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Hal Hickel @halhickel.bsky.social · 1d

Lovely to be back in #Torino and excited for #ViewConference2025 to begin!

Hal Hickel @halhickel.bsky.social · 2d

Leaving today for the best event covering #Animation #VFX #Ar/Vr #Film the fabulous #ViewConference2025 ! Cant wait to get to #Torino!

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Hal Hickel @halhickel.bsky.social · 6d

The same, but more so …

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Hal Hickel @halhickel.bsky.social · 7d

Big streeetttch!

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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 7d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 8d

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943

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viewconference.it @viewconference.bsky.social · 25d

#TronAres presentation @viewconference.bsky.social 2025.
#ilm’s overall vfx supe, #DavidSeager, will give us a behind the scenes look at the new film’s dazzling visuals.

www.viewconference.it/pages/regist...

#vfx #liveaction #animation #games #ai #cgi #film #art #realtime #vr #ar #xr

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Maria Elena Gutierrez @elenagutierrez.bsky.social · 9d

@viewconference.bsky.social announces the future of filmmaking panel #viewconference2025

Register here
www.viewconference.it/pages/regist...

#thefutureoffilmmaking #vfx #practicaleffects #animation #liveaction #games #ai #cgi #film #art #realtime #vr #ar #xr #mr #virtualproduction #generativeai

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Hal Hickel @halhickel.bsky.social · 12d

For my money, one the greatest visual effects sequences of all time begins when Indy tells Marion not to look, and ends with the lid of the ark slamming down. Absolute perfection #VFX #Film

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Hal Hickel @halhickel.bsky.social · 12d

Coming very soon! I am honored once again to be presenting at View Conference 2025. There is an absolutely KILLER line up of speakers this year from the worlds of #Animation #VFX #AR/VR #Film
Tune in, turn on, be inspired!

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Hal Hickel @halhickel.bsky.social · 20d

Two pieces of good news today, and I’m glad our trailer could be one of them. An army of filmmakers are working their butts off, and having a ball putting this all together.
#TheMandalorianandGrogu #VFX #Animation #ThisIsTheWay #StarWars

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Hal Hickel @halhickel.bsky.social · 23d

I keep a little sign on my desk that says “I am lucky to be here!”, as a reminder to be grateful if I’m down or facing obstacles. I’m going to add this as well:

Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 23d

Dude! 💪❤️👍
youtube.com/shorts/Cl0RG...

Michael Caine - Use the Difficulty

YouTube video by Outstanding Screenplays

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Hal Hickel @halhickel.bsky.social · 23d

Well done Gary, I’ve been on the same little journey myself

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Hal Hickel @halhickel.bsky.social · 26d

The producers of the new Downton Abbey film have really missed an opportunity. Should be set in modern day. The Abbey is now a boutique hotel, which the Crawley family now haunt. Proper hard R horror. Titled "Creepy Crawleys"

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 29d

"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”

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Hal Hickel @halhickel.bsky.social · Aug 29

The mind reels

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Hal Hickel @halhickel.bsky.social · Aug 28

Ganpati Bappa Morya!

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Hal Hickel @halhickel.bsky.social · Aug 27

Ganpati Bappa Morya!
#Ganesh #India #Mumbai

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Hal Hickel @halhickel.bsky.social · Aug 26

Life’s too short, man

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Hal Hickel @halhickel.bsky.social · Aug 25

Chef’s kiss…

butterflygirl24 @butterflygirl24.bsky.social · Aug 25

Truth Art! #arresttrump #art

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Hal Hickel @halhickel.bsky.social · Aug 25

Hello #India! This is my first visit to your beautiful country. I’m here visiting our team @ilmvfx.bsky.social Mumbai

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · Aug 21

May this portion of the dissent by Ketanji Brown Jackson haunt John Roberts forever and be the final word on his tenure as Chief Justice.

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Hal Hickel @halhickel.bsky.social · Aug 20

Have had a wonderful first visit to Sydney to meet the team at our @ilmvfx studio there. Just one small snag on my last day:
#VFX #Animation #Kaiju

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · Aug 13

The President cannot commandeer any local law enforcement.
The President does not run the Smithsonian.
The monthly BLS jobs report is required by law.
Release the Epstein files.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · Aug 7

Jim Cameron on digital and physical effects: “It’s really the higher question of what are you trying to show, and what are you trying to say? I don’t attach some kind of dogmatic aesthetic around in-camera or practical... It’s really just a means to an end.”

source: youtu.be/v_x3OZlnkwM?...

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