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Project Breakdown with Arisu Kashiwagi

Inspired by Mosley’s idea of memories as noisy secrets locked behind a door, we wanted to represent fragments of Ptolemy’s memories as unfinished sketches.

Ask Between the Keyframes III

Ask Between the Keyframes answers your most troubling Motion Design questions. This week we investigate what studios are looking for in juniors.

Project Breakdown with David Heatley

Life Our Own Way is the first video and title track from the full-length solo debut from David Heatley. It took Heatley four months to… Read more

Non-Fungible Husband 

Tend Studio co-founder, Lindsay Ludlow talks us through her husband's obsession with NFTs.

Celebrate The Motion Awards 2022

The Motion Awards is back and submissions are officially open!

Ask Between the Keyframes II

Ask Between the Keyframes answers your most troubling Motion Design questions. This week we hear some techie tips & tricks for After Effects & Cinema… Read more

Why NFTs are a Huge Opportunity for Artists?

Exploring NFTs and blockchain technology (Web3) from a strategic standpoint, and ways NFTs change the online landscape for creatives.

WTF are NFTs

Ask Between the Keyframes I

Ask Between the Keyframes answers your most troubling Motion Design questions. This week: How deep do you dive on pitches before winning projects?

What Makes a Successful Game Trailer?

We sat down with Jörgen Lilja and Emnet Mulugeta from Goodbye Kansas Studios, the creators of cinematic game trailers for titles such as Cyberpunk 2077,… Read more

Perception – Greatest Hits

To celebrate 20 years of Perception we asked some of their team to pick out their favorite projects from over the years.

Technical Breakdown: Creating a promo for “Narcos”

At the end of 2021, one of the most prominent banners in Times Square played a promotional video in honor of the release of the… Read more

Ask Between the Keyframes

Ask the experts those niggling questions about Motion Design you’ve been too afraid to ask.

Technical Breakdown: Lil Wayne ft. Drake – She Will – A Music Video

The Carter IV came out ten years ago, but for whatever reason, there were no videos for any of the songs. So as well as… Read more

When the Student Becomes a Master

Motion Designer and Assistant Professor of Design at Western Washington University, Austin Shaw, interviews his former student, Peter Clark.

Navigating the Release of an Independent Animated Short

An informative highlighting some of the variables to keep in mind when releasing a short film into the world.

The 12 Principles of Freelance

Steven Savalle uses an industry blueprint to help freelancers thrive at work and become the best version of themselves.

A Beginners Guide to Virtual Production with Pixotope

Virtual production is here to stay, But, what does it mean? And how do we get the most out of it? Multi-award-winning VFX Supervisor and… Read more

Top 6 Tips for Animating Optical Illusions

Optical illusions are like magic tricks waiting on the page. London-based animator and director Chris Cray talks us through the best ways to get them… Read more

WTF are NFTs? | A call for articles

This is an open call for articles about your experiences with NFTs and the Metaverse.

Don’t Box Yourself In: Four Reasons why Creative Exploration is Good for Your Career

Director and Creative Director at Scholar studio, Michael Tavarez, tells us why having a ‘specialty’ isn’t the only way to survive and thrive in Motion… Read more

Our Top Ten Most Viewed Quickies of 2021

Whether your notepad is packed full of resolutions or you’re already back on the cakes and biscuits, there’s still one thing we need to do… Read more

Carlos El Asmar’s Honorary Pick | TMA 2021

"‘Migrants’ was a graduation project for five students from PÔLE 3D in France. It encapsulated three subjects close to my heart: our problems with climate… Read more

How performance-driven animation and digi doubles are transforming video games.

COO and co-founder of DI4D, Douglas Green, discusses performance capture and digi doubles in the making of video games.