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Thought Bubble

stephen — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:27:36 +0000

Micah White's Thought Bubble: Junk Thought has great graphics. If you agree with the message or not you need to check out the fantastic motion graphics. Check out the video below.

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor end title

stephen — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:33:55 +0000

Imaginary Forces did an amazing job on the end credits for The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. The end title has a cool graphic novel feel with brush strokes to keep the title authentic looking. Check it out below:

Target: Keeps Gettin’ Better

stephen — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:43:18 +0000

Target came out with an ad for Christina Aguilera a while ago called Keeps Gettin' Better. Imaginary Forces transformed this musician into a comic book super hero. The illustrations and motion graphics are well thought out. Take a look for yourself.

Moving with Motion review from Embryo

stephen — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:29:30 +0000

Moving with Motion, Creative COW’s Master Series training DVD dedicated to Apple’s Motion, received big accolades today. Zak Peric, a freelance artist and lecturer at Tower Hamlets College and London College of communications, wrote the review. Zak had many things to say about the training DVD and here is his overall impression of the DVD. “I love this DVD, I love its simplicity and Stephen’s ability to put his point across to those who are just beginning to use Apple Motion, as much to those who consider themselves pro users of Apple Motion." To read the full review visit embryo.me.uk/wp/

17 Again Closing Credits

stephen — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:33:13 +0000

17 Again has fantastic closing credits. If you ever thought that a page peel was lame then you need to see this. Prologue created the closing credits that you have to see if you haven't seen the movie. Check it out below.

Worst Case Scenario Trailer

stephen — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:08:54 +0000

Blind did an amazing job on the Worst Case Scenario Trailer. This graphics for the Discovery Network show are truly inspirational. It blends real world footage with graphics that give you the feeling that you are seeing the hand book on how to handle bad situations. This is a most see so check it out below.

Nodes by Yanobox

stephen — Fri, 21 May 2010 22:41:02 +0000

Yanobox has created a new plug-in called Nodes. This exciting new Motion plug-in gives you the unique ability to combine text and graphics. If only this was around a year ago it could have saved me a lot of time on a project. This is one of those plug-ins where it is better to see it then read about it so check out the sample below.

To learn more about this plug-in click here. If you would like to see how easy Nodes is to use then check out the tutorial below.

Life in Motion spot

stephen — Mon, 17 May 2010 15:00:16 +0000

This is a fun video that showcases some cool motion graphics for the3 Windows Phone 7 Series. Crispin Porter + Bogusky partnered with Blind to create this video. To see it for yourself watch the video below.

Tutorial #8: Wall Explosion

stephen — Tue, 11 May 2010 22:02:37 +0000

Apple Motion expert and trainer Stephen Smith shows you how to use Motion and the Compositor's Toolkits to have a little fun and along the way create a realistic composited explosion.

Check out the Apple Motion Wall Explosion tutorial here.

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Motion Typography sample

stephen — Mon, 03 May 2010 14:11:49 +0000

This kinetic typography project was created in Motion. Motion's real time capabilities made it easy and fun to experiment with different text animations and the results speak for themselves. This open was created for a project for the Catholic Community Services of Utah. The up-beat open uses type to help inspire viewers to help make a difference with Catholic Community Services.