Tavo: Freedom

Beautiful statement in this in-house project by TAVO.

Off the Record

For her documentary, “Off the Record,” Laura Sans interviewed a wide range of creative professionals — including notable motion folks like Danny Yount and Man… Read more

When creators turn evil, fun ensues

Animade recently released Milo Targett’s “Lido Sim,” a cute, post-modern take on the long tradition of animators toying with their animated creations. The short’s protagonist attempts to… Read more

Planet Under Pressure

The award-winning trio that is Moth Collective does it again with their new film, Planet Under Pressure. With the core message: No Water, No Energy, No… Read more

Pep Rally is born

PepRally has quietly launched. The studio is part of a growing trend of director/designer/animators creating new opportunities for work that fall outside the normal scope of freelance.… Read more

Fibonacci Zoetrope Sculptures

Stanford design instructor John Edmark has rethought the zoetrope with beautiful 3D-printed sculptures that animate when filmed in sync with a strobe light. Explains Edmark: These are… Read more

Yukai Du: Way Out

Yukai Du’s MA graduation film, “Way Out,” is a surreal cautionary tale that hits close to home. Her “nouveau 1990s” stylistic voice is refreshing: especially her use… Read more

Encylopedia Pictura for Panda Bear

San Francisco based, Encylopedia Pictura, has sprung back into music-video-making action! Last month, the collective released a live-action forrest romance for Metronomy. They’ve now followed that up with… Read more

Illuminate by Nicolas Ménard

Nicolas Ménard brings us Illuminate, a music video for Tourist featuring Years and Years and his first piece under Nexus Productions. Following his recent Young Guns 12… Read more

Carboni Studio: “All Over”

Chris Carboni and a small team gracefully stitched together this cinematic survey of a music video. We asked Chris about the making-of logistics: “This video… Read more

Ray Dynamic Color

Sander van Dijk, who previously brought us Ouroboros, is back again with a wonderful new color management plug-in for After Effects, Ray Dynamic Color. Anyone who has had to… Read more

Persistent Peril: Phantom Power

Ace composition and beautifully nuanced animation in Phantom Power by Persistent Peril. Some extra behind the scenes on their site.   Client: Full Time Hobby… Read more