I haven’t checked in on Brazilian motion designer Thiago Oliveira in a long time but since my last visit he has updated with some beautiful and etherial new work all under his great monicker ‘Love Machine‘.
Laika has been busy lately and has updated with some excellent new motion design work that relies on some amazing illustration and 3D work. They are doing some spectacular work lately and definitely worth keeping an eye on.
There is some tasty stuff on Takuya Hosogane’s reel. There is a flair for using simple elements to generate a rich and organic visual.
Have you heard of Black Swan yet? Oh no? They are a motion design powerhouse established by quite possibly some of the most talented young motion designers on the West Coast. And they are already kicking ass and taking names. They might not have a ton of work on their site yet, but trust me they are working on some amazing projects. Keep an eye firmly planted on this studio in the future. They are just getting started and I am already expecting some phenomenal work.
Chicago based Digital Agency Material Group have recently posted their first showreel and it features some excellent work.
This took 3 long years for Max Hattler to get this video online:
“Max Hattler proposes an unusual stop-motion animation, where objects of abstract shape and unknown function move in a space that bears no relationship to any kind of real experience. The various elements move within this three dimensional space, like parts of a dynamic painting that condenses a whole series of references to contemporary art: from the constructivism of Moholy-Nagy, to the historic abstracts of Mondrian and Klee, and on to the more recent experience of conceptual and kinetic art. Changing shapes, plays of colour and transforming surfaces compose a dynamic universe that is both alienating and fascinating at the same time.” Invideo 2010, Italy
‘An exciting experiment in the tradition of Oskar Fischinger (Komposition in Blau, 1935), Dwinell Grant (Composition No. 1, 1940) and Slavko Vorkapich (Abstract Experiment in Kodachrome, 1950s). Max Hattler presents a well-done interaction between music and moving images. Space is turned upside down and the animated objects become faceless dancers in a constructivist ballet.’ Vienna Independent Shorts 2010, jury statement by Anton Fuxjäger
“Max, AANAATT is one of your most beautiful animations. I often show it as an outstanding example to my students. Above all, the work is NOT just another demonstration of technique or technology, but rather a classic in the field of Visual Music, and a unique example of creative ingenuity and elegant design.” Robert Darroll, media artist, 2011″
Mexico based Motion Director: Marco Vinicio AKA Kultnation has been one of the best kept secrets of several top motion design studios and it’s easy to see why with his portfolio. He’s got the skills to pay his bills.
I’ll be honest and admit that I don’t entirely know what is being promoted through this piece by Respublika but I do know that I very much enjoyed the animation and the attention to detail with the typographical layouts. The simple descriptor for the piece reads ‘Books. Music. Perspective.’
This Is It thinks creatively in this bizarre but lovable piece titled ‘Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared’ (but I rather liked the ‘Think Creatively’ bit) that mashes up Sesame Street with live action, puppeteering, motion design and 3D. This is art people. Full credits here.
As you may or may not know we have been cranking out a lot of Motion Design work lately at studio Changethethought (hence my lack of blog posts) and we were inspired by this little motion editorial piece for the BBC by Iamrader.
Daniel Oeffinger has a bright fun and illustrative body of motion design work as I am sure you can surmise from his reel.
Juan Molinet has produced work for several notable studios as his character driven cartoon-esque with an adult edge work seems perfect for modern mograph purposes. He’s got some fun and colorful work in his portfolio.
Hitch is a team graduation project that was created for the program at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Hannover. The video is an animated book containing recipes for Alfred Hitchcock classics.
You can see all the people involved with the project here.
“They say that we all lose 21 grams at the exact moment of death. They say that it’s the weight of the human soul.
Well, it was Dr. Duncan MacDougall of Haverhill, Massachusetts who first attempted to weigh the human soul. In 1907, he placed 6 dying patients on a homemade scale, which also acted as a bed for the patients. More recently in Dan Brown’s novel, “the Lost Symbol”, there is a segment that explains how “The Institute of Noetic Science” uses noetics to weigh the human soul. After tests on terminally ill patients, it came across that immediately after death, a person’s weight dropped.
So, what would happen if they found a way to contain this invincible mass.. this soul.. Obviously the only reason to do this would be to put it in some kind of awesome robot.. yeah!”
Created by Andreas Wannerstedt.
In the world of CG, motion, FX, 3D, editing, live action and just all around broadcast/digital production awesomeness, Digital Kitchen reigns supreme. Taco supreme. Nachos supreme. Chocolate supreme. Whip cream supreme. Velvet supreme. Dream supreme.
Oh Hello is a Seattle based motion design and animation studio cranking out some solid work and they very recently updated their portfolio with lots of new goodies.
There is some rock solid motion and 3D work coming out of studio Elastic. It’s all good stuff and they know how to seamlessly integrate 3D into live action. I would keep an eye on these people.
Motion Designer Daniel Pernikoff updates with a visually subtle but technically masterful portfolio of motion and 3D work primarily for broadcast.
