live action

Remembering gravity: The animated story of an astronaut coming home

Gunner partnered with Great Big Story to bring to life the observations and journey of astronaut Leland Melvin as he acclimates to life back on… Read more

Follow an RC truck to its “Happy Place”

Do RC cars dream of electric sheep?  This heart-warming short uses clever in-camera tricks and forced perspective to bring the protagonist's wildest dreams to life.… Read more

Zulu Alpha Kilo: Spec

This video is making the rounds on social media, and for good reason. It’s funny, smart and spot on. Just in case you’re lost, allow… Read more

A horde of humans obeys the “Witch Doctor” in this creepy music video

The concept is simple: Dutch rock band De Staat’s lead singer, Torre Florim, stands in the center of a throng of shirtless men, who seem obey his… Read more

Mario Skate

Magical papercraft and mixed media in “Meetings Imagined”

Featuring extensive papercraft work and a little bit of knolling, Gentleman Scholar’s charming spot for Marriott is a mixed media celebration of something most of us would rather… Read more

Giant Ant Updates

  The always amazing Giant Ant updates with a slick new website and Animation & Live Action reels.    

Jack and the Giant

Lots of folks have been playing with Ferrofluid, magnets and household cleaners to create sumptuous, organic visuals. But this music video for alovelikepi’s “Jack and the… Read more

Golden Wolf proves you can’t go wrong with cats for Offset 2015

For the Offset 2015 conference title sequence, Golden Wolf put all their chips on the internet’s only sure bet: cats. Lots and lots of cats.… Read more

Dvein: “River Island x Jean-Pierre Braganza”

After what feels like an incredibly long hiatus, the magicians at Dvein are back. “River Island x Jean-Pierre Braganza” is a provocative short featuring creepy cybernetic birds gliding… Read more

Robert Rugan releases “Danny and The Wild Bunch”

“Danny and The Wild Bunch,” is Rob Rugan’s captivating and award winning new short.  It’s a surreal and twisted tale about a children’s book author… Read more

Buck builds a “Factory” of hand-made type for Facebook

Buck’s “Factory” for Facbeook is a masterclass in live action motion design and typography. After cleaning out their local art supply store, the team got… Read more

Dubai Flow Motion by Rob Whitworth

Rob Whitworth’s “Dubai Flow Motion” is a mind-bendingly complex portrait of one of the world’s most extravagant cities. Combining time-lapse, camera-stabilization and boat loads of 4K footage,… Read more

Way to Go, a VR-friendly walk through the woods

Shortly after we were musing on the state of storytelling for emerging virtual reality platforms here on Motionographer, the National Film Board of Canada released Way… 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

“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

First person POV + Time lapse + Stabilization = Hyperlapse

Microsoft Research shares news of the new video stabilization technology, Hyperlapse: We present a method for converting first-person videos, for example, captured with a helmet… Read more

Dress Code 2014 Capabilities Reel & New Website

The ever expanding force to be reckoned with that is Dress Code just released a new capabilities reel for 2014, which showcases a truly impressive range of work. Anyone who… Read more

OFFF Cincinnati 2014 Main Titles

It’s getting hard to stay afloat in the sea of title sequences being produced each year. The dominant trend has been to create increasingly epic… Read more

IBM Phones And Food

The interplay of live action and exaggerated device interactions give this spot for IBM a shot of whimsy that separates it from the herd. (And… Read more