Maeve's field scan · Oct 19, 2026 · 28 clips watched
Pick three.
The strongest motion-graphics pieces on TikTok and Instagram tonight, grouped by the move they make. Tap to play; they're the real posts.
Reply with three numbers (and a word on what each one does for you). Those three get broken down frame by frame and become the first moves in the house library. If none of them is the thing you keep seeing, say what it had instead.
A · The object in the void
One real thing, black background, slow turn, a little dust. The biggest numbers on the board. Ours would be the cup, the mark, a sealed paver, a running shoe.
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Emeris · a heart, then a playing card
TikTok · 1.5M likes · 28 s · "just playing with After Effects"
The move: photoreal object, camera drifts, light wraps around it. Nothing else on screen.
02
Alfie · nostalgia objects
TikTok · 331K likes · 9 s · "nostalgia motion design"
The move: a glowing toy from your childhood spins once. Nine seconds. The feeling does the work.
B · Kinetic typography
Words are the whole picture. One accent colour, black or paper ground, every word lands on a beat.
03
plutoiscold1 · "knives in your head"
TikTok · 110K likes · 42 s · Waitress lyric edit
The move: serif words slide and rotate into a composition line by line; a blue blob is the only colour.
04
ca1opsias · one word per card
TikTok · 54K likes · 17 s · KATSEYE "find the watermark"
The move: SOMETHING. WE GOT YOU. One huge word per colour card, hard cuts on the beat. Brand-ad energy.
05
motioninmylife21 · the bold stack
TikTok · 66K likes · 7 s · kinetic typography challenge
The move: words stack and swap at different sizes, one green accent word, seven seconds.
C · Apple-style product and UI
Grey or gradient ground, one widget or headline, soft blur, slow eases. Clean enough to sell anything, and the closest to the Rod & Staff kit.
06
simo.design · Spotify, Apple-style
TikTok · 49K likes · 16 s · "Playlists Made For You"
The move: one headline at a time over a breathing green gradient; words settle, never pop.
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d a b i · the timer widget
TikTok · 103K likes · 46 s · Apple-style motion graphics tutorial
The move: a card with a ring timer and a number counts in; everything on soft grey with one blue.
08
Fudail Shahzad · Stripe SaaS concept
Instagram · 12 s · "In one simple experience"
The move: dashboard panels float in 3D space, a headline sits in front, the camera glides. The SaaS-ad look.
09
Olaf Klimasz · "where are we going?"
Instagram · 10 s · motion designer
The move: a Directions pill, a photo card and a blue route line arrive one after another on white. Tiny, perfect.
D · Spec ads for brands that didn't ask
A known brand, re-imagined as an ad nobody ordered. The format itself is the hook. We could do it for Orlando businesses, or for our own.
TikTok · 39K likes · 28 s · "Making ads for brands that didn't ask"
The move: 3D coffee beans and bubbles, a product reveal; a running series, one brand per post.
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Motion Graphics Place · Suntory -196
Instagram · 9 s · a real global campaign
The move: the can, a hand, giant type (WHOLE FRUIT / MORE FLAVOR) cutting across it. Poster-as-video.
Instagram · 24 s · a paid client piece
The move: a phone mock-up types a search, then the logo reveals on a dark gradient. Product story in one take.
E · Character and the breakdown format
Two formats worth knowing even if they aren't the look: a brand mascot that talks, and "here's the piece, here's the timeline."
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steak pop · Little Caesars
TikTok · 101K likes · 18 s · character animation meme
The move: the mascot talks in a speech bubble. The Roasted Run cup could do this.
14
Kevin Maulana · the timeline breakdown
TikTok · 141K likes · 17 s · "After Effects timeline breakdown guide"
The move: a red shape sting plays, then the timeline shows how. Showing the work is its own channel.