Age of Sail
The latest installment from the Google Spotlight Story series is Age of Sail, a beautiful short directed by John Kahrs with creative direction for none…
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Joe Donaldson • 3 years ago
“Red Rainbow” [NSFW]
Joe Donaldson • 4 years ago
Genesis Noir – Teaser
Joe Donaldson • 4 years ago
Late Night Work Club is here to save 2016
Let's face it, 2016 has been a weird and divisive year. Thankfully, Late Night Work Club is back to instill hope and unite us all…
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Joe Donaldson • 5 years ago
Making “Shell,” a disturbing personification of cancer [NSFW]
CG artist Daniel Ahrens created his short film, “Shell,” as a means of coping with the emotional fallout from his father’s struggle with cancer. Our…
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Justin Cone • 5 years ago
Tidying up for the muse: Interview with Liz Blazer, author of “Animated Storytelling”
Equal parts inspiring and practical, Liz Blazer's book, "Animated Storytelling" is a step-by-step guide to get readers from idea to final render. In our chat…
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Justin Cone • 5 years ago
Making “Blackout,” an interactive VR film that gives you the power of telepathy
Our in-depth interview with emerging tech filmmakers Specular goes into the process behind their upcoming experience, "Blackout," which lets you eavesdrop on the thoughts of…
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Justin Cone • 6 years ago
No Particular Order: Thoughts on Non-Linear Storytelling
Practical insights into non-linear storytelling from UNIT9's new Experiential Creative Director Sean Pruen
Justin Cone • 6 years ago
Uncovering the Grammar of VR with Saschka Unseld
The emerging master of virtual reality storytelling, Saschka Unseld, is back again. As always, he delivers practical insights for the evolving art form of real-time storytelling, gleaned…
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Justin Cone • 6 years ago
Truffle Pig, an other-worldly virtual reality experience from Gentleman Scholar
LA-based Gentleman Scholar have joined the growing number of animation studios seduced by the creative possibilities (and technical challenges) of virtual reality as a storytelling…
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Justin Cone • 6 years ago
Virtual reality is not filmmaking
Let’s agree on something: 360-degree video presented inside a virtual reality headset isn’t really virtual reality. It’s a novel, sometimes powerful experience, but it’s not what makes VR arguably the most…
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Justin Cone • 6 years ago
The long journey to “Lostopolis,” an interview with PandaPanther
While many commercial animation shops dream of developing feature length films — and building valuable intellectual property in the process — very few actually get…
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Justin Cone • 6 years ago
The Mill tackles monstrous VR challenges for Google ATAP
The pioneers of VR continue making progress, despite (or perhaps because of) the incredible technical and creative challenges it poses. One of the latest projects…
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Justin Cone • 6 years ago
Jimmy Simpson: Modern Love
This month’s installment of The New York Times’ Modern Love column was done by none other than the amazingly talented Jimmy Simpson, who was recently featured…
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Joe Donaldson • 6 years ago
Literature and motion design: Crossing the boundaries with Warren Lehrer’s “A Life in Books”
Warren Lehrer, a longtime pioneer of visual literature and professor at the School of Art+Design at Purchase College, released an excellent multimedia novel last year,…
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Justin Cone • 7 years ago
Modern Love: Under His Misspell
NYC-based designer/animator Joe Donaldson was commissioned by the New York Times to create an animated interpretation of “Under His Misspell,” a column penned by Jessie…
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Justin Cone • 7 years ago
