Casino Royale

About a year ago I saw Casino Royale with some friends- I was completely blown away by the amazing motion graphics in the opening credits- but somehow with time I forgot about the credits and only memories of the movie were left in my head. Luckily I really liked the movie because for the longest time I had meant to watch it again and then this weekend's snowstorm gave me the perfect chance. The second I popped the DVD into the player I remembered those opening credits and watching them again after spending two months learning all about how to create motion graphics I am even more impressed by what was done. After sitting around and chatting to my friends, who honestly didn't really care, about how cool the graphics were and how- well, I can almost, sort of, kind of, am learning to, maybe one day will have the ability to, create all that stuff. They told me if I ever get to the point where I am working on a James Bond movie that would be cool. At least now I know what it takes to impress my friends.
Seriously though- they way the graphics flow and the way the animation and video are seamlessly integrated- incredible. I also love all the playing card imagery. It is so cool when the bad guys explode in diamonds.
Watch, enjoy and be in awe.

Son of Rambow

Son of Rambow a cute looking movie with some great hand lettering and type in motion in the preview. Although I am pretty sure there was some more illustration and type when I saw the trailer in the theater- this should still give you a basic idea.

This lettering has this great child-like feel which reflects the story perfectly.

The World of Motion Graphics

It is amazing just what is out there in the world of motion graphics. My search for an internship in Tel Aviv has had me really looking around at the websites of different design companies and it is amazing what kind of stuff is out there. Touch has a beautiful website that is playful and whimsical and mixes black and white photography with colored vector animations seamlessly. Their intro page is also this amazing lacey kalidascope thing. Clementina, an international company with an office in Tel Aviv also makes great use of motion graphics. Their website somehow manages to be corporate and fun at the same time. It is crazy modern and mixes video, moving type, animation and still images in an unbelievable way. Hendelmade makes subtle uses of motion graphics throughout the company site. It isn't an animated site exactly, but it has touches of movement to supplement the navigation. Shavit has this whole crazy architectural thing going on. It is really cool because while the site was done in flash using two-dimensional shapes the whole thing really uses depth so well it looks 3d.

These are only four examples of what is out there. They all make use of the same technologies but in such different ways it is amazing. It is so interesting to see how far and in how many different directions technology and creativity can be pushed.

Highlander

On my search for design internships in Tel Aviv I came upon a animation studio Highlander Productions. Their work is completely amazing and their website is out of this world! I find what they can do with Flash completely astounding and honestly I don't think I will ever have a chance at being half as good as them. On the other hand out of the seven companies I have contacted there so far they are the only one to respond to my email even if it was only to ask to see my portfolio. Back to their website though. It is so fun and quirky. The motion graphics really enhance the navigation and despite all the fancy Flash work the load times are still really fast. There are these weird robot creatures who move throughout the website with you. The entire thing manages to have this dark and industrial look and yet still feel cute. Check it out!

Website

After chaining myself to my computer for the past couple of days I finally have a website! There are even motion graphics involved on the welcome page. I may not be quite as fancy as WDDG but I couldn't be happier that it's finished.
check it out http://www.firstinkling.com

Project 2

Here is the link to project 2 from the dynamic duo of Fiona and me, Marnina. Be prepared to be amazed!

Comments

Here are the links to the comments I made about people's videos:
Peter
Liisa
Carina