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Aww, thanks so much, dude – – it’s cool to be involved together on the same show again! 😃

They did a *fantastic* job--something I can confirm firsthand, having heard the episodes as I performed the Audio Description around the English dub track. Check it out now on Disney+!

#TwistedWonderlandTheAnimation #EnglishDub #DisneyPlus #AudioDescription

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Watch The Roses | Prime Video Life seems easy for a picture-perfect couple. But behind the façade of their supposed ideal marriage, a storm is brewing. Soon, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites in this wonderfully wry, dark comedy. Warning: Some flashing-lights scenes in this film may affect photosensitive viewers.

"The Roses," a dark rom-com which I had the pleasure of performing the Audio Description for, is now out on streaming!

What happens when money changes a romantic relationship dynamic? Hilariously dark jealousy happens.

#TheRoses #AudioDescription #AmazonPrimeVideo

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That's actually a *very* good impression of my face before I've had my coffee.

Shifting Gears Matt is a stubborn, widowed owner of a classic car restoration shop; when Matt's estranged daughter and her kids move into his house, the real restoration begins.

Anyway. On a brighter note, I wanted to announce that the second season of "Shifting Gears"--which I had the honor of performing the Audio Description for--is back on ABC, Hulu, and Disney+!

#ShiftingGearsABC #HuluOnDisneyPlus #DisneyPlus #AudioDescription

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Then it'll be like 3D. It's around. But it's *not* "the golden ticket" that movie/TV studios so obviously hope it will be.

don't see this working out well for movie/TV studios in the long run.

It will at first. It'll generate great curiosity at first, and cause a notable bump in the earnings of the movie/TV studios. There will be several years where "personalized cuts" are used en masse.

<cont'd>

movie/TV show is enjoyable, because it will be a different experience for everyone. It will, essentially, be a "brand identity"-problem that ultimately impacts how much money audiences will be willing to spend.

Again...at first, they *will.* Until they don't.

Between aaaaaalll that, I <cont'd>

Because of the *shared* experience. Because people bond over the *same* movie, and the *same* TV show. If there's a bajillion different "personal cuts" of movies and TV shows, nobody--from audience members, to studios, to awards organizations--is gonna even agree on whether or not a <cont'd>

OpenAI's Sam Altman sees AI bubble forming as industry spending surges OpenAI CEO Sam Altman thinks the artificial intelligence market is in a bubble, similar to the dotcom bubble, he recently told reporters.

investment money from outside sources who have yet to see much in the way of a profit). Heck, some of the top people in the AI industry have openly said they think a bubble is on the verge of bursting.

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Finally...you know why movies and TV shows get popular? <cont'd>

memorable memes.

That'll last several years, and I do mean year*s,* plural. It's not gonna be a one-month fad. Studios will push the usage of the tech, and push it hard, at the very least in attempt to get a return on their investment (which, when it comes to AI, is artificially lowered by <cont'd>

Furthermore, the deployment of "personalized cuts" is not going to bring in more consumers.

Well, OK, it will in the short term. Like I said, I predict there will be a boom of this kind of stuff at first. People will want to check it out, out of sheer curiosity. It'll generate a few <cont'd>

as more AI-regulatory legislation is inevitably passed), union rules, environmental pollution, and a general hatred of it born from how many jobs it eliminates.

(To briefly expand on that last one...3D, for all my issues with it, actually *created* jobs, it didn't take them away.)

<cont'd>

final product.

My prediction is that it'll be the same deal here.

...And that's before we get into the practical issues that AI will have that 3D didn't have to worry about. 3D, unlike AI, didn't have to worry about contract issues, likeness rights issues (which are only going to increase <cont'd>

other movie, though? No real time was taken to fine-tune it. Not on the level of "Avatar," anyway. It *felt* like a gimmick in pretty much every other movie it was used on. Audiences, for the most part, didn't feel like spending extra money on a gimmick that didn't do much to advance the <cont'd>

still has every intention of utilizing it for the sequels. However, even I--as someone who believes that 3D is mostly a gimmick--will acknowledge that Cameron took the time needed to fine-tune the 3D aspect of his "Avatar" movies so that it didn't *feel* like a gimmick.

Pretty much every <cont'd>

to think of 3D less as a story-telling device and as more of a gimmick. Studios caught on, and stopped using it to the extent that they were.

