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Get advice on going freelance with Director Jazeel Gayle.
Get tips from the experts on starting your freelance career.
If you want a creative career, don't miss our talk with the creator of "JJ Villard's Fairy Tales" on Adult Swim!
Get ready to learn one of the industry's hottest new trends: Stretching and Smearing text!
Motion Designers can use the power of the Unreal Engine to crank their workflow up to 11!
From blockbuster movies to bleeding edge tech, Territory's Marti Romances is leading the industry!
Check out our definitive list of Motion Graphics software...for 2020!
Learn about 5 tools native to After Effects that you really ought to use!
Have a look at ten of our favorite animated movies, each with incredibly unique art styles!
How home brewed VFX, and a little pageantry, turned Daniel Hashimoto into Action Movie Dad.
Ten incredible videos aimed at kickstarting your creative process.
Gain control over your materials and learn to texture with UVs in Cinema 4D S22!
Director Kris Pearn joins us to discuss his new Netflix Original Movie, “The Willoughbys,” and how they achieved such a unique visual style.
Our first look at the top new features in Cinema 4D S22!
Financial information every freelancer needs to know during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Adam Gault and Ted Kotsaftis join us to talk about how Block & Tackle produce an expansive collection of looks and styles.
Explore the Cinema 4D and After Effect project files from the animated short film, "Bumble", from Bullpen. It's a MoGraph Unboxing!
SOM TA Algernon Quashie shares the past, present, and thoughts for the future.
School of Motion's Van Velvet shares her emotional journey as an artist navigating this industry.
We found the best discounts and freebies to get you through the next few months.
Learn how professionals work faster in After Effects with these 5 tools.
Learn several Photoshop techniques to make seamless textures from any image, even iPhone photos, for use in Cinema 4D.
Having a go-to library of textures enables you to focus more on the story, design, and aesthetic of your work.
Already Been Chewed's Barton Damer talks skateboarding, art direction, and building his dream studio.
Learn how to use masks, brushes, and images to add texture to your designs in Photoshop
Learn an easy, powerful technique for using the animation principle of follow-through in your After Effects work.
Learn the ins and outs of using the powerful masking tools inside of Photoshop and Illustrator.
Learn to pick colors more intelligently by understanding the concept of Value in color theory.
Learn a few advanced After Effects techniques that can help you approach challenging "impossible" shape animations.
If you're an After Effects beginner, this video will show you 3 powerful tips that will upgrade your work instantly.
Learn the magic of pose-to-pose character animation inside of After Effects.
Marvel Movies and Future Consulting - Perception's John LePore is on the PODCAST!
Learn some box modeling basics to unlock the power of modeling in Cinema 4D
Harness the power of After Effects expressions to easily create trails that follow an object.
Improve your Mocha tracking and clean up by using this clever After Effects workflow.
We sat down with VFX for Motion alumni Nic Dean to talk about his breakdown reel, favorite compositing tips, and lessons learned from the co
Adam Plouff is the creator of the über popular Overlord, Rubberhose, and AEUX tools for After Effects.
Enhance your character animation workflow by building joystick and slider controllers natively in Cinema 4D.
Joe Donaldson talks work, life and mid-20's career success on today's PODCAST.
Networking can be scary, but this jam-packed guide will help you shmooze like a pro!
A First Look at Cavalry, a new 2D animation app.
Legendary Hollywood VFX artist and Red Giant CCO Stu Maschwitz hops on the PODCAST to chat about his epic career in the VFX industry.
Learn how to use dynamic tags, spring objects and controllers to create a bobblehead in this Cinema 4D tutorial!
In this PODCAST PODCAST, James Ramirez of MK12 chats about his career evolution from a small Texas town to Spiderman titles in Hollywood.
A Letter from Ryan Summers on Joining SOM as New 2D Creative Director
Quick Tip Tutorial: Rendering Transparency - Exporting Video Footage with a Transparent Background in After Effects
Ten 2019 Motion Design Projects That Pushed the Limits of Animation, Design and Storytelling
Motion Graphics Greats Joey Korenman, EJ Hassenfratz and Ryan Summers on the Highlights of 2019 and What to Expect in 2020
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: A Letter from Joey Korenman, featuring the best tutorials, PODCAST episodes and articles of the year
Nearly 90 Former School of Motion Students Collaborate on the Annual Animated Alumni Holiday Card Video
You Won't Believe What Explainer Camp Students Create for the Course!
