Jim Mortensen

Animating backgrounds in perspective like this is always such a flex.

Yeeeeeeeeup, 3 times! The "select by color" tool, the stencil brush, and the cutter tool.

Haha same for Lily!

Guys, this is a joke reference to Evangelion. Chill.

After Paramount’s Interest, Netflix Looks To Buy Warner Bros. In a Move That Would Change the Industry Forever Netflix is reportedly bidding on Warner Bros. Discovery in a move that could forever change the theatrical experience.

Has no one noticed that "Netflix Discovery WB Paramount" is an anagram for "Human Media Instrumentality Project"? Wake up, sheeple.

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I…. kinda like iOS26?

Good suggestion! I think I’ll need a nap in-between though!

Artists at Netflix Animation, SpindleHorse and ‘Ted’ Move to Unionize with Animation Guild Animators at Netflix Animation, animation artists at SpindleHorse and production workers at "Ted" have made the movie to unionize.

congrats to everyone who worked so hard for this to happen! glad that spindlehorse voluntarily recognized the union 🎉 #spindlestrong

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I'm watching Gone with the Wind (in 20 minute chunks, because, c'mon) and, well, this movie RULES.

I’d love to see the budget on the Hades 2 release trailer. If it’s in the realm of what I’m thinking ($200k), seems WILD to spend that much money. But it’s a crazily anticipated game so I guess maybe it’s not thy crazy!

Nick Cross Here's a background tutorial that was intended to hand out to the painters on Over the Garden Wall…I'm actually not sure if I ever did (maybe German or Levon can chime in on this) Anyway, I whipped...

Was thinking about this @nickcross.bsky.social tutorial and glad to see it's still up and I thought maybe you would like to see it too ncrossanimation.tumblr.com/post/1081235...

The Elden Ring movie better be about Igon’s quest for vengeance against Bayle.

The eye exam is the perfect game design. That big E is a great tutorial that teaches you the basic mechanic. But it doesn't baby you and quickly gets hard as they introduce the small and blurry enemies.

Yup! And yes , let’s!

AI companies absolutely take these types of "fines" into account when stealing copyrighted work - they're betting they can make more money off stolen work than they'll have to pay out in class action lawsuits.

I would be surprised if potential $ settlement figures weren't in their VC pitches.

God yes. I keep getting snail mail from Disney Benefits saying "Do you want to sign up for extra life insurance?" and every day I have to cross that intersection, I think about increasing coverage...

I had a dream that I walked my dog.

Then my alarm went off and I woke up and walked my dog.

See kids? Dreams can come true.

It's pretty funny that most AI Filmmaking Evangelists/Experts on LinkedIn also have "Open to Work" banners on their profiles.

I have no opinion on whether this is good or bad, only an observation that this is how it is these days.

This is the way shows end these days. There is rarely a moment where a studio says "we're not making any more", there is only a protracted "decision-making period" that never comes to a decision.

Damn that’s clean form and deep! Congrats Hannah!!

Nina's mushrooms are GORGEOUS, and arrive SO well packaged!
Now is a good time to shop ahead for HALLOWEENMAS as well, for that special millennial in your life

I was wondering what Mike Patton was doing these days.

YouTube video by mytangoinparis The Conversation - Soundtrack (Special Collection) - Full Album (1974)

Does this chord progression sound familiar?

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Hell Yeah, Another Blizzard Union - Aftermath Members of Blizzard’s Story and Franchise Development team have unionized with the Communications Workers of America

Hell yeah. It begins.

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Never bite the hand that feeds you
unless that hand is made of sausage
then you should run because that’s Sausage John
and he’s coming to punish you for abusing idioms

How long is it going to take western animation studios to realize that anime is 4-quadrant?

Horror movie idea: a GenAI tech-bro CEO is haunted by the ghosts of the starved artists whose work he stole and profited from.

thank you to the 3 people that hearted this joke

These are awesome, Vee. Love the designs.