35 films in two minutes: a clever, minimalist motion graphics piece animated by Felix Meyer and Pascal Monaco. I only managed about 20 first time through — how many can you spot?
I made this for Blake Whitman’s “5 Vignettes” project, from a total of about four minutes of footage I took a couple of weeks back and would probably never have done anything with otherwise.
If anyone reading has experience with motion tracking in Final Cut Express I’d be interested in a recommendation for appropriate tools. Upgrading to FCP Studio isn’t really on the cards, so what are my options (aside from the altogether unconvincing, hand-keyframed work here)? Is Mocha any good?
State of the Internet, a motion type presentation by the Jess3 agency of mostly mind-blowing statistics from the big social networks during 2009.
Great little monochromatic motion type piece by J.R. Schmidt, set to a portion of Orson Welles’ famous 1938 radio broadcast.
Hey kids, the Nice Type channel I curate is now on Tumblr! And Twitter, what the hell. The channel showcases the best of Vimeo’s motion and kinetic type animations; both of these are automated feeds in case you’d care to follow here, or there.
Sidenotes: I’m using the Nice Type theme (and my own Tumblr) to test Typekit (more on the results of that later). The Nice Type tumblelog imports posts as links (Tumblr doesn’t have an option to auto-import video feeds) and then retrieves likes, views and owner data via Vimeo’s JSONP API. A side-effect is that reblogging of these posts won’t work so well, but hey, I was 90% done when I realised this flaw in my plan.
Beautiful particle effects in this ident for Central China Television, directed by Niko Tziopanos for Troublemakers.
H&FJ designer Brian Hennings on Tungsten in motion graphics:
What I wanted to try with Tungsten most of all were motion graphics: specifically, animated movie titles. We all agreed that the font just demands to be used for the opening credits of a Hollywood blockbuster, though we never did agree on the genre. A spy thriller seems like a natural, or anything with a criminal theme for that matter: is Tungsten the hard-boiled detective in a shearling coat, the English dandy with a walking stick and a vintage convertible, or the small-town judge who delivers a very personal style of justice? It could certainly be a straight-faced stoner comedy, a slasher film, or anything from the sci-fi realm. Next summer I expect to see Tungsten on the side of a battleship, a Formula One race car, or a star destroyer. Or in the opening credits of that new crypto thriller TUN65T3N. Starts Friday, theaters everywhere. This font is not yet rated.
Barcelona-based Dvein created these titles for the F5 festival in NYC on April 16 and 17, 2009. Each of the presenters was asked for a list of objects that inspired them, and the results became a starting point for the visuals. (via Motionographer)
