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Sam Tung

@stung.art

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Union storyboard artist for film, animation, and videogames (The Odyssey, Twisters, X-Men '97, Metroid Prime 4, etc) Into knights, dinosaurs, and tabletop RPGs Writing and directing He/him // https://linktr.ee/samtung

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Sam Tung @stung.art · Aug 25

Available for storyboarding/directing work in film, animation, or video games in September! Previous projects include Twisters, X-Men '97 s1, and the upcoming Metroid Prime 4 and The Odyssey.

Storyboard panel from ANGELYNE (2022): a pink Corvette drives over a cliff

A storyboard panel of Captain Ahab hefting a harpoon at the tail flukes of Moby Dick.

Storyboard panels from the end of TWISTERS (2024): Kate drives a truck hauling a trailer full of barrels into the base of a tornado

Screen grab from KNIGHTS & RELATIONSHIPS: two medieval knights in armor sit in the woods lit by a campfire.

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Sam Tung @stung.art · 1h

Yes! Even his charming kid-friendly films (Totoro, Kiki’s) have a ton of tension. The pressure Sasuke is under to be the “woman of the house” and hold it together while worrying her mother might die is… a lot!! It’s nice the films are pretty and grownups are kind but they’re hardly sanitized.

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 18h

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Sam Tung @stung.art · 14h

Very cool

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Mike Sellraiser III: Sell on Earth @profmikesell.bsky.social · 15h

A fascinating interview with @jdragsky.bsky.social about the way we consider (and fail to consider) the TTRPG rulebook as an object in itself. For me, this focus articulates TTRPGs with the history of the book, experimental book design, and concrete poetics.
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Interview: Jay Dragon on Bookplay

An interview with Jay Dragon about how ttrpgs play with books

www.backwardstabletop.com

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Fantômas, Le contrebandier de DEI @theefantomas.bsky.social · 1d

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 2d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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alzandah @alzandah.bsky.social · 2d

Metroid (bit of color)

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Sam Tung @stung.art · 2d

Love to read and it feels like such an indulgence I have to make room for around work and parenting

I make an effort to get in a few minutes of reading every day but completely sympathize with the need to vege out for 45 minutes in front of the tv before passing out at night

Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 2d

I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections

After Dinner Conversation® @afterdinnerconversation.com · 2d

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · Jan 24

reminder the two off switches in google admin settings that say they can be used to turn off gemini actually don't do what we want them to.

only way to turn it off it is to directly contact support for them to expose a secret third toggle that really turns it off. (also: it cannot help you do it 🤖)

me asking google gemini: turn off Google's AI assistant forever and don't ever turn it on again under any circumstances

it replies: I can't help with that. Do you need help with anything else?

terminator 2 movie arnold with cyborg eye saying I cannot self terminate you must lower me in the steel.

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Lin Codega @lincodega.com · 2d

dark, violent, pops of bright color, the absolute conviction that there is evil in the world and the way to deal with it is measured violence, the importance of a good dog and a schway fit, also and most important, teenage rebellion is Good and Just, actually

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Sam Tung @stung.art · 2d

Game looks wild and Sam is a fantastic and knowledgeable interviewer/editor

Sam Kahn 📽️ / Explodist Media @explodist.media · 3d

I just finished my first video shot at this year's PAX West, an in-depth interview with @jonka.bsky.social and Quinn from Dark Machine Games about White Knuckle. I'm really proud of this one! Thank you @dreadxp.bsky.social!

#indiegames #horror #PCgaming #indiedev 🎮

Climbing for Your Life: Inside White Knuckle with Dark Machine Games

YouTube video by Explodist Media

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Sam Tung @stung.art · 3d

Wow this is great. Love the palette, rendering, concept… super cool work

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Adrian Bush @plunteere.bsky.social · Oct 23

"Root Grafting"

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Sam Tung @stung.art · 3d

Absolutely loved @levgrossman.com’s THE BRIGHT SWORD. Really a must-read for any fans of Arhturiana and chivalric romance/adventure. Who do I gotta beg to direct or storyboard the adaptation??

Cover of Lev Grossman’s Arthurian novel, THE BRIGHT SWORD

Sam Tung @stung.art · 3d

@atomicghostandy.bsky.social ☝️

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Sam Tung @stung.art · 4d

Cool, love the clean linework

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Amelia Fins @ameliafins.bsky.social · 4d

new FX drop, working on getting shape language, glows and grads accurate and realistic to animation production

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Jim Trinca @jimtrinca.bsky.social · 4d

I've been making videos for over twenty years and I'm still learning new and better ways to do it. This facetious "creative are hoarding talent" shit from right wing airheads is infuriating

Gameboylad @gameboylad.bsky.social · 5d

In Japan the hot topic right now is Sora AI and the people who support AI over there have suddenly coined the term "ability rich class" to all creatives against AI. It's a total mess right now

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★Jay ✩ Funkiest Bug @erujayy.bsky.social · 5d

The last of the giant flower beetle saga...

Mecynorrhina Ugandesis

The very first one I ever reared, although they were a black-orange variant. I think the blue-pink is so iconic on them though

#inverts #SciArt 💜🪲

A blue-pink giant flower beetle mecynorrhina ugandesis with cream stripes. It sits atop orange and red flowers.

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Andy Kelly @ultrabrilliant.xyz · 5d

The Japanese Mario 64 official strategy guide is an incredible thing. "Can we make little hand-made dioramas of all the levels?" "Sure, why the hell not."

A model of the first level from Mario 64.

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eshpur @eshpur.bsky.social · 6d

Today is my birthday! ✨️
The best gift for me is support for my creativity, so I’d be grateful for retweets today! 👁🖤

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 6d

And I don’t want to hear “it’s easier than ever! Get your friends! Use an iPhone”

No.

Yes it is easier in a technical sense. But the pipeline to funding? Getting the movie seen? Having it move your career forward? Not to mention the spare time and money to survive?

None of that is easier.

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Dan Liimatta @danliimatta.bsky.social · 6d

Meditate noodling over a previous daily

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