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Scott Batemaniac! @scottbateman.bsky.social · 1d

Good news! I’m sharing new weekly animation previews for my Patreon backers again, starting NOW.

First one’s free for all to see. If you want to see ALL the animation and sketchbook sketches and stuff I’ve posted to my Patreon over the years, it’s only A BUCK A MONTH!

patreon.com/scottbateman

Get more from Scott Bateman on Patreon

creating 5002 SPACE ALIENS, a bonkers new feature film!

patreon.com

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Scott Batemaniac! @scottbateman.bsky.social · 2h

Dang!!!

Scott Batemaniac! @scottbateman.bsky.social · 2h

How tall is that T?

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Scott Batemaniac! @scottbateman.bsky.social · 1d

Working on animation today! Here’s a still.

You can see the actual animated footage I’m working on months (or even years!) before anyone else, EXCLUSIVELY on my Patreon. $1/month gets you weekly videos!

I’m a super-indie, self-funded film guy who needs your support:

patreon.com/scottbateman

Center: a highly abstracted dancing person. Above their head: the words THE EVIL THAT MEN DO and C5136. Browns and reds on yellowish resumé paper (nice!).

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 9h

Trump in 2017: “Qatar has been a funder of terrorism at a very high level.”

Trump administration in 2025: We are building a Qatari Air Force facility in the United States.

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Scott Batemaniac! @scottbateman.bsky.social · 9h

Today’s useful phrase is EXREMELY useful:

15,000 Useful Phrases @15000usefulphrases.bsky.social · 10h

diseased hallucinations

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Scott Batemaniac! @scottbateman.bsky.social · 9h

Tron: Apes.

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Scott Batemaniac! @scottbateman.bsky.social · 9h

Hong Sang Soo’s The Novelist’s Film is not only one of my favorite 21st century films, it’s just such a comfort movie for me because it’s about cool-ass creative people finding each other and collaborating. I love the novelist character, and the always-great Kim Min Hee basically plays herself.

Scott Batemaniac! @scottbateman.bsky.social · 10h

Sweet. Congratulations!!!

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Mike X. Nichols @mikexnichols.bsky.social · 10h

How it started: Sisyphus rolling a boulder.
How it’s going: Sisyphus rolling a boulder.

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Scott Batemaniac! @scottbateman.bsky.social · 10h

New animation still, who dis?

#animationsky #filmsky #artsky #directorsky #andmanymore

At right: a person in sweats is doing a dance move. Behind them, a blimp. To the left of their feet: the words EFFECTIVENESS OF TRAFFIC, EITHER/OR, 194, $1.98, and PERFECT. All of this is at a 27 degree angle. Blue and aqua on white textured paper.

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Scott Batemaniac! @scottbateman.bsky.social · 10h

And for #LetterboxdFriday, here are my most-watched films since I started logging them three or four years ago:

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Scott Batemaniac! @scottbateman.bsky.social · 10h

I’m at 454 for 2025:

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Scott Batemaniac! @scottbateman.bsky.social · 11h

Happy #LetterboxdFriday 📽️! What are your #LastFourWatched?

I should explain that I didn’t watch the fourth one this week; it’s an art installation I saw at MoMA a decade ago and just discovered was listed on Letterboxd. Just didn’t watch much this week due to, you know, the world. Laughing emoji!

1. The Human Surge 3 (Eduardo Williams, 2023).
2. Small LAND JAZZ (Yoshinao Satoh, 2002).
3. Finder (Yoshinao Satoh, 2016).
4. How Not to Be Seen: A Fucking Didactic Educational .MOV File (Hito Steyerl, 2013).

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Scott Batemaniac! @scottbateman.bsky.social · 1d

A HOTEL ART MIRACLE!

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Scott Batemaniac! @scottbateman.bsky.social · 1d

Why is he dressed as a priest…?

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Scott Batemaniac! @scottbateman.bsky.social · 1d

Today’s useful phrase from 1917:

15,000 Useful Phrases @15000usefulphrases.bsky.social · 8d

His eyes are hollows of madness

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Scott Batemaniac! @scottbateman.bsky.social · 1d

Second? More like tenth.

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Scott Batemaniac! @scottbateman.bsky.social · 1d

Working on animation today! Here’s a still.

You can see the actual animated footage I’m working on months (or even years!) before anyone else, EXCLUSIVELY on my Patreon. $1/month gets you weekly videos!

I’m a super-indie, self-funded film guy who needs your support:

patreon.com/scottbateman

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Scott Batemaniac! @scottbateman.bsky.social · 1d

What a great charity!

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Scott Batemaniac! @scottbateman.bsky.social · 1d

This week’s car CD:

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Todd Alcott @toddalcott.bsky.social · 25d

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Scott Batemaniac! @scottbateman.bsky.social · 1d

Good news! I’m sharing new weekly animation previews for my Patreon backers again, starting NOW.

First one’s free for all to see. If you want to see ALL the animation and sketchbook sketches and stuff I’ve posted to my Patreon over the years, it’s only A BUCK A MONTH!

patreon.com/scottbateman

Get more from Scott Bateman on Patreon

creating 5002 SPACE ALIENS, a bonkers new feature film!

patreon.com

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Scott Batemaniac! @scottbateman.bsky.social · 2d

Kendrick needs to start beef with Trump.

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Scott Batemaniac! @scottbateman.bsky.social · 3d

Mountains come out of the sky, and they STAND THERE.

They decidedly do NOT come out of the ground and move around.

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