Crooked Line

Crooked Line Motion Graphics & Animation Crooked Line is a Motion Graphics Studio in the heart of Amsterdam, founded in 2005 by Menno Endt and Theun Hendrikx.
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We share a passion for turning great ideas into moving images.

17/09/2020

Bleep blop blip and other fantastical sounds!
Thanks for hosting a great workshop .music
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12/09/2019

A space rollercoaster.
What could possibly go wrong? 🎢 Work for Platinion, a Boston Consultancy Group company.
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11/09/2019

One of our favourite shots for the video ‘In The Middle of the Nite’. Design by the amazing

05/09/2019

When you make up your own aspect ratio for that super cinematic effect... 🎥
Part of the cinematic leader for the Festival Latino Americano.

02/09/2019

This place has the good stuff!
Had a lot of fun designing this shop. Doggos love their products! 🐶🦴

07/08/2019
The Art of Coffee

It's that time of the day where everything seems to slow down...You know what time it is... It's coffee time!

Get inspired again by: The Art of Coffee.
Created by the talented people of Lobster Studio.

https://vimeo.com/348598143

This is a journey from berry picking to grinding and metamorphosis into a liquid. A path made of discoveries and engineering, of how each culture approaches its…

05/08/2019
Gobelins 2019 - Ramen

One more short from the Annecy Animation Festival 2019.
Ramen.
A beautifully animated short abour preparing ramen noodles. The care with which these ramen are made is only paralleled by the care of the animators who made this short.

Created by students from the animation school Gobelins in France.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o03UBGiZhyM

02/08/2019
Tokyo Apocalypse

Fantastic little short for the Annecy Animation Festival 2019.
Tokyo Apocalypse.
A homage to Tokusatsu TV. (Japanese live action tv series, often with actors in monstersuits destroying model cities with huge explosions)

Created by students from the animation school Gobelins in France.

https://vimeo.com/338887089

Des monstres de tokusatsu déambulent et se battent dans Tokyo, ce qui laisse la foule indifférente. Animation / Animation : : Constance Bertoux, Marion…

12/07/2019
The Shining starring Jim Carrey : Episode 2 - The Bat [DeepFake]

How deep can you fake it?
This clip shows Jim Carrey as Jack Torrance by implanting the Ace Ventura star's face on Jack Nicholson's body using the AI technology.
Created by Youtuber Ctrl Shift Face. Pretty creepy how far you can take the fake these days...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZRUZzZPGto

Jim Carrey impersonates Jack Nicholson in this clip from The Shining. .. Not really, it's a deepfake. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ctrl_shift_face Twitte...

28/03/2019
How Animators Created the Spider-Verse | WIRED

Here is a small breakdown and talk about the inspiration and techniques used to create the visual language in "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse".

This is really a landmark film. Visually eloquent. We can't recommend it enough.

And for those who haven't seen it yet, GO SEE IT NOW!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-wUKu_V2Lk

Danny Dimian, Visual Effects Supervisor, and Josh Beveridge, Head of Character Animation, for "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse," share exclusive breakdowns...

19/03/2019

Voor het Interprovinciaal Overleg (IPO) maakte Crooked Line een animatie over de Provinciale staten. Maar ehhmmmm... Wat doet de provincie eigenlijk?

Van infrastructuur en openbaar vervoer tot regionale economie en natuurbeheer. De provincie bepaalt hoe onze omgeving wordt ingericht.

Maar iedereen wil iets anders met dat kleine stukje land.
De provincie weegt al deze belangen af en maakt keuzes die in het belang zijn van de regio.

Best belangrijk dus!

20/12/2018
TBT - Trailer for LAFF

Throwback Thursday to...
Back in 2013 we created this exuberant animation celebrating a bright and vivid Latin America. We tried to show the broad and contrasting world of Latin American life. Touching on dance, religion, revolution and many other themes in this short roller-coaster of images.

Unfortunately the festival didn't survive the budget cuts in the culteral sector, but this trailer lives on!

Big shout out to our former interns Linn Fritz and Sebastian Dráb who graced us with their presence and now are rockstar animators!
And thanks to KLOAQ Audio Design for creating the music.

19/12/2018
Big Brother or Privacy?

Heya Big Brother! Get that camera out of my face!

