Jun
24
Marbay Media: Reel + Site
Posted in: Animation, Motion, vfxSome great work in this new reel and site for the recently launched motion design and film boutique studio based in Sydney: The Marbay Media Group.
Jun
23
Capacity Update
Posted in: Animation, Audio, cg, cinematography, Design, directing, illustration, MotionCapacity.™ Montage from Capacity.
Capacity update with a fresh new montage, featuring an exclusive music track from Plaid.
Jun
22
The Young Director Award – Titles 2013
Posted in: UncategorizedThe Young Director Award – Titles 2013 from Antar Walker.
Antar Walker of The Mill, Directs a killer title sequence for The Young Director Award at Cannes.
Jun
21
Shynola: Dr. Easy
Posted in: General, robot, short film, vfx
Shynola is back, this time writing and directing a thought-provoking short film, “Dr. Easy.” With vfx by Jellyfish, the short follows a medical robot into the heart of a tense standoff between police and a psychologically unstable man.
If the ending feels abrupt, that may be because the film is “a prologue for a planned feature adaptation of ‘The Red Men,’” according to Shynola’s Vimeo page. The cry of “murderer” from an off-camera voice at the end of the film definitely suggests a longer plot that puts the robotic protagonist at the center of an ethical quandary.
POV Overlay Test
Read more about Jellyfish’s work on “Dr. Easy” and “Jonah” (also posted on Motionographer) on the Film4 blog.
Jun
21
Making of Iggy\’s Surprise
Posted in: UncategorizedArtist will show how to set the color palette, take reference pictures, manage the lighting, add details to the painting
Jun
21
Mudbox 2014 SP1 Released
Posted in: UncategorizedMudbox 2014 SP1 addresses quality and stability issues with remeshing (retopology), Multi-Touch interaction, and other fixes acros…
Jun
21
Jens & Anna : ‘Kynect’ Education
Posted in: 2D animation, General, Healthcare, illustration, Illustrative, Jens & Anna, Kentucky, Kynect, painterly, Picasso Pictures, psaLovely stylised illustrative video by Jens & Anna at Picasso Pictures. Good news for Kentuckians? For behind-the-scenes info including concept art sketches and more, visit Jens & Anna’s project page here.
Jun
20
UFO: MTV Adrenaline Rush “Bike”
Posted in: cell animation, General, ID, mtvWorking with VIMN MTV World Design Studio, UFO busts out their cel animation skills in this intense ID for MTV Adrenaline Rush. The limited color palette, fisheye camera effects and distortion of time make this a quirky, compact narrative that stands up to repeat viewing.
UPDATE: A reader comment asked about the technique used in this spot, and UFO responded:
We animated in 3D and rendered using cel shading, we then added 2D animation for the SFX and added in lines and textures (for example around the heart and details on the characters.) to make the design richer.
The backgrounds were all in 2D.
On a related note…
UFO is set to sign with the newly formed Falcon, a new production company formed by the current partners of Stardust. Falcon has already signed Assembly and Neon, both of whom have been featured on Motiongrapher multiple times.
Jun
20
Free Birds Trailer
Posted in: UncategorizedHere\’s the very first trailer for the Thanksgiving-themed animated feature Free Birds, starring the voice of Owen Wilson as a luc…
Jun
20
Tough times ahead for VFX sector
Posted in: UncategorizedILM animation director Hal Hickel has said the San Francisco-based VFX powerhouse faces interesting but tough times ahead.
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