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Todd Vaziri

@tvaziri.com

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I work on movies and talk about movies. Co-host of Lighter Darker: The ILM Podcast. http://www.tvaziri.com

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Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · Apr 21

I finally solved the mystery movie mistake in “Episode III”, and also talk about some of my favorite revealing movie mistakes from my favorite films.

The Movie Mistake Mystery from "Revenge of the Sith"
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The Movie Mistake Mystery from "Revenge of the Sith"

Movies are handmade, and just like any other art form, sometimes the seams that hold movies together become visible to the audience. For mov...

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Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · 9h

Thanks, Anil! So kind of you.

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Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · 9h

awww Stu

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 10h

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 12h

Here’s video of the incident

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Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · 13h

that's nice of you to say - thanks!

Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · 16h

huh?

Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · 19h

I also wrote a short blog post about the video, which includes links to the full ILM credits of all the films I mentioned in the video.

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Todd Vaziri on Vanity Fair VFX

Vanity Fair asked me to talk about visual effects, and it was my great honor to show off some of ILM’s terrific work over the years. watch T...

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Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · 19h

sorry it took so long

Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · 19h

hahahahahahaha

Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · 19h

all can now be revealed

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Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · Nov 2

There's a shot in the "Skeleton Crew" trailer that I did with the help of practical effects I filmed in my house so you know it will be good (you'll never guess the shot or the element so don't even

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Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · 19h

Vanity Fair asked me to talk about visual effects, and it was my great honor to show off some of ILM’s terrific work over the years.

Todd Vaziri on Vanity Fair VFX
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ILM's VFX Secrets Behind Star Wars, Transformers & More | Vanity Fair

YouTube video by Vanity Fair

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Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · 20h

gulp

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Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · 21h

"The Ballad of Pale Blue Dot", by Duncan Rudd

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The Ballad of Pale Blue Dot

An award winning animated short film showing how Earth was formed, its mis-spent youth, its adventures in parenting and its feelings towards us. Made using the amazing FREE 3D software, Blender.

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Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · 1d

2016

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 1d

My buddy Zelda has very strong opinions on this stuff. A reminder that her dad left explicit instructions that he did NOT want corporations to be able to do this to him and that means us too. The bare minimum here is to respect the wishes of those who said NO.

Dr Kat Day (she/her) @chronicleflask.katday.com · 1d

Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔

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Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad. Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, i'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want.
To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough,
, just so
other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening. You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it.
Gross.

And for the love of EVERYTHING, stop calling it 'the future. Al is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be reconsumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume.

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Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · 1d

Yes!!!

Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · 1d

this is bad

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 1d

The Sora AI disinfo nightmare is here

For more like this:
tiktok.com/@drewharwell
instagram.com/bydrewharwell

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Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · 1d

Please tell me that the Williams family will sue OpenAI out of existence.

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Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · 1d

that is very true and a fantastic reference

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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 1d

Don't hold grudges

Not for anyone else's sake but your own, they'll poison you

essencesimmone.blacksky.app @essencesimmone.blacksky.app · 4d

Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

everyone says it for a reason: really important to lock in when it comes to fitness and health. just establishing good habits — regular exercise including strength training, eating a balanced diet — will pay huge dividends

essencesimmone.blacksky.app @essencesimmone.blacksky.app · 4d

Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?

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Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · 2d

proper aspect ratio > good transfer

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Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · 2d

Woo action: the combination of lens choices, camera movement, stunts and pyrotechnics is all so incredibly unpolished, seemingly unpredictable, seemingly horrifically dangerous (plus Chow Yun Fat being the most charismatic man to ever live) makes these movies so darn special.

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Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · 2d

“That’ll do pig. That’ll do.”

CNBC @cnbc.com · 2d

To shut down rude behavior instantly, try a simple yet powerful five-word response.

Use this 5-word phrase when someone is rude to you—it's like 'holding up a mirror,' says public speaking expert

When we encounter a rude person, our first instinct might be to fire back with a snarky comment. But that's not the right move, says public speaking expert John Bowe. Here's the perfect response to instantly shut down rude behavior.

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Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · 2d

It's not all bad news out there. A whole slew of classic John Woo movies just landed on Criterion Channel.

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 2d

The media trots out the "deplorable" comment from a decade ago to castigate the left. Once a week now Trump implies that the military should destroy democrats, and it is just how things are.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump to the Navy: "We have to take care of this little gnat that's on our shoulder called the Democrats."

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