, a simple, web-based tool for sharing storyboards.
Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Marcus Eckert releases Squall for AE to iOS workflow
After months of anticipation (and beta testing), Marcus Eckert has quietly released Squall, a "a tool to read vector animations from After Effects and reconstruct…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
The Work of Eric Pautz
Eric Pautz is a supremely talented designer / illustrator originally from Brazil who recently relocated from Brooklyn to Vancouver to join the amazing Giant Ant…
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Brian Gossett • 10 years ago
So long, Brett!
We don’t normally post industry happenings, but this one is personal. After 28 years in the business, Brett Ashy announced today that he’s closing his shop,…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Circles vs squares: An ode to living in nature
This promo for the new season of History Channel's "Mountain Men" from Roger starts off strong and then builds breathlessly from there.
Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Psyop jumps in the VR game with “Kismet”
Targeted at higher end VR systems like the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, Psyop's "Kismet" is a real-time VR experience that leverages the studio's long-standing…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago