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Quiet..animate with an exposure sheet. May be a bit formidable in movie trivia.
I feel like Light Crusader on the Genesis does it so well that I don't feel the effect of it being a 2D game. Characters jump and there are shadows. Buildings are hand-pixeled. A lot of atmosphere.
February 17, 2026 at 10:20 PM
I feel like Light Crusader on the Genesis does it so well that I don't feel the effect of it being a 2D game. Characters jump and there are shadows. Buildings are hand-pixeled. A lot of atmosphere.
Because I honestly think that the people who want AI art to be a thing because they can decide to get as much engagement for prompt developments and those who want AI to be a thing to feel artistic are different sides of the coin, and I think every prompt is free controversy.
February 15, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Because I honestly think that the people who want AI art to be a thing because they can decide to get as much engagement for prompt developments and those who want AI to be a thing to feel artistic are different sides of the coin, and I think every prompt is free controversy.
I find it telling that they only send out action scenes (or maybe a few high volume yelling ones) as if there aren't emotionally complex stories in film that are worth typing " HEY PromptGen, ruin Hollywood by putting Brad Pitt's face on a plate of wobbly Jello."
Wild..(more)
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February 15, 2026 at 2:59 AM
I find it telling that they only send out action scenes (or maybe a few high volume yelling ones) as if there aren't emotionally complex stories in film that are worth typing " HEY PromptGen, ruin Hollywood by putting Brad Pitt's face on a plate of wobbly Jello."
Wild..(more)
Wild..(more)
Not me marvelling at the technology and commenting on the use of the word "doodad"...
The "Unobtainium of our time."
'The emulsion film was developed by Edison labs using the special form of "whatchamacallit."
Okay, I'll stop..I'm just angry at humanity and ur smarter than everyone. *ducks*
The "Unobtainium of our time."
'The emulsion film was developed by Edison labs using the special form of "whatchamacallit."
Okay, I'll stop..I'm just angry at humanity and ur smarter than everyone. *ducks*
February 15, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Not me marvelling at the technology and commenting on the use of the word "doodad"...
The "Unobtainium of our time."
'The emulsion film was developed by Edison labs using the special form of "whatchamacallit."
Okay, I'll stop..I'm just angry at humanity and ur smarter than everyone. *ducks*
The "Unobtainium of our time."
'The emulsion film was developed by Edison labs using the special form of "whatchamacallit."
Okay, I'll stop..I'm just angry at humanity and ur smarter than everyone. *ducks*
I feel like i'm rolling a dice.
There's "good lonely" and "bad lonely."
I have people I like that I'm seeing less on Twitter, but haven't seen on BlueSky.
Threads is a bit.. I guess you take the algorithm from Twitter and the userbase of Facebook.
There's "good lonely" and "bad lonely."
I have people I like that I'm seeing less on Twitter, but haven't seen on BlueSky.
Threads is a bit.. I guess you take the algorithm from Twitter and the userbase of Facebook.
February 11, 2026 at 1:45 AM
I feel like i'm rolling a dice.
There's "good lonely" and "bad lonely."
I have people I like that I'm seeing less on Twitter, but haven't seen on BlueSky.
Threads is a bit.. I guess you take the algorithm from Twitter and the userbase of Facebook.
There's "good lonely" and "bad lonely."
I have people I like that I'm seeing less on Twitter, but haven't seen on BlueSky.
Threads is a bit.. I guess you take the algorithm from Twitter and the userbase of Facebook.
Honestly, he can compose my life's soundtrack after MMFR.
February 7, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Honestly, he can compose my life's soundtrack after MMFR.
Could The Philadelphia Story be made today? Unlikely.
But the bigger question is "could the general audience pull in a story in which the effects are the emotions that actors generate?"
I don't know.. ask the mid-budget. *ducks*
But the bigger question is "could the general audience pull in a story in which the effects are the emotions that actors generate?"
I don't know.. ask the mid-budget. *ducks*
February 3, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Could The Philadelphia Story be made today? Unlikely.
But the bigger question is "could the general audience pull in a story in which the effects are the emotions that actors generate?"
I don't know.. ask the mid-budget. *ducks*
But the bigger question is "could the general audience pull in a story in which the effects are the emotions that actors generate?"
I don't know.. ask the mid-budget. *ducks*
I'm not a fan of Kael, and Raiders is a masterful movie, but I have to admit, this is pretty spot on..
"the three biggest American moviemakers are hooked on technological playthings and techniques."
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"the three biggest American moviemakers are hooked on technological playthings and techniques."
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February 3, 2026 at 1:27 AM
I'm not a fan of Kael, and Raiders is a masterful movie, but I have to admit, this is pretty spot on..
"the three biggest American moviemakers are hooked on technological playthings and techniques."
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"the three biggest American moviemakers are hooked on technological playthings and techniques."
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^ But I do think it has created a climate in which the element of humanity is a sort of "loading screen" for the CGI throwdrown.
*I'll try to end this rant for the next comment*
*I'll try to end this rant for the next comment*
February 3, 2026 at 1:18 AM
^ But I do think it has created a climate in which the element of humanity is a sort of "loading screen" for the CGI throwdrown.
*I'll try to end this rant for the next comment*
*I'll try to end this rant for the next comment*
^ As a test run for a "live action" story.
I do think SW (yes, the prequels too) paved the way for wonderful films like the Toy Story and LoTR trilogies..(more)
I do think SW (yes, the prequels too) paved the way for wonderful films like the Toy Story and LoTR trilogies..(more)
February 3, 2026 at 1:16 AM
^ As a test run for a "live action" story.
I do think SW (yes, the prequels too) paved the way for wonderful films like the Toy Story and LoTR trilogies..(more)
I do think SW (yes, the prequels too) paved the way for wonderful films like the Toy Story and LoTR trilogies..(more)
^ This isn't untrue for Fritz Lang's Metropolis, and Blade Runner wasn't a box office hit on release, but where I am going is that that the art of suspending disbelief is being decreased every six years or so, so that films that were valid expressions of their medium are thought of (more)
February 3, 2026 at 1:15 AM
^ This isn't untrue for Fritz Lang's Metropolis, and Blade Runner wasn't a box office hit on release, but where I am going is that that the art of suspending disbelief is being decreased every six years or so, so that films that were valid expressions of their medium are thought of (more)
^ Now you could talk about the location photography of the 1950s, or the street level filming of the 1970s, but I think the Star Wars saga is a film in which the special effect is part of the location, and the audience is going for said effect.
February 3, 2026 at 1:11 AM
^ Now you could talk about the location photography of the 1950s, or the street level filming of the 1970s, but I think the Star Wars saga is a film in which the special effect is part of the location, and the audience is going for said effect.
So oddly, I feel like the Star Wars movies have eroded the aesthetic suspension of disbelief.
It's like back in the day, you'd have stock footage and maybe some signage or animals to sell the idea of Casablanca.
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It's like back in the day, you'd have stock footage and maybe some signage or animals to sell the idea of Casablanca.
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February 3, 2026 at 1:10 AM
So oddly, I feel like the Star Wars movies have eroded the aesthetic suspension of disbelief.
It's like back in the day, you'd have stock footage and maybe some signage or animals to sell the idea of Casablanca.
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It's like back in the day, you'd have stock footage and maybe some signage or animals to sell the idea of Casablanca.
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..against emotionally complex, dramatic movies. But with the Internet, the box office data and rationing of standard films are sort of inarguable. + No shade against Stan Winston/company.
February 3, 2026 at 12:28 AM
..against emotionally complex, dramatic movies. But with the Internet, the box office data and rationing of standard films are sort of inarguable. + No shade against Stan Winston/company.
^ So now, using my piano analogy.. The piano is realistic now, and striking a note, has a harsh, painful quality (there's a reason for damper pedals) and so everyone is trying to go back to a period in time that frankly didn't exist, because seeing a T-rex animatronic didn't feel like a vote (more)
February 3, 2026 at 12:26 AM
^ So now, using my piano analogy.. The piano is realistic now, and striking a note, has a harsh, painful quality (there's a reason for damper pedals) and so everyone is trying to go back to a period in time that frankly didn't exist, because seeing a T-rex animatronic didn't feel like a vote (more)
^ And so what I think is at play isn't so much that the same appeals that makes audiences go to Jurassic World: ReWorlded weren't there back then, it was more that with less FX shots, there would have to be more attention to screenwriting.
February 3, 2026 at 12:24 AM
^ And so what I think is at play isn't so much that the same appeals that makes audiences go to Jurassic World: ReWorlded weren't there back then, it was more that with less FX shots, there would have to be more attention to screenwriting.
^ So perhaps there are six minutes of CGI in Jurassic Park, but it's hard to believe that if studio executives had the technology to render entire jungles and dinosaurs, they wouldn't pressure any director to go down this path.
February 3, 2026 at 12:21 AM
^ So perhaps there are six minutes of CGI in Jurassic Park, but it's hard to believe that if studio executives had the technology to render entire jungles and dinosaurs, they wouldn't pressure any director to go down this path.
^ To use a synthesizer analogy- everyone probably has a point in nostalgia where the electronic piano is gentle on the ears, just because the technology for melodic percussive simulation isn't there. I do too.
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February 3, 2026 at 12:19 AM
^ To use a synthesizer analogy- everyone probably has a point in nostalgia where the electronic piano is gentle on the ears, just because the technology for melodic percussive simulation isn't there. I do too.
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.. But what I do think is that SW created the demand for audiences to not-so-slowly demand bells and whistles for every film...(more)
February 3, 2026 at 12:17 AM
.. But what I do think is that SW created the demand for audiences to not-so-slowly demand bells and whistles for every film...(more)
^ This also doesn't mean that there weren't great movies responding to the Star Wars hype, which I think is an argument from nostalgia.
There were plenty of fun FX-ey type of movies, Ghosbusters in particularl. (more)
There were plenty of fun FX-ey type of movies, Ghosbusters in particularl. (more)
February 3, 2026 at 12:15 AM
^ This also doesn't mean that there weren't great movies responding to the Star Wars hype, which I think is an argument from nostalgia.
There were plenty of fun FX-ey type of movies, Ghosbusters in particularl. (more)
There were plenty of fun FX-ey type of movies, Ghosbusters in particularl. (more)
^ I can't help but think of the dinner/end scene of The Godfather Part II....
Though it seems odd that the prompt looked like it was modeled from Aardman..I think ClayFighter 64 had clay assets, so I think he could probably make his point without such flagrant mimicry. Wild.
Though it seems odd that the prompt looked like it was modeled from Aardman..I think ClayFighter 64 had clay assets, so I think he could probably make his point without such flagrant mimicry. Wild.
January 24, 2026 at 1:41 AM
^ I can't help but think of the dinner/end scene of The Godfather Part II....
Though it seems odd that the prompt looked like it was modeled from Aardman..I think ClayFighter 64 had clay assets, so I think he could probably make his point without such flagrant mimicry. Wild.
Though it seems odd that the prompt looked like it was modeled from Aardman..I think ClayFighter 64 had clay assets, so I think he could probably make his point without such flagrant mimicry. Wild.