motion09 in Review

Earlier this month, we were happy to participate in our third straight Motion Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with talks on animation, motion graphics, and visual effects. In contrast to many other conferences in this industry that focus primarily on hardware and software, Motion’s focus is more on design. Indeed, the conference this year was divided into three sections: motion{u} on Saturday, which consisted of our all-day After Effects intensive; planet*motion on Sunday, which focused on software and techniques; and motion09 on Monday through Wednesday, which consisted primarily of presentations by artists. With up to three sessions going on at once, and the day sometimes stretching from 9 AM to 11:30 PM, we weren’t able to attend all the talks; here’s some highlights from the sessions we either presented or sat in on:

What’s Fresh - Get Your Trend On

This was one of the more eye-candy-packed talks at the recent motion09 conference, with Michael Waldron and Erik van der Wilden of nailgun* giving numerous examples of what they felt were current hot trends in motion graphic design and execution. We’re working on a report of some of the more interesting sessions we attended at motion09, but in the meantime, here are a dozen of my favorite examples from their talk:

Hand Held Hollywood

Our dear old friend and fellow After Effects pioneer, Taz Goldstein, just dropped us an email about a new site he’s launched as a side project: Hand Held Hollywood, aimed at iPhone users in the industry who are looking to get the most out of their new toy. Here’s the “About” description from the site:

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