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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

Aaron Stewart: VH1 Classic “Jingle Bells”

Ex-Hornet friends Mixtape Club and director Aaron Stewart teamed up to create this twisted take on “Jingle Bells” for Vh1 Classic.

Royale rings in the Holidays with “The Bell Ringer”

Last year’s holiday short from Royale, “The Impossible Present,” featured a mischievous kid with an iron will. The mischief continues in this year’s short, “The… Read more

Passion Pictures: The Butterfly Effect

Fun and entertaining is what describe’s Dan Surmich’s short film, The Butterfly Effect. The look and feel of the film derives from the employment of Unity 4.0… Read more

Fleur & Manu for M83

Fleur & Manu complete their trilogy for M83 with this spectacular mystic masterpiece. And to recap – here are the previous two:

Macro: A Neon Christmas

Get ready for the flood of holiday-inspired shorts. This one from Neon stands apart, though. No Santa. No reindeer. Not even a Christmas tree. Instead,… Read more

The Sound of LUX, OBEN

Amazing student work continues to pour out of French animation schools – this time from EMCA. (Above) Juliette Oberndorfer creates an entrancing, enigmatic story in… Read more

JBL “Ear of the Tornado” by Psyop

“Ear of the Tornado” has the fantastic quality we look forward to from Psyop – but it’s also an object lesson in how to nail… Read more

One Day on Earth / 12.12.12

By the time this post goes live, One Day on Earth’s third installment will have begun somewhere on this crazy planet of ours. On December… Read more

GoldRunner, Vivian Rosenthal and Augmented Reality

I cut my teeth on motion design at turn of the 21st century, when the desktop computer revolution was in full swing. A handful of… Read more

[Process] David Lewandowski pulls back the curtain on two projects

David Lewandowski, an oft-featured director/animator/compositor here on Motionographer, recently posted two breakdown videos that are worth a gander. Flying Lotus “Tiny Tortures” The first project,… Read more

Trend: Abstract MoGraph On The Rise

Abstract animation has long been a staple of motion design, but recently there’s been a rash of interesting work. Here’s a round-up from the Motionographer… Read more

Loaded Pictures: Skip Pitts Tribute

Seattle-based Loaded Pictures delivers this lovely tribute to Bo-Keys guitarist, Charles “Skip” Pitts.

Daito Manabe for Nosaj Thing

Interesting – and beautiful – music video for Nosaj Thing by Daito Manabe. Manabe employed a Point Grey camera to track the dancers – all… Read more

Playgrounds Fest 2012

Designed by Jordi Pages with MRK and Gabor Ekes, this beautiful title sequence for the 2012 Playgrounds Festival is nothing short of exquisite. From the… Read more

“Interaction De-Formes” by Carlín Díaz

Great abstract piece by Carlín Díaz. Full of sly moments that experiment with form, color, and perspective.

mcbess & Simon for Good Books: Havana Heat (vaguely NSFW)

Last spring, Buck and Antfood blew our minds with “Metamorphosis,” a psychedelic short promoting charity-friendly book retailer, Good Books. Written in the style of Hunter… Read more