Christopher Nichols
@redeyetales.bsky.social
father, spouse, filmmaker, technology expert, fly fisherman
Tax subsidies are poison. Addictive poison that will kill you.
September 13, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Tax subsidies are poison. Addictive poison that will kill you.
Reposted by Christopher Nichols
here you go, @chromecow.bsky.social
You can't add humanity to AI any more than you can add humanity to a stick of charcoal, paint, or Gimp. These are tools, not tool-users. No art lies in a tool. Photoshop can't make art; it's not awake and has no opinons.
You can't add humanity to AI any more than you can add humanity to a stick of charcoal, paint, or Gimp. These are tools, not tool-users. No art lies in a tool. Photoshop can't make art; it's not awake and has no opinons.
June 23, 2025 at 7:40 PM
here you go, @chromecow.bsky.social
You can't add humanity to AI any more than you can add humanity to a stick of charcoal, paint, or Gimp. These are tools, not tool-users. No art lies in a tool. Photoshop can't make art; it's not awake and has no opinons.
You can't add humanity to AI any more than you can add humanity to a stick of charcoal, paint, or Gimp. These are tools, not tool-users. No art lies in a tool. Photoshop can't make art; it's not awake and has no opinons.
New CG Garage ep!
Chris, Daniel & James kick off our first roundtable, talking AI, MUBI, Sinners, and the state of the industry.
The 70s might be back. www.chaos.com/cg-garage/in...
#filmmaking #AI #indiefilm #virtualproduction #cggarage
Chris, Daniel & James kick off our first roundtable, talking AI, MUBI, Sinners, and the state of the industry.
The 70s might be back. www.chaos.com/cg-garage/in...
#filmmaking #AI #indiefilm #virtualproduction #cggarage
Industry Roundtable — James Cameron, AI, Sinners, and Indie films
Taking a break from interviews, Chris, Daniel, and James dive into AI, indie film, and why Hollywood might be headed for a major reset.
www.chaos.com
June 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
New CG Garage ep!
Chris, Daniel & James kick off our first roundtable, talking AI, MUBI, Sinners, and the state of the industry.
The 70s might be back. www.chaos.com/cg-garage/in...
#filmmaking #AI #indiefilm #virtualproduction #cggarage
Chris, Daniel & James kick off our first roundtable, talking AI, MUBI, Sinners, and the state of the industry.
The 70s might be back. www.chaos.com/cg-garage/in...
#filmmaking #AI #indiefilm #virtualproduction #cggarage
#dakotajohnson is 100% right about why #Hollywood is struggling. It's not because of #CG or even #AI. It's because the wrong people are making creative choices. variety.com/2025/film/ne...
Dakota Johnson Says Hollywood Is a ‘Mess’: Decisions Are Made by ‘People Who Don’t Watch Movies or Know Anything About Them’ and Studios ‘Remake the Same Things’
Dakota Johnson says Hollywood" is "a bit of a mess right now" as the people who make decisions don't even watch movies or know anything about them.
variety.com
June 14, 2025 at 1:17 AM
#dakotajohnson is 100% right about why #Hollywood is struggling. It's not because of #CG or even #AI. It's because the wrong people are making creative choices. variety.com/2025/film/ne...
@theverge.com I subscribed to The Verge an yet I still see ads on the page. Is this normal?
June 11, 2025 at 2:19 PM
@theverge.com I subscribed to The Verge an yet I still see ads on the page. Is this normal?
From sci-fi to Silicon Valley — Marti Romances talks about designing iconic UIs for The Martian, Guardians, and more.
🎙️ New pod ep 509 www.chaos.com/cg-garage/ma...
#UI #VFX #MotionGraphics #TerritoryStudio #AR #DesignInspo #FilmTech #MartiRomances #Futurism #CinematicDesign
🎙️ New pod ep 509 www.chaos.com/cg-garage/ma...
#UI #VFX #MotionGraphics #TerritoryStudio #AR #DesignInspo #FilmTech #MartiRomances #Futurism #CinematicDesign
Marti Romances — Co-Founder and Creative Director, Territory Studio
Marti Romances, co-founder of Territory Studio, shares how cinematic UI design is shaping the future of film, games, AR, and real-world tech.
www.chaos.com
June 10, 2025 at 3:58 PM
From sci-fi to Silicon Valley — Marti Romances talks about designing iconic UIs for The Martian, Guardians, and more.
