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

a52 updates

a52 updates.

Girl Hub

Not to Scale’s Man vs Magnet (Matt Smithson) is back for The Girl Effect, this time with a more illustrative approach in “Girl Hub.” The… Read more

Bildungsroman

Bildungsroman: a coming-of-age story dealing with one person’s formative years or spiritual education “Bildungsroman” is a 2-minute personal project produced and directed by Barcelona-based art… Read more

Váscalo’s 2014 reel

Váscalo’s 2014 reel brims with all the color and personality we’ve come to expect from the Buenos Aires-based studio. Credits Music by: Copycat & JR.Dynamite… Read more

Greenpeace turns 20, but its mission is still the same

This elegant PSA for Greenpeace from Le Cube packs a stylish punch to mark the environmental organization’s 20th birthday. Process breakdowns From boards to color,… Read more

A folk-singing canary has an important message about carbon monoxide

Tommy McAnairey, a guitar-strumming descendent of literal canaries from the coal mines, warns of carbon monoxide poisoning in this beautifully rendered PSA from Irish studio… Read more

Faux puppet theater for League of Legends “The Harrowing”

“The Harrowing” is another jaw-dropper from Elastic and Andy Hall. Told as a tale within a magical puppet theater, the film is bookended by the… Read more

Paper and ink animation to promote plant based packaging for Coke

Lucinda Schreiber’s “Kiss,” is a 15 second stop motion animation made of paper and ink to promote the new “plant bottles” for Coca-Cola, a new… Read more

Richard Hogg and Mummu: Hello FutureLearners!

Charmingly sharp character animation in this spot for FutureLearn.com. I got a chuckle out of everyone featured, but really, Lynn steals the show. More about the making-of from… Read more

Papercraft and tight art direction make health care seem simple

Immaculate art direction from Lucas Zanotto humanizes health care insurance in these two spots for Health Source RI.

Gravy spills from a Ferrari and is lapped up by a Bengal tiger

Gravy spills from a Ferrari and is lapped up by a Bengal tiger. That’s really all you need to know about this low-fi, retro-inspired promo… Read more

10 years of Fox Italy told through characters

This charming ID from Ronda shows the 10-year evolution of Fox Italy through elegantly designed and animated characters. Credits Dierction: Ronda Direction, Character Design and… Read more

Psyop: Emerge

Emerge is a new title sequence/propaganda film by Psyop.

“Interesting Ball” is, in fact, very interesting [NFSW]

Warning: Not safe for work (by most people’s standards) Directing duo Daniels have long been one our favorites here at Motionographer. Their latest short film,… Read more

Geoff McFetridge: What The Pluck?

Geoff McFetridge… Blue Oyster Cult… AND animation for a cause! Be still my heart. <3 UPDATE: The animation studio that helped this piece come to life is… Read more

Bikers in light suits make mesmerizing art

NVA’s “Ghost Peloton” is a short film directed by Mark Huskisson that beautifully documents the performances of LED-clad cyclists and Phoenix Dance Theatre dancers. When… Read more