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DannyAraya

@dannyaraya.bsky.social

Director at Powerhouse Animation Studios. Castlevania, ATLA: Legend of Aang, Invincible, Skull Island, He-Man, Pantheon CLASS: https://7545845019560.gumroad.com/l/pqplc

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Jesus

05.12.2025 03:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Wild

04.12.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Storyboard / final frame comparison image: a daschund wrapped in ornaments runss toward camera from a tipped-over Christmas tree, amid torn-up ornaments and decorations

Storyboard / final frame comparison image: a daschund wrapped in ornaments runss toward camera from a tipped-over Christmas tree, amid torn-up ornaments and decorations

Storyboard / final frame comparison image: Upshot from within a shoping bag, a woman pulls an object out of the bag away from camera

Storyboard / final frame comparison image: Upshot from within a shoping bag, a woman pulls an object out of the bag away from camera

Storyboard / final frame comparison image: An over-the-shoulder shot of a phone with the Instacart app, a table with messy pie ingredients in the background

Storyboard / final frame comparison image: An over-the-shoulder shot of a phone with the Instacart app, a table with messy pie ingredients in the background

Storyboard / final frame comparison image: a woman picks up a large platter of rotisserie chickens close to camera, her kitchen island is full of groceries and an Instacart bag

Storyboard / final frame comparison image: a woman picks up a large platter of rotisserie chickens close to camera, her kitchen island is full of groceries and an Instacart bag

I storyboarded the live-action elements of the 2025 Instacart holiday spots for one of my favorite directors, Lucy Tcherniak. Some fun stuff in here!

01.12.2025 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

He's not lying. People used to just show up and see whatever was on because it was so cheap and there was AC.

01.12.2025 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I dunno if I could get excited for a Half Life 3 without Marc Laidlaw

01.12.2025 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thank you!

21.11.2025 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Combining it with storyboarding feels like playing fully with cinematography in a way that isn't an actual job in animation but is something I wish I could find a way to do more often.

21.11.2025 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I haven't done color scripting in a while and I really miss it.

21.11.2025 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Y'all are insane, high angle is way harder.

19.11.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

His videos are so good

15.11.2025 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

More please!

14.11.2025 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Carpeted bedrooms are cozy and rugs over hardwood just don't hit the same.

14.11.2025 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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"you enjoy all the killing, that's why!" line delivery is S tier (in both versions). Perfect levels of villainous monologue camp.

20.01.2025 15:14 β€” πŸ‘ 136    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Been working on little tests for a personal project

06.11.2025 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 85    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

This isn’t even the stuff they’re trying to actually stop from getting out.

12.11.2025 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 17202    πŸ” 3356    πŸ’¬ 127    πŸ“Œ 129

Highly recommend trying it out!

11.11.2025 12:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Look at this sexy ass suspension.

11.11.2025 12:41 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Seriously! This should be pretty straightforward.

11.11.2025 12:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I was just introduced to this Lego-esque, Rover-building game called Mars First Logistics and I'm addicted.

09.11.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Same. I can't relax if there's clutter around me.

09.11.2025 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Need more of your work on my feed, please.

09.11.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Been working on little tests for a personal project

06.11.2025 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 85    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

lets shake hands & agree to ignore every single garbage pundit & the terrible pieces they write for clicks. let them fade into obscurity so they're all sitting together at the bottom of a well yelling about the need for centrism so when it echoes back at them they think they still have an audience.

14.10.2024 13:54 β€” πŸ‘ 545    πŸ” 109    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 8

Beautiful

28.10.2025 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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unfuck google drive by shooting gemini
Hey folks! Google is fucking you via sneaky enshittification again!
Want the shit in your google drive to load instantly again, instead of taking for-fucking-ever?
Open your gdrive (web OR app)
Settings > Manage Apps
Gemini was checked "use as default" (and i sure the fuck didn't set it that way, this was a silent push)
Nuke that, and suddenly, folders that took up to a minute to populate and sort do so in a fraction of a second.

Screenshot of text: unfuck google drive by shooting gemini Hey folks! Google is fucking you via sneaky enshittification again! Want the shit in your google drive to load instantly again, instead of taking for-fucking-ever? Open your gdrive (web OR app) Settings > Manage Apps Gemini was checked "use as default" (and i sure the fuck didn't set it that way, this was a silent push) Nuke that, and suddenly, folders that took up to a minute to populate and sort do so in a fraction of a second.

friend shared this, immediately updated my settings

27.10.2025 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 11629    πŸ” 6644    πŸ’¬ 125    πŸ“Œ 359
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An ideal day off @bigplanetcomics.bsky.social

24.10.2025 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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AWS crash causes $2,000 Smart Beds to overheat and get stuck upright - Dexerto The AWS outage caused chaos for owners of Eight Sleep’s Pod3 mattresses as they had no offline mode and were stuck at high temperatures.

And this is why I just want dumb unconnected appliances that just do the thing.

21.10.2025 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

I'm sorry what

20.10.2025 22:22 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here's another vid to show the 3D-ness of it all!

20.10.2025 01:47 β€” πŸ‘ 86    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

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