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Q&A: Disassembling Assembly

New Zealand-based Assembly is an intriguing shop. Headquartered on a tiny (but beautiful) island nation, their portfolio ranges across character work, high-end vfx and interactive… Read more

Wriggles & Robins: Travis “Moving”

London-based Tom Wrigglesworth and Matt Robinson, aka Wriggles & Robins, create this lovely in-camera music video for Travis’s Moving. On a chilly chilly set, the… Read more

Dr. Easy Vision Tests

Password: cantor Shynola has been releasing some clever movie marketing for their forthcoming feature, “The Red Men.” The latest is a research film from Monad… Read more

Digital Currency and You.

As our industry changes, it’s important to keep an eye on how trends in the wider world can affect us. While Motionographer does not specifically… Read more

Buck: Designed by Apple

Elegant typography and buttery smooth animation from Buck make this spot for Apple a memorable, classy experience.

Lauren Indovina: 10,000 Arrows to the Heart

Aside from being a Creative Director and Designer at Psyop since 2008 and collecting a number of top honors (Clios, ADC, BDA, AICP and the… Read more

Shynola: Dr. Easy

Shynola is back, this time writing and directing a thought-provoking short film, “Dr. Easy.” With vfx by Jellyfish, the short follows a medical robot into… Read more

Jens & Anna : ‘Kynect’ Education

Lovely stylised illustrative video by Jens & Anna at Picasso Pictures. Good news for Kentuckians? For behind-the-scenes info including concept art sketches and more, visit Jens… Read more

UFO: MTV Adrenaline Rush “Bike”

Working with VIMN MTV World Design Studio, UFO busts out their cel animation skills in this intense ID for MTV Adrenaline Rush. The limited color… Read more

Factory Fifteen: Jonah

Kibwe Tavares’ vision for “Jonah” is a unique one. Though the film is laden with visual effects from Factory Fifteen and Jellyfish Pictures, they are… Read more

Google’s Project Loon and How We Create the Future

Google’s latest gloriously ambitious initiative, Project Loon, is all over the news this week. This beautiful piece – directed by Google Creative Lab with Mixtape… Read more

Virgilio Villoresi: John Mayer “Walt Grace’s Submarine Test, January 1967”

Milan-based Virgilio Villoresi uses the pre-cinema technique, ombro cinema, to animate the drawings made by Virginia Mori. Everything was filmed in live-action, no post production… Read more

OFFF Main Titles 2013: Mr. Emilton’s Cabinet of Curiosities

OFFF 2013 Main Titles by From Form from OFFF, let’s feed the future on Vimeo. There’s always much anticipation towards the new Offf Barcelona titles.… Read more

Spectacle: The Music Video

Spectacle: The Music Video is the first museum exhibition to celebrate the art and history of the music video. This groundbreaking exhibition, curated by Jonathan… Read more

Giovanni Braggio: Animation Tutorial Part 1

Intimidated by character animation? Don’t be! Giovanni Braggio shows you just how easy it is. Hat tip to Danica Perry.

Nico Casavecchia: “A Boy And His Atom” The World’s Smallest Movie

Working with animation studio Punga,1stAveMachine’s Nico Casavecchia had the honor of creating the world’s first movie at the scale of individual atoms — the world’s… Read more

Corridor Digital: Kittens on the Beat

It’s Caturday. Enjoy some Phantom cam + clever forced perspective green screen adventures by Corridor Digital. Hat tip to Kris Merc.

Blur: League of Legends Cinematic “A Twist of Fate”

It’s getting very hard to stand out in the world of game cinematics. But somehow Blur always manages to pull it off. Case in point,… Read more

Podcast: The Collective

Ash Thorp has been busy. In addition to banging out amazing design and illustration work, he’s launched a podcast, The Collective. The third episode, featuring… Read more

Two hits for Oreo, each with its own twist

Chances are you’ve seen either one or both of the Oreo “Wonderfilled” spots that have been burning up the interwebs. The :90 anthem was directed… Read more

Art.com “Moving In”

Lots of nice details in this commercial for art.com. I also loved art.com’s previous spots, directed by Michael Langan, We Are Art and artCircles.

Renaud Hallée: The Clockmakers

Montreal-based Renaud Hallée creates music-centered short films and interactive projects. We’ve previously featured Combustion, Gravity and Sonar. In Renaud’s new film, The Clockmakers, trampolinists trigger… Read more

Chris Randall: Pilsner Urquell “Book of Legends”

Stunning stop-motion from Chris Randall and Second Home Studios to celebrate the birthday of Pilsner Urquell. It’s exciting to see the work of paper artist… Read more

Rest in Peace: Ray Harryhausen

R.I.P. Ray Harryhausen, whose creatures delighted and inspired so many of us. Video hat tip to Mashable.