The Best Motion Design & Animation of 2020! End of Year Awards

A showcase of the best motion design, motion graphics & animation from the year that was 2020. There are about a million awesome projects that I didn't get to feature in this video. Please let me know what projects are your favourite of the year.

Timecodes:
00:00 - Intro
00:37 - Best Music Video
02:03 - Best Showreel
03:08 - Best Design
03:44 - Best Use of Colour
04:19 - Where the 3D at?
05:00 - Most Creative
05:55 - Best Breakdown
07:30 - Best Personal Project
08:29 - Best Instagram Loopers
08:21 - Best Piece

-- Credits --

Intro:
Vanitas (Town Portal) - Gabriele Calvi https://www.behance.net/gallery/105005097/Town-Portal-Vanitas
Fun and games - Bullpen https://vimeo.com/435789152
Practices for XR Design - Amigo Total https://vimeo.com/380462181
Can Drugs Take The Place of Religion - ShawnaX and Pablo Lozano https://vimeo.com/433672587
In my particular case - Chico Jofilsan https://vimeo.com/435828323
Mehdi Alibeygi - No.7 https://vimeo.com/412629543
Eido - Secret Lives of Rosa Parks https://youtu.be/tLfbmepDd4c
ProtoPie (Free Your Ideas) - Supamonks https://vimeo.com/443088883

Best Music Video:
Pomegranate (deadmau5 & The Neptunes) - Nick Denboer - https://youtu.be/aAvyS6HSa0A
Manorism - CLOSER - Gibbon Animation https://youtu.be/CUtmitwiwhc
Lament for Emmett Till (ALA.NI & ADRIAN YOUNGE) - RuffMercy - https://vimeo.com/473399920
Naken (Anis Don Demina) - Derek Lau, William Eklöf - https://youtu.be/b0Wv9gy8ZW4
Hannah Jacobs - Dinosaurs in Love https://vimeo.com/388618722
Vanitas (Town Portal) - Gabriele Calvi https://www.behance.net/gallery/105005097/Town-Portal-Vanitas
Winner: Mathijs Luijten - Nights (Jesper Ryom ) https://vimeo.com/488066514
Mathijs Luijten - Weather (Tycho) https://vimeo.com/393655756

Best Showreel:
Winner: Romain Loubersanes https://vimeo.com/387670226

Best Design:
Winner: Fun and games - Bullpen https://vimeo.com/435789152

Best Use of Colour:
MTV - Patrick Clair & Raoul Marks https://vimeo.com/441489730
Airbnb discrimination - Giant Ant https://vimeo.com/433822395
Winner: Can Drugs Take The Place of Religion - ShawnaX and Pablo Lozano https://vimeo.com/433672587

Where the 3D at:
Practices for XR Design - Amigo Total https://vimeo.com/380462181
Evangelion - SOMEI https://vimeo.com/433112136
ProtoPie (Free Your Ideas) - Supamonks https://vimeo.com/443088883
Flow - Twisted Poly • https://vimeo.com/460066424
The Future Vision of Microsoft 360 - Tendril https://vimeo.com/448977720

Most Creative:
Samurai Unicorn - It's Got Stealth https://youtu.be/-pqW0tq9xBc
Resonance - Joyce Ho https://vimeo.com/477663995
Mesmerize (Duck Sauce) - Keith Schofield https://youtu.be/_gduUeX0N4Q
Winner: Mehdi Alibeygi - No.7 https://vimeo.com/412629543

Best Breakdown:
Dylan Casano - https://www.instagram.com/dylancasano/
Rodrigo Miguel(Numecaniq) - Rick and Morty Dreams https://vimeo.com/429365242
Emonee LaRussa - The Process of Creating Animated Music Videos https://youtu.be/lzCDLu_QpGA
Winner: High in Heaven (VWLS) - Hobbes https://youtu.be/TOvxxq9TwNg

Best Personal Project:
Project Spiral - Bernd Bousard https://vimeo.com/445137015
Crack - Johan Erikkson • https://vimeo.com/471266200
The Enneagram - Doug Alberts https://vimeo.com/446610692
Winner: In my particular case - Chico Jofilsan https://vimeo.com/435828323

Best Instagram Loopers:
Winner: Eva Cremers https://www.instagram.com/evacremers/
Winner: Manon Louart https://www.instagram.com/manonlouart/
Winner: Will Pietsch https://www.instagram.com/willpietsch/

Best Piece:
Ordinary Folk - Less is More (Techless) https://vimeo.com/390572049
Alex Grigg - NaturNes - https://vimeo.com/461357850
Eido - Secret Lives of Rosa Parks https://youtu.be/tLfbmepDd4c
Winner: Right Now - Giant Ant https://vimeo.com/453482133


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