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To This Day is live!

Over a month ago To This Day project asked animators and motion artists to pitch in to animate one of Shane Koyczan‘s spoken word poems to confront… Read more

Glassworks Amsterdam for G-Star: The Art of Raw

Collaborating with G-Star’s in-house creative team, Glassworks Amsterdam created a gorgeous odyssey through the production of denim as part of G-Star’s “Art of RAW” campaign.… Read more

Joseph Pierce “The Pub”

In The Pub, Joseph Pierce uses his surreal magnifying glass to shine a light on the murky slipstream of a North London pub. Similar to… Read more

New Work by Buck

Characters, cel animation & pop retro: Buck keeps on rocking with great new spots for Fruit Snacks, McDonald’s and MTV. Credits on the projects’ pages.

In-Depth Coverage: Stylefames NY Opener

Conference openers have become the vehicle of choice for many studios to show what they can do without an overbearing client or agency brief hemming… Read more

Carlo Vega: Gray Keys

Elegant synaesthestic explorations by Carlo Vega, inspired by Geometry Daily. Audio by Chilly Gonzales.

Michael Langan & Terah Maher: Choros

In the tradition of Norman McLaren’s 1968 film Pas de Deux, Michael Langan and Terah Maher combine music, dance, and image multiplication to create a… Read more

Mischa Rozema’s Stardust

Stardust is PostPanic director Mischa Rozema’s haunting love letter to loss, exploration, and Voyager 1. When I was a kid, I thought that Voyager’s golden… Read more

CRCR & McBess: Deezer “Music Unleashed”

CRCR do it again! This time teaming up with the illustration prowess of McBess in an explosive face melter for online music service Deezer.

John Kahrs & Disney: Paperman

Disney’s Oscar-nominated short, Paperman, is now online. Check out itsartmag’s Paperman Breakdown by director John Kahrs. The sexy proprietary software that displaces textures with motion… Read more

Dan Ojari: Camira Fabrics

A pair of lively yarn spots from RCA alum Dan Ojari. Keep an eye out for his short, Slow Derek, which is finishing out its… Read more

Tom Schroeder: Marcel, King of Tervuren

Hat tip to Short of the Week’s Sundance write-up, where I found out Tom Schroeder’s Marcel, King of Tervuren is online in full. In this… Read more

Jordan Bruner: Linda McCartney Foods “Love Linda”

This psychedelic love letter of a commercial for Linda McCartney Foods was directed by Jordan Bruner and produced by Passion Pictures NYC/Strange Beast NYC. The… Read more

Cyriak: Bonobo “Cirrus”

Cyriak is no stranger to Motionographer. His experiments in looping animations are the closest thing you can get to a mind-altering experience without ingesting psychedelic… Read more

ILM: Avengers VFX Breakdown

Industrial Light & Magic has been nominated for a 2012 Academy Award for their work on Marvel’s The Avengers. Check out a suite of “Making Of”… Read more

Major Briggs: McDonald’s “Little World”

Telling a story while your camera is stabilized to a chicken-y asteroid is no minor animation task, but Major Briggs makes it look effortless in… Read more

Dimitri Stankowicz: Rone “Bye Bye Macadam”

Kicking off with an atomic bang, Dimitri Stankowicz‘s music video for Rone’s “Bye Bye Macadam” sucks you into its graphic ceremony – part Jodorowsky, part… Read more

Kijek/Adamski: Shugo Tokumaru “Katachi”

Directors Kijek/Adamski created this lovely, lighthearted video using approximately 2,000 silhouettes extracted from PVC plates using a computer-controlled cutter. I love the balance between popping… Read more

Sam Mason and Pete Candeland: Mazda “Incredible World”

Strange Beast put director Sam Mason and creative director Pete Candeland together on “Incredible World,” a stunning advert for Mazda and agency Garage/Team Mazda. The… Read more

Alexis Beaumont & Rémi Godin: Stuck in the Sound “Let’s Go”

This one nearly slipped past our radar. Directed by Alexis Beaumont and Rémi Godin, this music video for Stuck in the Sound’s “Let’s Go” is… Read more

Impactist – Yeah, Rooby, Fck Kpop 4real

Portland natives Impactist return with three new video promos for their new album Undercast Is Overrated. Yeah Rooby Fck Kpop 4real

Kaleb Lechowski: R’ha

Kaleb Lechowski’s “R’ha” ups the ante for solo writer/director/animators, proving that while the barrier to entry for solo animated filmmaking is lower than ever, expectations… Read more

Mirari & Co.: MTV Summer

Directed by Jimmy Yuan, Mirrari created a new ident for MTV Australia. You can look at stills on the official Mirari site.

Studio B: Adobe CS6

Check out Studio B Film’s beautiful spot promoting Adobe CS6 and Creative Cloud. UPDATE: One section used in this promo is a spot created by… Read more