🎙️ New pod ep 509 www.chaos.com/cg-garage/ma...
#UI #VFX #MotionGraphics #TerritoryStudio #AR #DesignInspo #FilmTech #MartiRomances #Futurism #CinematicDesign
🎙️ New pod ep 509 www.chaos.com/cg-garage/ma...
#UI #VFX #MotionGraphics #TerritoryStudio #AR #DesignInspo #FilmTech #MartiRomances #Futurism #CinematicDesign
To both artists that both embrace and reject the use of AI... Remember that Art ≠ Craft
June 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
To both artists that both embrace and reject the use of AI... Remember that Art ≠ Craft
@karaswisher.bsky.social you should watch these. I think you would find it interesting... youtu.be/hniWOH_zwh8
"NO CGI" is really just INVISIBLE CGI (5/5)
YouTube video by The Movie Rabbit Hole
youtu.be
June 4, 2025 at 5:40 AM
@karaswisher.bsky.social you should watch these. I think you would find it interesting... youtu.be/hniWOH_zwh8
OK fine @reckless.bsky.social at @theverge.com I subscribed... But can we at least try to make something special for podcast listeners that subscribe? The podcast has gone a bit ad crazy lately
May 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
OK fine @reckless.bsky.social at @theverge.com I subscribed... But can we at least try to make something special for podcast listeners that subscribe? The podcast has gone a bit ad crazy lately
Just dropped an episode with Michael Ralla, VFX Supervisor on Sinners. A must-listen for film and VFX fans! #vfx #sinners #cinematography #filmmaking #podcast #virtualproduction #digitadomain #ILM #scanline www.chaos.com/cg-garage/mi...
Michael Ralla — VFX Supervisor, “Sinners”
VFX Supervisor Michael Ralla dives into the creative process behind Sinners, exploring the evolving art of film, digital, and color, and sharing insights from a career spanning Scanline, Digital Domai...
www.chaos.com
May 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Just dropped an episode with Michael Ralla, VFX Supervisor on Sinners. A must-listen for film and VFX fans! #vfx #sinners #cinematography #filmmaking #podcast #virtualproduction #digitadomain #ILM #scanline www.chaos.com/cg-garage/mi...
Does m-dash make you feel fancy? F*@$k you ChatGPT!
May 19, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Does m-dash make you feel fancy? F*@$k you ChatGPT!
Brings a whole new meaning to pre-existing conditions.
23andMe and its user data will soon belong to a pharmaceutical giant
23andMe and its user data will soon belong to a pharmaceutical giant
Your spit samples are changing hands.
buff.ly
May 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Brings a whole new meaning to pre-existing conditions.
Just released: Jess Loren of Global Objects on CG Garage. We talk about virtual production, real-time tools, and Gaussian splats, and much more!
Listen here 👉 www.chaos.com/cg-garage/je...
#VirtualProduction #GaussianSplats #ImmersiveTech #3dscanning #CGGarage #podcast
Listen here 👉 www.chaos.com/cg-garage/je...
#VirtualProduction #GaussianSplats #ImmersiveTech #3dscanning #CGGarage #podcast
Jess Loren — CEO, Global Objects
Jess Loren, CEO of Global Objects and a powerhouse in immersive content, shares her insights on entrepreneurship, scanning the world, and navigating the future of virtual production.
www.chaos.com
May 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Just released: Jess Loren of Global Objects on CG Garage. We talk about virtual production, real-time tools, and Gaussian splats, and much more!
Listen here 👉 www.chaos.com/cg-garage/je...
#VirtualProduction #GaussianSplats #ImmersiveTech #3dscanning #CGGarage #podcast
Listen here 👉 www.chaos.com/cg-garage/je...
