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Stephan Krosecz

@stephank.bsky.social

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LA-based Director, Writer, Editor, and Animator for TeamFourStar, @spaceduck.tv, @talesunwritten.com, and @nebula.tv. Ostensibly a comedian. He/him. Email: [email protected] linktr.ee/stephankrosecz YouTube: youtube.com/stephankrosecz

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Stephan Krosecz @stephank.bsky.social · Nov 14

Can't remember if I shared this here, but here's the first 2 minutes of Stranger & The Strange, my weird west animated short I'm working on in my off hours.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw7D...

"Do we got a deal?" | Stranger & The Strange (2-Minute Preview)

YouTube video by Stephan Krosecz

www.youtube.com

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InkyInGreen 🍂 @blackwallmancer.bsky.social · 7d

Found this on the AO3 subreddit, and I'm about to let it change my whole life (or at least work really hard to internalize it wrt my writing).

Someone's screenshot of a two-post twitter thread, from user blue (@bluewmist):

the fastest way to kill motivation is to make your identity depend on the outcome. it's called ego involvement. when failing becomes failing as a person, your brain starts avoiding the whole thing. not because you don't care, but because you care too much.

you don't need lower standards. you need less self-worth tangled up in your goals. the work gets easier when it's not about proving who you are.

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Stephan Krosecz @stephank.bsky.social · 4h

He just never got over Obama getting that Nobel prize

Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 7h

The Guardian- The US president may impose tariffs, demand higher NATO contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says, if on Friday he is not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. www.theguardian.com/world/202...

Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize

US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says

www.theguardian.com

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Alpha Beta Gamer @alphabetagamer.bsky.social · 12h

Bye Sweet Carole is out now on Steam and Consoles! A jaw-dropping horror adventure inspired by classic animated movies! store.steampowered.com/app/2428980/...

Gameplay Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4eu...

by #gamedev Chris Darril #indiedev #indiegames #gaming

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Stephan Krosecz @stephank.bsky.social · 19h

But when I wake up I can FINALLY just fucking edit the video.

Stephan Krosecz @stephank.bsky.social · 19h

I spent 12+ hours trying to figure out why my timeline was freezing up, only to realize at the very end that it was just that a bunch of clips were linked together that I didn't even want linked together.

I did SO much shit to try and fix it. I uninstalled and reinstalled so many things.

Ugh.

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Stephan Krosecz @stephank.bsky.social · 23h

Also, you know, musicals. Big on those.

Stephan Krosecz @stephank.bsky.social · 23h

Now that Stephen Sondheim is gone, I have no idea.

But tbh I like Tim Minchin's lyricism quite a bit.

But I clearly like when people stuff their lyrics with clever wordplay and whatnot.

Emily, a Two-Shoes-Gooder @rebelmusicteach.bsky.social · 4d

I also need to know: I am fairly middle-of-the-road on Taylor Swift but someone I know called her the Greatest Living Lyricist. She is not.

Who is yours? Either the greatest or your favorite?

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Stephan Krosecz @stephank.bsky.social · 23h

Yeah it feels like more complex enemies were necessary given Hornet's moveset.

Not sure so many needed to do quite as much damage as well, but at this point I've mostly adjusted to it.

Stephan Krosecz @stephank.bsky.social · 23h

So far in Silksong I definitely wish there were more Wishes to do. I feel like there's a lot more that can be done with them.

So far where I'm at in Act 2 it feels a bit underutilized.

Stephan Krosecz @stephank.bsky.social · 1d

I literally have no idea why the Nvidia audio driver exists, all it does is fuck up my shit

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Nicole Rodriguez @shnikkles.bsky.social · 1d

Hey y'all! Here's part 1/2 of some boards I did for @jellybox.bsky.social for the remix of Everything is Fine, by @qbombband.bsky.social, remix by @livingtombstone.bsky.social! These boards were kept SUPER loose and served more as a general guideline for each of the animators.

