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Hi you all. The moment animation changes from a simple reproduction of movement to the representation of emotions, here it becomes an art. This is why I consider "acting" as the second pillar on which the foundations of our talent and our profession rest. My latest article on the Lightbox, for those who want to take a look: 16 - Acting Is Feeling (Part I) https://lnkd.in/dptj67h8

Had a fun time animating this short about imposter syndrome for comedian and marketing manager, Rishi Mathur! Watch this video and follow Rishi if you also suffer from imposter syndrome. If you or your company needs animation services, I'd love to help!

In my latest review, I look at "Aeon Flux", Peter Chung's genius irreverent animation series and the more recent sombre movie by Karyn Kusama, an action thriller about cheating nature ... #moviereview #AeonFlux #sciencefiction

I had the opportunity to teach several classes on animation history at the School of Visual Arts this week, courtesy of Tommy José Stathes. Today’s class: “New York Animation: The Fleischer Studio,” starring Koko the Clown, Betty Boop, Popeye, Superman, and Leonard Maltin. Films screened and discussed: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘍𝘭𝘺 (1919) 𝘔𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘔𝘰𝘴𝘦 (1930) 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳 (1932) 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘔𝘢𝘹 𝘍𝘭𝘦𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘯𝘴 (1992)

Animation is the illusion of life, and life itself is but an illusion. By creating an illusion within an illusion, we step behind the scenes of the theater. Compositing breakdown by Egor Katkov

Not gonna lie, I'm excited for this, with caveats. Firstly, I just appreciate what seems like a straight remake of the original and maybe also ideas from Alien: Isolation, purely to enjoy a current visual fidelity take. But. Is this really the best Hollywood, with all of its resources and alleged 'creativity' and 'originally' that is so 'far superior to AI tools' can do? We're at an inflection point between Hollywood and generative filmmaking. The math to support making a movie like this is so bad it forces studios to not take any risks and seem creatively bankrupt. My MA7RIX reboot trailer (https://lnkd.in/gi2qddYX) deliberately repeats some things from the original precisely because the Matrix Version 7 is repeating time to keep their prisoners trapped. It's the perfect IP for the 'same but different' formula of a sequel soft-reboot (and the full story doesn't stop there, would surprise by veering into a very different outcome). But what's Alien Romulus's excuse? There is no time loop, right? There doesn't seem to be even a more expansive, imaginative take on the original or Isolation, that latter of which came out a decade ago and stood on its own two feet. Alien (1979) was *45 years ago*. Movies like this that 'refresh' the *exact* same thing seem more like mere due diligence at this point. Whenever I might do an Alien fan project with AI (which I've casually sketched out before), I promise you it will do new things, take it into new places. It won't be long before generative filmmakers are releasing more interesting content all the time on places like YouTube that Hollywood literally won't be able to afford to conceptually compete with. That said, if that actually is Amanda Ripley and not yet-again another "totally not Ripley" Ripley rip-off character, this could be compelling for the same reason as Isolation— our emotional connection to the idea of Amanda trying to find her lost mother, whom we all love. As a fan of the franchise, I do hope the film is a great ride.

Finally finished my first personal cinematic project in Unreal Engine 5 (using some standard characters and animations from Mixamo). I've created this as a sort of a cut-scene for a non-existing sci-fi RPG game. And I know it's far from perfect to say the least and I've got a long way to go, but it was a super exciting experience and I'm quiet happy with the result. #cinematic #cutscene #scifi #unrealengine5 #davinciresolve #mixamo

"Riseman" Animation Series was most favorite project in the last years of my career. I can't believe that I'm part of creating the mains character and many shape of villains. Each episode has a new enemy, meant many things need to rig, and everything is unique/special. (Btw I rig the Riseman myself *joy*) If you interest in this heroes story, you can watch at 'WeTV'. Specials mention to DOFALA_Animation_Studio. https://lnkd.in/gPBF3gcN

For this week's resource on TruthStarters, we want to answer the question, "If God is good, why do bad things happen?" The Great Controversy Animation Film is an innovative and unique way to explore the Bible's greatest controversy. Have you always wanted to go deep into this topic and seek God's wisdom, then this resource will be of great help! Get it here: https://lnkd.in/gwEQWXSW #FASTMissions #TruthStarters #TheGreatControversy

Check out how Katana, Mari and Nuke were used on the awesome Ultraman: Rising from Netflix and ILM!