Map Animations for The Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Last year we worked with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology on map animations with data visualizations for several short documentaries. Our maps were used to help illustrate bird migrations, pronghorn movement, and cedar encroachment. These are all part of a series and the entire site is worth checking out:

Grasslands Conservation in the Northern Great Plains

Embedded here are the three documentaries that feature our map animations.

Bird Stress animation for Cornell University Ornithology Lab

423 Motion teamed up with Cornell University to create this informative animation based on a research study they conducted. Talented illustrator Kosta Gregory lent his design skills to the project.

Stress is a common part of modern life, and everyone has experienced its negative effects. Many people even suffer health impacts from chronic stress. So why...

Finding Yingying wins jury award at SXSW 2020

Special Jury Recognition for Breakthrough Voice: Finding Yingying Director: Jiayan & Shi

“This poignant documentary, which follows the story of Yingying Zhang, a Chinese graduate student whose disappearance in America leads her family to come search for her, combines the care and steadfastness of a true-crime procedural with a rare sensitivity to questions of cultural difference, family dynamics, and the immigrant experience.”

See full list of jury winners in Variety.

423 Motion created opening titles and animated graphics throughout this powerful documentary.

Vaccines.gov Animations

The US Department of Health and Human Services wanted to create a series of friendly and approachable videos about the importance and reality of vaccination for their website vaccines.gov. CommunicateHealth created the script and design, and we animated it and did the sound design.

The series is here: https://www.vaccines.gov/resources/videos_and_tools/index.html

Pneumococcal disease is a common germ with a dangerous reputation. Each year more than 4 million children and adults get sick with pneumococcal disease which can cause infections of the ears (otitis media), lungs (pneumonia), blood (bacteremia), or brain (meningitis). Vaccines are your best shot against pneumococcal disease.

Shingles is a painful rash caused by the chickenpox virus. In the United States, 1 in 3 people will get shingles in their lifetime. Vaccines are your best shot against shingles. Learn more: https://www.vaccines.gov/diseases/shingles/index.html -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) http://www.hhs.gov HHS Privacy Policy http://www.hhs.gov/Privacy.html

Whooping cough, which is also known as pertussis, makes thousands of people in the United States sick each year. It's especially dangerous for infants under 12 months of age. Vaccines are your best shot against whooping cough. Learn more: https://www.vaccines.gov/diseases/pertussis/index.html -- U.S.