*ONLY ON* Tall Tales: Jonathan Zawada Defies Cliché in Thom Yorke’s Anxious Universe – Pt 1
"Mark Pritchard and I have worked together for 10–15 years. Hearing his demos, even early on, the album felt special—each song demanded visual treatment. We…
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Fermín Cimadevilla • 3 days ago
*ONLY ON* Maira Kalman’s The Residence Main Titles: Murder, She Drew
"The goat painting represents a shift from conscious thought into subconscious chaos. It adds to the disorientation and surreal logic of the sequence. I reused…
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Fermín Cimadevilla • 1 week ago
*ONLY ON* Extraweg’s Severance Season 2 Titles: When to Kill Your (Brain) Babies
"The goat painting represents a shift from conscious thought into subconscious chaos. It adds to the disorientation and surreal logic of the sequence. I reused…
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Fermín Cimadevilla • 2 weeks ago
*…BREAKDOWN!* Cunningham & Ménard’s TRIPLE BILL: The Wild West of Hybrid Filmmaking
"We think there’s something fundamentally different in a picture shot in camera - the imperfections and the intricacies of real light and dust grounds the…
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Staff • 4 weeks ago
*…BREAKDOWN!* ‘Nervi’ | Crafted Motion Visual Ecosystem Shaped by Morphing Forms
"The best part was creating the polyrhythmic visual system. We combined organic 2D animation with fluid forms and crowded textures to shape colourful living ecosystems…
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Staff • 3 months ago
*…BREAKDOWN!* Werewolf by Night | The Assembly of Hand-Cut Paper for a Modern Horror Classic
"Everything was handmade, from the character drawings to the assembly of hand-cut paper pieces. The goal was clear: to use the same techniques that filmmakers…
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Staff • 5 months ago
*…BREAKDOWN!* Chris Boyle: ‘The Monster in the Mirror is Absolutely Us.’
"Fundamentally, generative AI is a reflection of us. It's trained on our data and built to replicate us. Almost all the issues we might perceive…
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Staff • 6 months ago
Interview with Steve Cutts: Satirical Art, Social Criticism and the Power of Change
Steve Cutts is an illustrator and animator known for his biting social commentary through dark and satirical art. His work often critiques modern consumerism, environmental…
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Carlos El Asmar • 6 months ago
A Reunion with America’s Racial History
In an era where storytelling transcends traditional boundaries, Reunion Studio merges artistry and A.i. technology to shed light on America's profound legacy of racial injustice.…
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Carlos El Asmar • 7 months ago
Between Lines | Project Breakdown
We take a deeper look at the animated short, Between Lines, from the ideas that didn't make it to the processes behind the scenes.
Stuart Groves • 2 years ago
Carefully Crafting a Parody of the Most Iconic Ad Ever!
Matt Guastaferro discusses his parody of the classic Apple super bowl ad "1984". Part of the Motionographer Technical Breakdown series.
Matt Guastaferro • 2 years ago
Technical Breakdown: Stranger Things Have Happened
Netflix commissioned six artists to reinterpret iconic scenes from their smash hit Stranger Things. Motion Designer Pedro Allevato (AKA Sugar Blood) shares his experience.
Pedro Allevato • 3 years ago
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…
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Staff • 3 years ago
Project Breakdown with Raphaël Erba
I made “Papier de Riz” mostly alone. It was created for a short film contest, Kino Lyon. The topic was “Unique.” At that time, I…
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Staff • 4 years ago
Project Breakdown with Steffie Yee | The Lost Sound
The Lost Sound is a stop-motion short that reveals a woman’s experience of losing a language through some playfully animated visuals.
Staff • 4 years ago
Project Breakdown with Dimitris Armenakis
The film explores the topic of overconsumption in the 21st century. Cartoon characters are used as products of postmodern society. The idea was to tell…
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Staff • 4 years ago
Project Breakdown with Marius Vaitkevicius
Our new Breakdown series will aim to highlight some of last year’s achievements, particularly those that may have been overshadowed by the pandemic. This week…
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Staff • 4 years ago
Pause Fest ID Breakdown
Molten (Juan Andrés Molteno) shares a colorful breakdown of his work on the Pause Fest open created by Váscolo.
Justin Cone • 11 years ago
Blur’s impressive VFX breakdown for Thor 2
Blur’s VFX breakdown for the prologue battle battle sequence in Thor 2 is worth a watch.
Justin Cone • 11 years ago
Making Glass Cows
From solid block to glass cow with milk inside — a quick look at the process.
Justin Cone • 12 years ago
