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motion.tv announced the winners in the second annual Made With After Effects Awards. The competition recognizes the best work created worldwide, using primarily Adobe After Effects.

Award winning London creative post production company The Operators and acclaimed photographer & director Stuart McClymont teamed up to create a sensational show piece. Encompassing a cross section of technical disciplines to create a unique creative showreel of accomplished work within a defined narrative.. The result is a phenomenal short entitled ‘Grey Days’.

Under the direction of Creative Director/VFX Supervisor John Bair and VFX Producer Vivian Connolly, the Phosphene visual-effects team completed more than 80 complex shots for “Young Adult,” a dark new comedy-drama, starring Academy-Award® winning actress Charlize Theron (“Monster,” “The Road”), Golden Globe nominee Patrick Wilson (“Angels in America,” “Morning Glory”) and Patton Oswalt (“Ratatouille,” “The King of Queens”).

Happycamper, the Scandinavian, multi-functional, design driven Motion Design duo created a world of happiness for China Mobile.

Broadcast design & animation studio motion504 recently teamed with NBC-owned network, Chiller, to create a comic-book-influenced promo for the upcoming movie, “Remains,” based on the graphic novel of the same name by Steven Niles. The movie premieres on Chiller on December 16th.

Superfad bathes cities, cars, flowers, and Hertz’s new mascot Horatio in the gilded hue.

Elastic Spaces is an original piece Nice Shoes created for the motion 2011 conference. We used the opportunity to investigate algorithmic design based on the phenomenon of the moving image. The design process itself became their guide, taking on an evolutionary life of it’s own.

For client Hasbro, Gravity has produced a stunning, action-packed, 30-second animated spot which brings the “Battleship Live” board game to life. Gravity produced the spot through agency UPROAR! Zviah Eldar, Gravity CEO/Chief Creative Director, and Bob Samuel, Gravity’s CMO/Executive Producer, made the announcement. The “Battleship LIVE” spot was part of a larger package that Gravity produced for Hasbro and UPROAR!, which also included spots promoting “Monopoly LIVE” and other products.

motion 2012 advisory board announced. Top creatives come together to take motion to the next level. Director/Designer Karin Fong {Imaginary Forces}, Creative Director Michael Waldron {nailgun*}, Creative Director William Lebeda {Picture Mill}, Secret Agent Jessie Nagel {Hype} and….

Ex’pression motion graphics seniors create stop-motion promo for motion 2011