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Stephan Krosecz @stephank.bsky.social · 1d

It's not difficult for most things beyond learning new keybindings.

However, Fusion as a replacement for After FX takes A LOT of getting used to. Especially if you don't have any experience with node-based workflows.

Stephan Krosecz @stephank.bsky.social · 1d

"YOU can't call us Nazis! Only WE get to call us Nazis through a series of very poorly-coded messages!"

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."

- Jack Posobiec at Trump's roundtable on antifa

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Stephan Krosecz @stephank.bsky.social · 1d

If they get to decide how some people get to dress and who to be, they now get to decide that for EVERYONE.

It should be enough that just some people would have their rights restricted, but it's also always important to keep in mind that everyone's rights are also your rights.

Everyone.

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Gorey Cask of Amontilladoing @coreybrickley.bsky.social · 1d

ye see this shits not inevitable never give up in advance

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 1d

Microsoft has withdrawn its proposal for a data center in a Milwaukee suburbs after community pushback.

After opposition from area residents and elected officials the 244 acre Caledonia project will not proceed.

Microsoft drops Caledonia data center after facing opposition. Company looking for new site

Outcry from residents and elected officials caused Microsoft to drop the Caledonia plan. But the company is seeking an alternative site.

www.jsonline.com

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Stephan Krosecz @stephank.bsky.social · 1d

The fact is: trans rights are EVERYONE'S rights.

Many of the same people fighting most vigorously against trans rights would also happily demand that women can no longer wear pants instead of skirts or dresses if they could get away with it.

Nobody gets to tell you what to wear or who to be.

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Stephan Krosecz @stephank.bsky.social · 1d

Their framing demands you have a "good excuse" for expressing your gender, but that framing is bullshit.

People don't need an excuse. They don't need to justify it.

The idea that people must justify diverting from trivial cultural norms is absurd when you break it down.

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Stephan Krosecz @stephank.bsky.social · 1d

Let's say, for sake of argument, that it isn't an innate characteristic from birth. You know what that changes about this issue?

Absolutely nothing. Gender expression STILL should not be restricted in that case, because it harms no one to allow people to live happily as their gender.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 1d

“The existence of even one ex gay dismantles the central lie of homosexuality, that it is an innate characteristic from birth and therefore should have human rights awarded to it.”

Same shit different era.

Chloe Cole: The existence of even one detransitioner dismantles the central lie of transgenderism, that it is an innate characteristic from birth and therefore should have human rights awarded to it.

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Stephan Krosecz @stephank.bsky.social · 1d

I don't even despise modern AC games, they just don't have any thematic bite to them anymore in addition to refusing to really evolve the gameplay in any meaningful way.

That sounds like the kind of game I would have at least given a shot, had it been executed well.

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Stephan Krosecz @stephank.bsky.social · 1d

But the series lost its way a long time ago. It's just a fun little history simulator now.

Which is also neat, but not the same in terms of actually trying to tell a story with a point to it.

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Stephan Krosecz @stephank.bsky.social · 1d

Then AC2 portrayed the Catholic church as a corrupt institution.

Hell I don't like AC3 very much but it made it VERY clear that the American Revolutionaries only fought for SOME people's rights and happily fucked over indigenous people.

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Stephan Krosecz @stephank.bsky.social · 1d

God forbid the series that began in the Bush era with a Syrian hero fighting for freedom against the Crusades make a game about an oppressed black hero fighting for freedom against white supremacists at a time when the government may object to the message.

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 1d

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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Stephan Krosecz @stephank.bsky.social · 1d

Once I work this out I know it'll overall work better than Adobe ever did for me. But this is a major setback, and timeliness is a factor for everything I'm editing right now.

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Stephan Krosecz @stephank.bsky.social · 1d

I've spent too much of this week trying to make it so that I can edit a project without it freezing for at least half a minute every single time I zoom in and out in the timeline.

I can't get into my workflow if I'm being stopped every time I try to look at anything closely.

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