How do you protect your citizens but also protect their privacy? How do you shield yourself from cybercriminals in a society where everything you do is recorded and stored in the cloud?

Part of a project we did for the city of Amsterdam.

Find out more at: https://www.crookedline.nl/Amsterdam-iVisie

17/12/2018

Toby the Robot started out in 2D. We created him for the city of Amsterdam, for a project about Amsterdams vision on everything digital. Will Tony be your new colleague at the city archives? Will robots become our new overlords? What do you think? Better say hi to Tony...

13/12/2018
TEDxAmsterdam Post-its

Throwback Thursday! It's already been eight years since we created this animation for TEDx Amsterdam.
How a simple idea scribbled on a post-it can lead to great things.

https://vimeo.com/15986223

How many ideas begin by jotting down some notes and scribbling some doodles on a little post-it? We think quite a lot. Our idea for this animation started on…

18/10/2018
Mercedes FuelDuel

Throw Back Thursday.
Two years ago we created this paper world for Mercedes to show that some brands claim to be the most fuel efficient, but Mercedes lets you try this out in the real world.
From paper to reality...

https://vimeo.com/175856336

Client: Mercedes Benz Agency: MCR Reclamebureau Op papier kan iedereen de zuinigste zijn... In de praktijk is dat een heel ander verhaal! Test de zuinigheidskampioen…

20/09/2018
OP+ Opening Titles

Hard to keep up with this mindbogglingly good animation. Love how this kept me on my toes from start to finish.
Made by the Estonian studio Tolm.

https://vimeo.com/289860170

If something is in the dark, does it really exist? Maybe life only appears once we cast light and our eyes on it at the same time? Or will it appear only when it…

02/07/2018
Informatievisie Amsterdam

Amsterdam kijkt vooruit.
Hoe moet de stad met data en informatie omgaan in een samenleving die steeds verandert En hoe moeten bestuurders en ambtenaren zich voorbereiden op de toekomst? De gemeente schreef de Informatievisie Amsterdam en wij maakten hier een teaser bij.

https://vimeo.com/259723032

Client: CIO Office Gemeenten Amsterdam Hebben we straks nog wel Stadsloketten nodig? Misschien hebben we straks alles bij de hand. En misschien werkt er straks…

11/06/2018

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11/06/2018

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26/04/2018
Happy Kingsday!

Happy Kingsday y'all! Toby is getting out there and getting his party pants on! If you run in to him, make sure to say hi!

24/04/2018
Toby the Robot

This is Toby the Robot. Toby is an old fashioned tube enhanced bot. He loves long walks on the beach and is looking for a friend. Say hello to Toby!

04/07/2017
Motion Makes a Ma*****st

Sometimes you come across a video that is painfully true.
We love the pain...
https://vimeo.com/220034891

If you're a professional, remember the bad times. If you're a student, expect the worst. If you're a client, go f**k yourself. My coup de grâce…

20/01/2017
IFFR Live

We created this small little leader for the IFFR Live events.
1 weekend with 6 interactive film events in over 45 cinemas across Europe and beyond.

See the movies from the comfort of your home and afterwards interact with directors and ask questions!

https://vimeo.com/199338836

IFFR Live is back: 1 weekend with 6 interactive film events in over 45 cinemas across Europe and beyond. Join the largest simultaneous film festival experience!…

23/12/2016
Merry Crooked Christmas!

Merry Crooked Christmas!

Come and see our Crooked Yule log. From our cozy fireplace we would like to wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year!

All the best for 2017!

With warm regards,
Crooked Line

Merry Crooked Christmas! What you see here is a Crooked Yule log. The Yule log is an old tradition where people burn a special Christmas log and tell each other…

31/10/2016

An other styleframe for the FuelDuel project.
When the competition rolls into the gasstation but you keep going...

27/10/2016

An other early styleframes we created for the Fuelduel project.

26/10/2016

One of the early styleframes we created for the Fuelduel project.

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Crooked Line is a creative studio in Amsterdam that specializes in animation, interactive and motion graphics. We write, direct and produce stories for a broad range of clients. The way you tell something shows the world how much you value that story. We help make complex stories accessible and entertaining. We do this by breaking it down, cutting the fat and give it that special ‘crooked’ light touch. We are experienced in working with: brands, governance, education, architecture and start-ups.