New York in Motion

A dazzling portrait of the motion graphics industry
in New York and breathtaking visual journey behind
the scenes and screens of the industry that shapes
how we see the world today. New York, the beating heart of the motion design scene,
is a Valhalla for creative spirits from all over the world. At a rapid pace, and illustrated
by a wealth of examples, experience the city’s inexhaustible source of inspiration
through the eyes of 50 of the industry’s most influential designers.
Be swept away by their contagious passion and discover
how motion graphics has become the most original
and most powerful medium for communication.
New York in Motion
Documentary by Graham Elliott
School of Visual Arts, NY
Selected Press Clippings
May 2011–2012
A feast for the eyes, expertly crafted
by a director who knows the industry intimately.
All the interviewees seem perfectly at ease
bearing their creative souls - not an easy state to achieve.
– CapeTown News
New York in Motion explodes out of the screen
and takes you on a breathtaking unmissable
through the motion graphics industry.
It’s energy and magic is equalled only by
that of the city it embraces.
It is a ‘must see’ film.
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– OXDOX Review – Festival director Marie Wright
A dazzling portrait of the motion graphics industry
in New York, which with its
overwhelming visual impressions is
a constant source of inspiration.
– IDFA, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
Don’t miss this beautifully crafted exhibition
of the motion graphics industry with some
of the most
cutting edge visuals you will ever have seen on screen.
All wrapped up in a love letter to New York.
– Dutch by Design
Director Elliott lights up the screen with this
cleverly curated cavalcade of the best work
coming out of the ‘capital of motion graphics’.
He also takes us under the skin of this exploding medium
by talking to the vibrant designer/entrepreneurs
carrying the creative torch, that is pushing the industry forward.
Final quote from the film sums it all up,
“My clients say ‘Wow me’…. and you can”.
– Singapore Design Blog
Visual fireworks that inspire
a long, long time after the show is over.
– Melbourne Daily Art
Motionographer.com, USA
idfa2011 • International Documentary Festival, Amsterdam, Netherlands
A dazzling portrait of the motion graphics
industry in New York and breathtaking
visual journey behind the scenes and screens
of the industry that shapes how we see
the world today.
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New York, the beating heart of the motion
design scene, is a Valhalla for creative spirits
from all over the world. At a rapid pace,
and illustrated by a wealth of examples,
experience the city’s inexhaustible source
of inspiration through the eyes of 50 of
the industry’s most influential designers.
Be swept away by their contagious passion
and discover how motion graphics has
become the most original and most powerful
medium for communication.
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Interview with Graham Elliott
Graham Elliott
The GDAD Interview series aims to explore the award-winning graphic design
and advertising faculty. Each interview reveals the history of the teacher, the
classes they teach, if they're working on any special projects, and their
perspective on creativity, learning, and art.
Graham Elliott runs eyegasm.tv, a multimedia production company based in
DUMBO New York, and has produced projects across the world, from music
videos in Japan, travel commercials in Trinidad to TV travel shows in Mexico
and Morocco. Joey Cofone, a junior in the graphic design program, spoke
with Graham about flying airplanes, switching to art and how he ended up
exploring motion graphics and making a documentary.
----Joey Cofone: Hi, Graham.
Graham Elliott: Hi.
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make up the backbone of the
film. Here, instructor at SVA,
Marco Ruesta talks about
the profession he loves.
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make up the backbone of the
film. Here, instructor at SVA,
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the profession he loves.
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Interviews with industry stars
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film. Here, instructor at SVA,
Marco Ruesta talks about
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IdN Magazine, Hong Kong
Radio New Zealand, New Zealand
Live, Radio New Zealand Studio – Auckland, New Zealand
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Bryan Crump: It’s a quarter past seven on Nights.
Our first guest is a man who has made a documentary about something I guess
a lot of us take for granted. For example: when someone first mentioned the phrase
“motion graphics” to me, I wasn’t sure what she meant. But it’s something I am
pretty sure I see everyday on the moving billboards in the central city.
Those little moving logos I might see on the internet, or special effects in music
videos and films. Graham Elliott’s movie New York in Motion looks at how
that city of the same name uses the technology. – Graham joins us now,
welcome to Nights.
Graham Elliott: Thanks for having me on, Brian.
BC: What do you mean by motion graphics?
GE: Well in it’s simplest form it is graphic design that is actually moving. So, if you just
think of a poster, you have an image of somebody, you have some typography
and maybe some kind of pattern. So with motion graphics the picture is actually
moving, it’s live action. The typography is moving or changing into something
else. And the pattern will have some kind of motion. Traditionally all this would
take place in the rectangle of the tv. But now with, like you said, with the
billboards, with the ipod the ipad with the ubiquity of all these screens around us.
It’s become part of our language, it’s everywhere. [...]
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Selected Press Clippings
May 2011–2012