Amit shamir - Docaviv

Motion Design / Collage / 2026

Tools [Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects, AI]

The brief began with a mood board and no fixed direction. I was drawn to the idea of capturing a moment — something casual, immediate, and almost documentary. That led me to Docaviv, Tel Aviv’s International Documentary Film Festival, and to the thought that anyone can become a documentary subject, even for a split second.

The project developed into a lineup video that connects archival Tel Aviv with the city as it feels today. Through collage, match cuts, and cut-on-action transitions, different people, places, and gestures merge into one continuous motion.

Snaps

Selected Frames

Developing the Visual Language

The process began with a visual research into old and contemporary Tel Aviv — beaches, streets, maps, cinemas, and everyday public life. I was looking for moments that felt casual, local, and almost documentary.

The archive became the base for a moving collage, connecting old and new Tel Aviv through shared gestures, textures, and rhythm.

Visually, I worked with bold Hebrew typography, torn-paper textures, halftone dots, and a warm coastal palette. The dotted texture was inspired by Docaviv’s existing identity and became a recurring graphic element throughout the project.

Library of Congress, Matson Collection / American Colony Photo Department, Public Domain

Shenkar Archive

Survey of Palestine, 1930 / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain

Shenkar Archive

Sketches & Work in Progress

Early tests explored different ways of combining archival images, contemporary figures, typography, and motion before the final collage language was defined.

Credits

Storyboard, Design & Animation: Amit Shamir
Music: Tal Steinberg
Mentors: Tal Baluch, True Twins