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Anthony Francisco Schepperd & Chris Milk: “Two Against One”

Two great tastes that taste great together. A phrase that applies to the Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi musical collaboration “Rome,” to Jack White and… Read more

We Weren’t the First Ones Here

A lovely exploration of paper-craft and frame animation by Kate Broadhurst, Emma-Rose Dade, Helen Dallat, Daisy Gould and Joseph Wallace. Made at Newport Film School,… Read more

Motionographer Holiday Catalog 2011 (Part 3)

In a wrap up of this year’s Motionographer Holiday Catalog (see Part 1 & Part 2), here’s the third and final post saluting story, tradition,… Read more

An Update on Motionographer Jobs

You may have noticed that Motionographer Jobs now charges a small $50 fee to employers looking to post a work opportunity on our job board.… Read more

Motionographer Holiday Catalog 2011 (Part 2)

In a continuation of last week’s post and Royale’s excellent holiday short, this is the second of Motionographer’s Holiday Catalog three-part series, which reviews some… Read more

Big Lazy Robot on the Keloid trailer

We recently Quickied Keloid, a stunning trailer for an as-yet-unrealized film that the wizards at Barcelona-based Big Lazy Robot hope to produce someday. BLR’s director, J.J.… Read more

Prologue: X-Men

The main sequence for X-Men: First Class, produced by Prologue, has a special retro/2D hand-made feel and serves as a strong example of how a… Read more

Work/Life: Royale attempts the impossible

LA-based Royale launched their new site last week, tearing the wrapping off a stack of new work, including a charming holiday short, Impossible Present. In… Read more

Motionographer Holiday Catalog 2011

Well, it’s that time of year again — car-top pine needles, spiked raw egg beverages, off-key caroling, fantastical sweaters, and of course, cheesy TV commercials.… Read more

Psyop for FedEx: The Making of “Enchanted Forest”

It’s been five years since Psyop made their mark on the industry with Happiness Factory — the high flying, CG fable that defined a commercial… Read more

Out of Sight

Out of Sight on Vimeo. So this is a year old, but it’s still wonderful, and I can’t believe it’s slipped through my posting schedule.… Read more

Airside London 1998-2012

It’s a sad day when one of your favourite studios decides to call it a day. When I was studying my degree, Airside were one… Read more

Sticky Monster Lab: The Loner

From Seoul’s Sticky Monster Lab comes The Loner, a story of isolation in isometry spotlit by an unexpected unconditional devotion. CREDITS Director, Writer, Animator: FLA… Read more

Ned Wenlock: MGMT’s “All We Ever Wanted Was Everything”

In Ned Wenlock’s new music video for MGMT’s cover of Bauhaus’s “All We Ever Wanted Was Everything,” he further explores the techniques used in his… Read more

Mercedes “Escape the Map”

Digital Domain teamed up with director Carl Rinsch, RSA and AMV BBDO for “Escape the Map,” a surreal POV journey into a world inspired by… Read more

Sean Pecknold: Fleet Foxes’ “The Shrine/An Argument”

Talk about a great Monday. A note from Friend let us know that Sean Pecknold’s eight-minute epic for “The Shrine/An Argument” by Fleet Foxes is… Read more

Micaël Reynaud: Amalgamation

Winner of the best use of displacement map/compound blur ever — Micaël Reynaud, with portraits by Michael Jang. Also available as an animated gif, of… Read more

Recap: Pause Fest 2011

A couple of weeks ago the city of Melbourne, Australia, hosted the very first run of a digital design festival, Pause. The festival covers different… Read more

Nathan Love for Sweet N’ Low

Sweet’N Low Cloud Rainbow from Nathan Love on Vimeo. Sweet’N Low Sun Moon from Nathan Love on Vimeo. Nathan Love never fails to deliver. In… Read more

Caracrimen: Marian Ruzzi y Sr. Amable’s “Una pieza más”

Luis Safa (aka Caracrimen) illustrated and directed the music video for Una pieza más by Marian Ruzzi y Sr. Amable, with the help of BASA… Read more

Erick Oh: How to Eat Your Apple

We are a bit late to the game on How to Eat Your Apple, a surrealist gem by Erick Oh, but it still tastes great!… Read more

Revisiting Ottawa: 2011 OAIF Student Films

I had the pleasure of attending the 2011 Ottawa International Animation Festival this year. For me, Ottawa is one of the most refreshing events of… Read more

Kristoffer Borgli and the symbolism of stuffed animals

Why does some art get under your skin? Why do certain pieces leave you with a distinct feeling of dread? Seeing Kristoffer Borgli’s clip for… Read more

David Lewandowski: Friendly Fires ‘Hurting’

David Lewandowski’s short film, Going to the Store, polarized the internets. Some loved it. Some hated it. And some people reenacted it. Lewandowski’s back with… Read more