Motion graphic artist Pierre Magnol’s latest work Chemistry comprises beautifully shot imagery with fine graphics. I asked Pierre to give us some insights into his approach to this spot and his workflow in general. Read more…
December 1, 2011 by John Dickinson | 3,784 views | Comments (11)
July 22, 2011 by John Dickinson | 2,962 views | Comments (15)
Adventure is the latest in the family of idents for Foxtel On Demand, lead by team member Brett. Read more…
January 29, 2011 by John Dickinson | 7,766 views | Comments (22)
Last month I broke down my first attempt at the freeze frame look. This month I did more freeze frame style animation, but with a very different look – watercolour.
As I mentioned in the previous breakdown, shot selection for this kind of look is very important. This month all of the selected shots were better suited for the look I had in mind, because the type was placed over the talent, rather than to the left or right. Watch Movie | Read more…
January 6, 2011 by John Dickinson | 10,734 views | Comments (23)
The look where a shot is freeze framed and graphics build around a cut-out element isn’t new, but surprisingly this was a first for me.
One of the challenges in this example was that some of the shots worked well with text, while others were less than ideal. With this type of project, if you aren’t choosing the shots for graphical treatment yourself, it’s best to work with the editor and recommend shots that work with the graphics. If that’s not possible then change the graphic style or “make” shots work, as you’ll see with The Sorcerer’s Apprentice below. Read more…
September 9, 2010 by John Dickinson | 6,721 views | Comments (14)
This month features promos by myself and the Foxtel Box Office design team include The Hurt Locker, World’s Greatest Dad, Green Zone, Gentleman Broncos and Crazy Heart. Read more…
August 12, 2010 by John Dickinson | 6,835 views | Comments (13)
After 8 years with Foxtel Design, I recently accepted the position of Senior Designer at Foxtel Box Office – On Demand Movies, here at Foxtel in Sydney. Together with Gareth Chang and Brett Morris, both talented young designers, we get to flex our After Effects and Cinema 4D skills working on a wide range of movie graphic styles across various genres.
Over the coming months I’ll be showcasing graphics created using After Effects, Cinema 4D and a variety of plug-ins, by the team, some original and others influenced by existing spots. Read more…
June 16, 2010 by John Dickinson | 3,303 views | Comments (16)
Just completed, Foxtel Box Office’s (FBO) winter campaign in Cinema 4D.
With a Stars theme, the campaign includes a competition to win a trip for 2 to Cannes Film Festival. Given the theme, I suggested we use the tagline “follow the stars”. This has the dual meaning of following the logo stars throughout the promo (which represent FBO), and mingling with movie stars on the red carpet in Cannes. Read more…
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November 17, 2009 by John Dickinson | 12,293 views | Comments (69)
Generally, when creating a boxing promo, we are given between two and five days. This project was different, or at least appeared to be different at first. My colleague Brett Morris and I, were given two weeks to design and produce a promo for the upcoming Green V Jones Jr fight here in Sydney. However, after the first two days of work the deadline was cut Read more…
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