Quickies

S/M/L from Tendril

S/M/L is proof that hard work for a failed pitch can still lead to amazing results. Kudos to Tendril for going for it even if… Read more

motion + The Adobe Post Show approach

Oct 9 – 14: Two events joined at the hip — motion, 2.5 days of TED talk-like session specifically for our industry, and the Adobe… Read more

Encyclopedia Britannica’s Animated Guide to Drugs (1951)

Encyclopedia Britannica’s Animated Guide to Drugs: An excerpt from Drug Addiction, an anti-drug film produced by Encyclopedia Britannica in 1951. View the full movie on… Read more

Dan Cassaro

Dan Cassaro, a recent ADC Young Guns 9 winner, may be young, but I am not sure if he is a jerk. Seems like a… Read more

How To Know if Your Internship is Worth It

How To Know if Your Internship is Worth It.  Good advice from GOOD.

DAf: New site, new work

DAf relaunches with two beautiful new projects, “Noble Vines” and “Tour de France.”

Porter Robinson // SPITFIRE (aka: CAPTURE THE CAN)

A graceful and action-packed high-speed paintball music video game called SPITFIRE from Porter Robinson. Directed by Saman Keshavarz.

Elastic wins Emmy for Game of Thrones

Congrats to Angus Wall and team at Elastic for taking home the Emmy for the Game of Thrones title sequence.

Mutanthands updates

James Wignall of Mutanthands updates!

Sehsucht: Coop Underwater World

Beautiful spot for Bank Coop by Sehsucht.

Robert Seidel: scrape / black mirror

Double dose of Robert Seidel documentation: scrape looms over Seoul Square, an abstract change of pace from the usual building projection, and black mirror explores… Read more

Cartoon Brew’s guide for animated short filmmakers

Cartoon Brew has updated their one-stop guide for animated short filmmakers to include additional resources about posting your short film online and rules for qualifying… Read more

Johnny Kelly: Back to the Start behind-the-scenes

A wonderful behind-the-scenes featurette has been released for Johnny Kelly’s Back to the Start. I love the precise pig mover and magnet-powered wobblehead. So clever!… Read more

ADC Young Guns 9 winners

ADC announces the Young Guns 9 winners.

Daniels: Battles’ “My Machines”

A killer concept and smooth camera moves come together in the latest offering from Daniels. Plus, Gary Numan gets a massage! Win-win.

The Elements as Seen by BIF

The Elements as Seen by BIF

The Dark Art of Pricing by Jessica Hische

Another great writeup from Jessica Hische, this one roughly detailing freelancers’ guidelines for pricing.  Although geared mainly toward those in the static arts, there are… Read more

So-Me: Justice — audio, video, disco

So-Me comes back with his new promo for Justice. He creates the dusty retro world of the band with some beautifully executed camera moves and tricks.… Read more

Takuya Hosogane: Assimilation

Lovely, abstract glitchery from Takuya Hosogane in Assimilation. (Via Wine After Coffee.)

Motionographer search improved

We’ve improved the search functionality on Motionographer. Results are now sorted by relevance and include thumbnails. More improvements on the way!

Another General Elektriks vid from Arno Salters

Another General Elektriks vid from Arno Salters.

MTV Coca-Cola: 30 Razones para Creer

Gabriel Fermanelli shows his sweet style for MTV Coca-Cola: 30 Razones para Creer.

Chanel: Nowness

Playful, glossy stop-motion from Chanel. (Via Things Organized Neatly)

Creating Motion Graphics: Expressions and Scripting Bonus Chapters

Chris and Trish Meyer present a collection of After Effects expressions and scripting resources over at Pro Video Coalition.