#VirtualProduction #GaussianSplats #ImmersiveTech #3dscanning #CGGarage #podcast
May 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Somewhere in Los Angeles, there is a very liberal out of work camera grip that is feeling very conflicted
Trump promises 100 percent tariff on movies ‘produced in foreign lands’
Trump promises 100 percent tariff on movies ‘produced in foreign lands’
Nobody really knows what that means.
buff.ly
May 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Somewhere in Los Angeles, there is a very liberal out of work camera grip that is feeling very conflicted
Adding to my 4K HDR Blu-ray collection. One, a story about two people whose love is fractured by a war struck world, and the other one is Casablanca. #terminator #casablanca #4khdr #bluray #movies
May 5, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Adding to my 4K HDR Blu-ray collection. One, a story about two people whose love is fractured by a war struck world, and the other one is Casablanca. #terminator #casablanca #4khdr #bluray #movies
April 30, 2025 at 10:01 PM
If you fly over #newmexico may I suggest a window seat?
April 29, 2025 at 4:55 AM
If you fly over #newmexico may I suggest a window seat?
Got an update on my phone for my Sony XM4 headphones, and I got this ad pop up and made me think oh you @reckless.bsky.social #sony #partyspeaker #vergecast #theverge
April 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Got an update on my phone for my Sony XM4 headphones, and I got this ad pop up and made me think oh you @reckless.bsky.social #sony #partyspeaker #vergecast #theverge
Johnson Yan joins me to talk pioneering real-time 3D graphics, from flight simulators in the late '70s to shaping today’s visual tech.
www.chaos.com/cg-garage/jo...
#CGGarage #VFX #RealTimeGraphics #JohnsonYan #GraphicsHistory #podcast #cgi #ai
www.chaos.com/cg-garage/jo...
#CGGarage #VFX #RealTimeGraphics #JohnsonYan #GraphicsHistory #podcast #cgi #ai
Johnson Yan — Real-time CGI Pioneer
Johnson Yan shares his journey pioneering real-time 3D graphics, from flight simulators in the late 1970s to shaping today's graphics technology.
www.chaos.com
April 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Johnson Yan joins me to talk pioneering real-time 3D graphics, from flight simulators in the late '70s to shaping today’s visual tech.
www.chaos.com/cg-garage/jo...
#CGGarage #VFX #RealTimeGraphics #JohnsonYan #GraphicsHistory #podcast #cgi #ai
www.chaos.com/cg-garage/jo...
#CGGarage #VFX #RealTimeGraphics #JohnsonYan #GraphicsHistory #podcast #cgi #ai
Rear Window (1954) is amazing at 4k HDR.
April 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Rear Window (1954) is amazing at 4k HDR.
Sebastian Sylwan has been CTO at Weta, Scanline, and Felix & Paul, and Director of Tech at Digital Domain. In our latest episode, he talks about why innovation is hard in VFX and how the industry might need to rethink how it works.
www.chaos.com/cg-garage/se...
#VFX #FilmTech #Podcast
www.chaos.com/cg-garage/se...
#VFX #FilmTech #Podcast
Sebastian Sylwan — VFX and Technology Executive
From Weta to Scanline, Sebastian Sylwan has helped build the future of VFX—now he’s reflecting on how innovation really happens (or doesn’t) in the creative industries.
www.chaos.com
April 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Sebastian Sylwan has been CTO at Weta, Scanline, and Felix & Paul, and Director of Tech at Digital Domain. In our latest episode, he talks about why innovation is hard in VFX and how the industry might need to rethink how it works.
www.chaos.com/cg-garage/se...
#VFX #FilmTech #Podcast
www.chaos.com/cg-garage/se...
#VFX #FilmTech #Podcast
Reposted by Christopher Nichols
@profgalloway.com called it...
After Scott predicted no tariffs on Apple products on our Friday episode, President Trump just gave an exemption to smartphones, computers, and other electronics. What prediction will come true next? Tune in next week...
After Scott predicted no tariffs on Apple products on our Friday episode, President Trump just gave an exemption to smartphones, computers, and other electronics. What prediction will come true next? Tune in next week...
April 12, 2025 at 6:16 PM
@profgalloway.com called it...
After Scott predicted no tariffs on Apple products on our Friday episode, President Trump just gave an exemption to smartphones, computers, and other electronics. What prediction will come true next? Tune in next week...
After Scott predicted no tariffs on Apple products on our Friday episode, President Trump just gave an exemption to smartphones, computers, and other electronics. What prediction will come true next? Tune in next week...
Insider trading?
April 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Insider trading?