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Questioning the Freelance Dilemma

A recent article at Animation World Network has stirred up many passionate comments from freelance visual effects artists in the industry as well as a… Read more

Blacklist for Diet Coke: “Fit” and “Summit”

[qt:https://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Blacklist_DietCoke_FIT_Summit_h264.mov 848 480] Titles: “Fit”, “Summit” Client: Diet Coke Advertising Manager, Diet Coke: Andy Deutsch Account Director: Thomas Harvey Account Supervisor: Hanna Nesper Newell Account… Read more

Previsualization Society Launches

The Previsualization Society is a new organization, formed in September 2009 that is “dedicated to advancing previsualization (“previs”) in feature film, games, commercials and architecture.”… Read more

Blur Takes Us Back To Hell

This past Sunday, the standard superbowl advertisements focused on beer, babes and general safe tomfoolery, were briefly interrupted with a stirring glimpse of Hell. Videogame… Read more

Bats by Mighty Nice and We Buy Your Kids

Nexus directors Mighty Nice recently collaborated with illustration duo We Buy Your Kids and animated a trippy music video for Paul Dempsey. The enigmatic tale… Read more

Edouard Salier: Massive Attack “Splitting the Atom”

The fixed moment of the catastrophe. The instant the atom bursts on the beast, the world freezes into a vitrified chaos. And we go through… Read more

Phillip Bloom: Skywalker Ranch

We don’t usually feature straight cinematography work on Motionographer. However, what Director/DP Phillip Bloom was able to capture on Canon 5D and 7D DSLR’s during… Read more

Coalition of the Willing Goes Live

For Simon Robson, Tim Rayner and a slew of other collaborators, what started as conversation and sketches is now coming to life in the form… Read more

LAIKA: Tostitos “The Amazing Flamenco Chef”

A spot hit the airwaves last week and caused a stir in our community. It had the kind of  superb craftmanship that catches your eye… Read more

Alan & Adam March Through Your Head

Alan Poon and Adam Makarenko directed this recent, stop-motion music video for Zues, “Marching Through Your Head”. For Alan, this is an appropriate follow-up to… Read more

Ad Land

Lovely animation from London based Coy directors, Mark Denton and Seth Watkins. This charmingly quirky spot was created to raise awareness for the new advertising… Read more

LAIKA: Tostitos “The Amazing Flamenco Chef” (Updated with Q&A)

[qt:https://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/laika_tostitos.mov 640 360] Interview The following is an interview with Laika House’s Nicholas Weigel, director of “The Amazing Flamenco Dancer” and Motionographer’s Lauren Indovina. Lauren… Read more

Ad Land

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Johnny Kelly gets to the core of Het Klokhuis

Het Klokhuis is the Dutch childrens television show title that literally translates as ‘The Apple Core’. Nexus Director Johnny Kelly along with sculptor, Jethro Haynes… Read more

Slamdance: Sweet 16

In the cultural tradition of pop psychology, the number 16 is celebrated as a coming of age. For young girls, in particular, the allegorical figure… Read more

Barclay’s Mill-Built NYC-Coaster

In a time where spots like this are reserved for the elite few; common collaborators, Nicolai Fuglsig and The Mill team up to bring you… Read more

Slamdance “Sweet 16”

Insight from the director, Nico Casavecchia (boolab) I first heard about the project back in August. Peter Baxter, founder of Slamdance, had some interesting ideas… Read more

The strange tale of Skhizein

This may be old news to some, but I noticed Jérémy Clapin and Stéphane Piera’s 2008 Oscar contender ‘Skhizein’ has yet to receive any Motionographer… Read more

NATPE 2010 Coverage

Photo by Todd Ehlers NATPE 2010 Day One: “It’s the content, stupid!” There is no better place to get a snapshot of the state of… Read more

Studio AKA for BBC Winter Olympics 2010

These dark wintery days are long and cold, filled with shadowy danger. We need a hero; someone who can shed some light. Step forth Mr.… Read more

Saul Bass: On Making Money vs Quality Work

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Tronic & Marco Brambilla – Spec Ops Game Trailer + Q&A

View trailer on Vimeo Q&A with Jesse Seppi and Vivian Rosenthal of Tronic From scouring through your previous work, this appears to be Tronic’s first… Read more

Alaska Nanooks 2010 Hockey Intro

Mike Martinez’s Alaska Nanooks’ Intro of 07-08 was a truly over-the-top pastiche of lo-fi animation with hockey, explosions, a huge Polar Bear and 80s music.… Read more

Blue Source & A52 Crew for LEGO

Directing duo, Blue Source, recently teamed up with the crew at A52/Rock Paper Scissors to deliver this short film for Lego entitled, “Lego Click Community”… Read more