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Mass Animation: Alexander Snow

[qt:https://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/alex-snow-mass-animation.mov 960 540] Three shots from Alexander Snow, participant in Mass Animation. Read his guest write-up about the experience here.

Helen Clemens: Eskimo Joe “Losing Friends Over Love”

Plaza Films’ Helen Clemens directs a curious odyssey for Eskimo Joe’s “Losing Friends Over Love” music video. The project’s gentle ambiance is shot through with… Read more

Twenty120 NYC Premiere

One can easily say that motion graphics has become one of the most tantalizing careers for the creative minded. The opportunity to make art utilizing… Read more

Twenty120 Trailer 2009

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Ubisoft Montreal Annual Convention Opening

You know how it is. Everything is calm. The pace, relaxed. Maybe you’ll write a little email to your mum, letting her know how special—… Read more

Alex Roman: TheThird&TheSeventh

Some philosophies of aesthetics enumerate seven primary art forms derived from Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel’s “Lectures on the Aesthetics” and the writings of film theorist… Read more

Eyeball Reel: Distant Future

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Justin Weber/MAKE: “Juiced and Jazzed”

Justin Weber makes his directorial debut with “Juiced and Jazzed,” accompanied by the forces of Minnesota’s MAKE Visual, as they blast us back to a… Read more

Friday Mix: Alex Moulton “Time Traveler”

It’s Friday. Your aching brain machinery needs a little lubrication, some sonic petroleum to rejuvenate your synapses. We’ve got just the thing. Lovingly mixed for… Read more

Psyop Tips Its Hat to the Wild “West”

Psyop is quick on the draw with “West,” the studio’s latest cowboy epic in their cardboard-inspired campaign for The UPS Store and agency Doner. “West”… Read more

ELNA* for NIKE

Bezalel Academy of Art and Design student Elnatan Gurvitz served a nice one-two punch for his final project. First, he designed three pairs of spec… Read more

Challenge Your World 20/20: New Films

I’m very pleased to announce that two news films have been added to the Challenge Your World 20/20 project. What’s Challenge Your World 20/20? Each… Read more

Interview: Capacity “Upgrade + Mobilize”

In the words of Capacity’s Ellerey Gave, “Before we became designers and animators and communicators, we were painters and illustrators and dreamers.” Over the course… Read more

Peppermill Berlin: “The Big Coup”

Peppermill Berlin recently created a fine visual essay for German rail company Deutsche Bahn. We’d normally Quickie this sort of thing, but the video comes… Read more

Capacity: “Upgrade + Mobilize” Q&A

Click to watch “Upgrade + Mobilize” on Capacity’s site. Upgrade + Mobilize In the words of Capacity’s Ellerey Gave, “Before we became designers and animators… Read more

Psyop: UPS “West”

[qt:https://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/West_30_bug_960x540.mov 960 540] Credits Client: The UPS Store Spot title: “West” Agency: Doner EVP Account Management Director: Greg Gerfen VP Account Director: Julie MacDonald Executive… Read more

CSULB Students Remake F5 Titles

As a part of Tanya Cumming’s Advanced New Media class, CSULB students; Hieu Luong, Kim Winderman and Pete Martinez, put together this interpretation of the… Read more

Mighty Nice: Melbourne Writers Festival

Typographic animation, it’s everywhere. You now get a free typographic animation with a box of breakfast cereal, and word has it that there’s an iPhone… Read more

Interview: Shynola and “Strawberry Swing”

“We never claim to be original, just rigorous.” So says Chris Harding, one of London-based Shynola’s four founders, in our interview with him about their… Read more

Tanqueray “3 Glasses”

[qt:https://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Tanqueray_3Glasses__Motionographer.mov 720 405] Credits W+K AMSTERDAM Creative Directors: Jeff Kling and John Norman Copywriter: Hector Muelas and Brandon Davis Art Director: Mark Sloan and Sezay… Read more

Shynola: Coldplay “Strawberry Swing”

Interview with Shynola’s Chris Harding The following interview was a joint effort between Motionographer authors Lillian Darmono and James Wignall. Story All your music videos… Read more

PandaPanther: Pop Tarts “Flavorhood”

PandaPanther recently posted “Flavorhood,” a magical spot for Pop Tarts and agency Leo Burnett. Charming character designs, a lush rendering style and unabashedly adorable visual… Read more

Alek Vacura: “Without Arms” Q&A

Last week, we posted Alek Vacura’s elegant short film, “Without Arms,” created for his MFA thesis at Pratt Institute. Alek was nice enough to answer… Read more

Motion Graphics meeting at SIGGRAPH 2009, Tuesday, August 4th

Photo by eduardoizquierdo Gil Irizarry sent us a notice about a motion graphics meeting at SIGGRAPH. Check it out: There will be a birds-of-a-feather meeting… Read more