Monthly Archives: February 2012

Grzegorz Jonkajtys updates his reel

Grzegorz Jonkajtys, director of Ark, Legacy, The 3rd letter and Snow King, has just updated his reel.

FITC Amsterdam 2012 opening titles

The first time I watched these titles my sound wasn’t working, but I thought, “What the heck.” I liked it. The visual style, the transitions,… Read more

Amsterdam DNA revisited

There has been a surge of motion media on the museum-going experience as of late — which will be elaborated on in a later post… Read more

LoopdeLoop: a monthly animation challenge

Blobba blob blob by Neil Sanders, for LoopdeLoop Monsters. Recently I stumbled onto the LoopdeLoop website and fell into an internet wormhole full of cheese… Read more

Trizz & Dvein for Enel

Trizz and Dvein join forces to create a striking concept for these two spots: Stone and Hammer.

Oh Yeah Wow: Gotye’s “Easy Way Out”

Oh Yeah Wow has just finished this clever music video for Gotye. Nice mix of live action and stop motion with almost no CG. The… Read more

“A Shadow of Blue” Credits

original post Written and Directed by: Carlos Lascano Producers: Carlos Lascano – Paula Lema – Alexandre Charlet – Jonathan Hazan. Original Music: Alex Conrado Line… Read more

Canal Encuentro by Váscolo

Nice program package for Canal Encuentro by Váscolo.

Filip Engstrom + The Mill: Color Changes Everything

Jubilant blend of in-camera and post effects from director Filip Engstrom and The Mill in Target’s “Color Changes Everything.” (Thanks, Aaron!)

Work/Life: kids — the results

You may remember that toward the end of last year, as part of our Work/Life series, we posted a survey asking you about motion life… Read more

Work/Life: Kids – The results

Classic Quickie: The Special Effects of Darby O’Gill and the Little People

Motionographer Classic Quickie: Peter Ellenshaw’s special effects in Disney’s Darby O’Gill and the Little People (1959). Part 1 (matte painting) and Part 2 (forced perspective).

Jeremy Macedo: POLYPOUS

Check it out this brilliant traditional animation directed by Jeremy Macedo with support of Akama Studio and his talented friends – POLYPOUS.

Aardman: The Pirates! Band of Misfits

New Aardman, classic form.  Check out this behind-the-scenes featurette of the upcoming film, The Pirates! Band of Misfits.

Raoul Paulet Reel 2012

Raoul Paulet Reel 2012

Adrian Dexter: Vaesen

Adrian Dexter and a very talented team of fellow students have just completed Vaesen, their 2012 Bachelor film project for The Animation Workshop. Vaesen is… Read more

In Depth: Art of the Title w/ The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

In Depth: Art of the Title w/ The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo featuring David Fincher, title sequence creative director Tim Miller of Blur Studio,… Read more

Animade Lernz

Good morning! Here’s some tiny tutorials from London-based Animade to makes you smile and enjoy the simple magic of animation. Check out the whole series… Read more

DANIELS: The Shins’ ‘Simple Song’

It’s no secret we’re thrilled by DANIELS’ storytelling and epic visuals. The duo’s new promo for The Shins’ “Simple Song” cleverly tackles an inherent music… Read more

Brand New Awards Deadline Approaches

Deadline for Under Consideration’s Brand New Awards is March 2nd. Categories include a Logo Animation category (among others). Go go go!

Mass Effect 3 “Take Back Earth” Cinematic Trailer

Digic Pictures creates another stunning cinematic for Mass Effect 3.

Partizan Signs Golden Wolf

Partizan Signs Golden Wolf

Frans Schupp for VARA

Incredible series of idents designed by Frans Schupp in 1982 for Dutch public broadcaster VARA.  Schupp’s intern Robin Noorda (now an independent animator) recently restored… Read more

Whitney Alexander: Art Decade “Western Sunrise”

Interesting painterly look in Art Decade’s “Western Sunrise” music video. Directed by Whitney Alexander and created chiefly on an iPad2 with the Procreate app. Making… Read more