Unlock the Power of Expressions in Adobe After Effects
Learn How to Leverage Adobe Aero to Create Immersive Augmented Reality Experiences with Your 3D Animation Designs from Cinema 4D
3D Company Maxon Merges with VFX and MoGraph Software/Tools Creator Red Giant to Serve Post-Production and Content Creation Industries
After Effects Tutorial: Tracking Video Footage and Then Placing and Aligning Text
An Infinite Mirror How-To Guide for Cinema 4D and OctaneRender from Motion Design Artist and Educator David Ariew
Allen Laseter Talks Productivity, Passion Projects, People Management, Motion Design, Direction, and Developing Your Own Style
Easy After Effects Layer Duplication: A Quick Tip Tutorial
MoGraph Veterans Zack Lovatt and Nol Honig Talk Making It in Motion Design, Expressions in After Effects, and their New SOM Course Expressio
MoGraph Meetups Offer Information, Inspiration and Interconnection, But are They Worth the Time, Effort and Price Tag?
Six Tips to Help You Avoid MoGraph Burnout
Thinking of Enrolling in Our Animation Bootcamp Course? Read This First...
Video editing? Here are the top time-saving keyboard shortcuts for manipulating layers in After Effects.
The Future of Design: An Exclusive PODCAST with Adobe Principal Worldwide Evangelist Jason Levine, and Much More
School of Motion Manifesto Creators Ordinary Folk on Play, an Anything-but-Ordinary Take on Project File Sharing
Industry Icon Mark Christiansen Talks Video Games, Movies, Compositing in After Effects, and His New School of Motion Course
A Step-by-Step Guide for Simulating Handheld Camera Shake in After Effects
How to Track and Replace a Screen in After Effects
The After Effects 17.0 Update is all about performance. School of Motion explains.
Creative Innovator Will Johnson on Gentleman Scholar and the World of Motion Design
Animating Paragraph Alignment with Keyframes in After Effects
Expedite Your Premiere Pro Workflow with These Five Video Editing Tools
Motion Designer, Speaker, Teacher and Family Man Frank Suarez Shares His Top Tips on Making It in the MoGraph Industry
Creatively Using Text Animators in After Effects: Thinking Outside the (Text) Box
A Quick Tip Tutorial on Turning Your Green Screen into a Transparent Background in After Effects
Felippe Silveira Shares His Top Tips on Making as a Motion Designer and MoGraph Studio Owner
Famed filmmaker, art director, designer, animator and educator Liz Blazer talks compelling storytelling, animation, motion design, and more
New to After Effects and not sure how to access your After Effects creations outside of the app? No problem.
With Field Forces in Cinema 4D R21, expect an entirely new experience working with dynamics, cloth, hair, and particles.
New Mixamo Character Rig in C4D R21 Enables Easy Applying, Adjusting and Mixing of Mocap Data
We've identified five common hurdles to hitting motion design project deadlines. In this article we explain how to tackle each one.
Haitian American artist and animator Handel Eugene on how his tireless work ethic and precise workflow enabled his meteoric rise.
If you're looking for your first or next job in the motion design industry, this guide to the most common roles and responsibilities will help clarify the different paths available to you.
Designer, director and artist GMUNK talks to host Joey Korenman about commercial direction; moving to Europe; psychedelics; and more.
JVARTA Founder and Director Jesse Vartanian discusses his animation work on the Ron Artest Showtime documentary Quiet Storm
Master Motion Designer and SOM Alum Jacob Richardson Breaks Down the Dos and Don'ts of Designing with Value and Contrast
More than 1,000 motion graphics artists report on the MoGraph industry in the 2019 Motion Design Survey
In this tutorial, School of Motion 3D Creative Director EJ Hassenfratz highlights new Caps and Bevels workflow efficiency in Cinema 4D R21
School of Motion collaborates with Ordinary Folk on a Brand Manifesto video, showcasing the vision of the leading online MoGraph school.
Motion Designer Jeremy Rech, School of Motion Alum and Teaching Assistant, Talks Art, Design, Education and Inspiration
This is not your ordinary software review. EJ Hassenfratz demonstrates how Cinema 4D R21 will improve your workflow.
A Quick Tip Tutorial on the most essential transitions in motion design animation.
Ryan Honey of premier motion design studio Buck talks landing a motion design job, creativity and collaboration in the workplace, and more.
What's the difference between DUIK Bassel and Joystick 'n Sliders? A character animation expert explains in this After Eftects tutorial
Portland-based art director, illustrator and designer Sarah Beth Morgan discusses her new SOM course, Illustration for Motion
Learn how to use After Effects track mattes in your motion graphics workflow.
This how-to guide will help you turn your passion into a finished motion design project.
Scott Geersen sits down to chat about the evolving freelance landscape, leaving a legacy, and his experience creating titles for TEDx.
In this School of Motion alumni interview we'll learn how Phillip Elgie became a motion designer while serving in the Marines Corps.
Learn what you need to succeed in Cinema 4D courses. We're explaining the hardware and software requirements, as well as the overall experience levels needed.