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Don’t Fail Idaho (Extended Version) by Buck

Over the last several years, Buck has made a point of creating elegantly clever PSAs for causes they believe in. For their latest visual essay,… Read more

Target and LA Live

Gentleman Scholar joined an impressive lineup of studios and directors to create content for Target’s screens at LA Live, the massive complex of entertainment venues… Read more

Onesize for Warde: “Home Is A Quest” (Director’s Cut)

Onesize branches into character work with this very nice – and very inventive – piece for Warde. Personal favorite: momma bird. There is a lot… Read more

Michel Gondry and Boris Vian: a match made in heaven

There has been much talk this week about the woes of the visual effects industry. Snubs at the Oscars did not go unnoticed, including that… Read more

Guillermo García Carsí & El Señor Studio: Doomed: a biological cartoon!

Finally online in all its full-length glory, Doomed: a biological cartoon! by Guillermo García Carsí and El Señor Studio introduce us to endearingly bizarre animals… Read more

Beakus Studios + Daniel Chester/Moth: The Epistle

Seems only natural that Moth Collective would follow up the fantastic Mad Dogs and Englishmen by working with Beakus Studios on this section from the feature… Read more

Onesize: FITC Amsterdam

Stunning main titles for FITC Amsterdam 2013 by Onesize. The design is by Bradley G Munkowitz (aka GMUNK), who also did the whole design package for… Read more

Keith Schofield: Darwin Deez “You Can’t Be My Girl”

While wandering through the internet, sometimes you come across something weird and beautiful. Keith Schofield who brought us singing crotches in the past, now had some… Read more

Street Fighter III – Furrinkazan Trailer

Victor Hugo, a talented Brazil-based artist, has created yet another fantastic piece this time based around the world of Street Fighter.  In this teaser trailer… Read more

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

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