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Going Deep: Doc2Dock “Save Our Supplies”

We posted the cleverly crafted Save Our Supplies promo for non-profit Doc2Dock back in March. Since then, the film has given a huge boost to… Read more

OFFF Barcelona 2011 Main Titles : Mischa Rozema and PostPanic

Director Mischa Rozema says of this piece, “We knew we wanted to make something that would unsettle and menace the audience.” Mission accomplished, Mischa. Not… Read more

Making Of: Amnesty International 50 Years

  We recently Quickied an epic spot conveying the last 50 years of Amnesty International’s fight to uphold human rights around the world. Directed by… Read more

Mathias Lachal: Chute (Fall)

Chute (Fall), by Mathias Lachal. Ecole Emile Cohl, 2011.

James Lancett & Sean Weston: Overcast

Cartoon Brew‘s 2nd Student Animation Festival kicks off with Overcast by James Lancett and Sean Weston. Kingston University, 2011.

RESONANCE

Stop. Put on your headphones. Go fullscreen, and sit still as Resonance blasts your earballs to pieces. After debuting at OFFF Barcelona, Resonance is now… Read more

Makoto Shinkai: Neko no Shuukai

Roughly translated as “Kitty Gather Together,” this gem from the Far East comes from anime director Makoto Shinkai. Admittedly it’s a few years old now,… Read more

Gobelins: Annecy 2011

The second year students at Gobelins have made another round of short films to celebrate Annecy 2011. There’s five of them, each impressive, check them… Read more

[Review] Frank

Editor’s note: Like all our reviews, this is one is uncompensated and written purely out of curiosity about a new service that might be useful… Read more

Jon Balcome: “Bird” A Decent Animal

From the site: “Bird” is the thesis film/music video of Jon Balcome, an MFA Visual Effects student at Savannah College of Art and Design, and… Read more

Tron: The Final Word from David Lewandowski

Over the last couple months, we’ve posted some nice nuggets about the making-of Tron: Legacy — but we couldn’t resist just one more story. Some… Read more

Joseph Pierce: A Family Portrait

After a lengthy festival run, Joseph Pierce‘s A Family Portrait makes its online debut, presented by the hardworking fellows over at Short of the Week.… Read more

CANADA on How to Deconstruct Ice Cream

Editor’s note: The following post is by a new Motionographer contributor and copy editor, Brandon Walter Irvine. Please welcome him aboard! Perusing the Quickies the… Read more

[Review] New York in Motion

Editor’s note: The following interview and review are by guest contributor Cheryl Yau, a 2012 MFA candidate in SVA’s Design Criticism program. Catch the next… Read more

Russell Weekes On Cubism

London-based, multi-talended director, illustrator and one-third of Lie-Ins and Tigers, Russell Weekes drops a cleverly-crafted piece of cubism for Vadoinmessico’s ‘Pond’.

Edouard Salier & Digital District for Justice ‘Civilization’

Despite his hectic commercial career, Edouard Salier always seems to find the time for passion projects (see Massive Attack’s ‘Atlas Air‘ and ‘Splitting the Atom‘… Read more

Megaforce: Is Tropical: The Greeks

Here’s the new music promo from Megaforce. It feels like the brilliant French trio have really exceeded themselves on this one, straight off the back… Read more

Joe Bichard and Jack Cunningham: MARS!

MARS! by Joe Bichard and Jack Cunningham. Made at Kingston University, 2010. Sound design by Jimi Swells.

Polynoid: Loom

Yes, Polynoid‘s long-awaited short Loom is finally online. And it’s amazing! The plot is as simple as “a moth being caught in a spider’s web”,… Read more

F5 RE:PLAY FILMS 04

This week’s RE:PLAY films come from Alexander Gellner and David Wilson. Fellas, take it away… ALEXANDER GELLNER – “HOW TO GET IDEAS” “I was thinking… Read more

Luiz Lafayette Stockler: Vovo

Vovô by Luiz Lafayette Stockler. Made at University of Wales, Newport, 2010.

Mirada: 3 Dreams of Black Interview

Motionographer recently posted 3 Dreams of Black, the Chris Milk music video intended for exclusive viewing on a browser. When it’s running, the animation progresses… Read more

ELASTIC: GAME OF THRONES

Game of Thrones premiered on HBO last month to join a line-up of already stellar shows. What caught our eye was the intricate titles that… Read more

Gmunk Returns

I still remember the first time I saw Bradley (GMUNK) Munkowitz’s experimental short, “Finn.” It was in 2002, and I was working as a web… Read more