MK12

Here’s another team of designers/filmmakers who’ve created some amazing motion work. I recommend visiting their site at www.MK12.com. They’ve done all kinds of projects for commercials and films that might be inspirational.

You might find some of their older works on YouTube. Here’s one that they did for Stranger than Fiction. I particularly like this one because it’s the graphics that help emphasize the obsessive-compulsive character that he is.

MK12 also uses all kinds of techniques and approaches including photos, videos, illustrations and typography…so check them out.

Prologue Films Inc.

After a look through David Gelb’s “Inspiration” list of motion graphics websites, Prologue Films caught my attention when I discovered that they designed the title sequences to some of the movies I’ve seen. Sure enough, it was a lovely site for a team of designers, filmmakers and artists.

Not only have they done movie sequences, but their work also consists of a large number of TV openings, commercials and even a couple of video games. You’ll be sure to recognize one or two of them.

While their styles are as diverse as their clients, there wasn’t any one that I didn’t enjoy watching. My two favourites include the animations for Across the Universe and Curious George.

Since Across the Universe is set in the ’60s, the animations incorporate pscyhedelic themes of the period. Some of them really give you the feeling of watching moving surrealist paintings!

As for Curious George, the illustrations were exactly as I remembered them. I felt like I was flipping through the book again but seeing him animate for the first time.

You’ll be able to play most of them on their flash site www.prologuefilms.com