That's not to say that 3D "died out." It's still around, and since we're talking about "Avatar," it would only be fair to note that James Cameron <cont'd>

3D: it'll still be around, but not *EVERYWHERE.*

Shortly after the first "Avatar" movie, it seemed for a few years like 3D was *EVERYWHERE.* It felt like every major movie studio was trying to convert their big releases to 3D.

...But eventually, with a scant few exceptions, people began

<cont'd>

I could *certainly* be wrong here, it's not as though I have a crystal ball. However, here's where I think this will go.

I predict there will be a boom for this kind of thing--one that lasts a few years, for that matter--but that it will eventually...not "die out," but it'll go the way of <cont'd>

PS: Yes, I know it's "Hulu," not "Hul"...that post was written pre-caffeine. 😂

Against a black background, a fiery inferno rages. Owen (played by Rob Lowe) wears his firefighter uniform, his head adorned with an "Austin 126 Captain" helmet, looks onward with a determined stare. To his right, Tommy also looks onward with a determined stare. In a bold red box in the center-bottom of the frame, the numbers "9-1-1" are seen, and below it, stylized red text reading, "Lone Star."

The final season of "9-1-1: Lone Star" was actually released on streaming over a year ago, but the AD track that I had the pleasure of recording for it was only heard on a few specialized TV channels. Well...as of yesterday, the AD track is now up on Hul and Disney+!

#AudioDescription #911LoneStar

I love that smaller indie games can now have union actors working on them!

I love that small games more easily flipping U means it's possible to *make* people SAG-E through indie work!

I love that a bunch of union-member pals can now also do the videogame equivalent of experimental theatre (jams)!

This problem of mine is about as niche a problem in that field as one can imagine, but I'd personally give anything to WD40 the springs underneath the right trigger button. I don't play tons of FPS games, but even the few that I have now cause the right trigger button to "screech" when I press it. 😂

It'd be one thing if actors were the only victims, but using AI to simulate someone's likeness has problematic implications on a *societal* level...hence the reason I wouldn't describe it as a "good" thing, but I would describe it as, if nothing else, sufficient incentive to enact protective laws.

The...I wouldn't say "good," 'cause that's not accurate, but the "not terrible" news is that, since misusing AI to simulate someone's likeness without their permission is going to become a bigger problem as time goes on, I firmly believe that protective legislation will eventually be enacted.

Oh, abso-freaking-lutely! The "told 'ya so" wouldn't be directed at the actors, it'd be directed more so at fans who insisted that Hoyo "would never use AI."

I certainly hope to be wrong, but I'm anticipating a very, very, *very* bittersweet "told 'ya so"-moment--that I won't be even remotely happy about--when the current Genshin Impact cast members have unauthorized AI versions of their voices made and used in games.

One oval contains the text, "Do I need A.I.?" From that oval, an arrow points to a square. Inside the square is the word, "No."

You know, whether or not you need A.I. can depend a lot on the specific circumstances. So, I'm gonna share this flowchart that someone posted to help you determine if you need A.I.

TV Ratings: ‘The Chair Company’ Scores HBO’s Best Comedy Premiere in Five Years Fellow Sunday night show ‘Task’ is also putting up solid numbers.

Got to perform the AD for this thriller/comedy!

#HBO #HBOMax #TheChairCompany #AudioDescription

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(IMAGE ID: Tim Robinson's character sits in a restaurant chair and holds a smartphone up to his ear, pointing at it in disbelief as his eyes bug out.)

A ridiculously tall and tough-looking high school boy with blonde hair, Rintaro, looks down and smiles to his side at Kaoroku, a short, sweet-looking high school girl who looks back up at Rintaro with fondness. They walk along a peaceful city street with a large grey building to the left of the frame and bustling trees to the right of the frame. Against a clear blue sky, stylized text in the upper center of the frame reads, "The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity." In the "o" of "Flower," the green shape of a blooming flower can be seen. Small white text at the top center of the frame reads, "A Netflix Series." Red text at the bottom center of the frame reads, "Only on Netflix, Coming 2025."

In the middle of a densely-wooded park at night, three tough-looking teenagers in street clothes look towards the right of the frame. The one on the far left wears a grey hoodie with a black shirt, the one in the center wears an over-sized purple shirt over a grey long-sleeve shirt, and the one on the fright wears black jeans and a black shirt, sporting a black ball cap and a gold chain necklace.

Loved working with @joefria.bsky.social on the English dub of, "The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity," a cute little show about two high school students from rival schools. Check it out now, on Netflix!

#Netflix #TheFragrantFlowerBloomsWithDignity #EnglishDub