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Writing 'Teen Titans'

Animation Obsessive • 1 HN point • 26 Feb 24
🎨 Art & Illustration Animation Character design Comics Visual storytelling Illustration
  1. Writing for children's TV animation requires a delicate balance between engaging kids without talking down to them and appealing to a broader audience.
  2. The 'Teen Titans' series focused on creating iconic and relatable characters that were easily understood by a young audience.
  3. The show's success stemmed from storytelling that dealt with real-world themes in a relatable way, aiming to resonate emotionally with viewers of all ages.

Apple Animation Through the Ages: 2019

Jacob’s Tech Tavern • 0 implied HN points • 26 Sep 23
🕹 Technology Animation
  1. Apple's animation journey evolved through NeXTSTEP, Mac OS X, Core Animation, and SwiftUI, showcasing advancements in UI development.
  2. SwiftUI's declarative approach makes animation easier than ever by treating UI as a function of state.
  3. The latest SwiftUI release introduces keyframe animations, providing fine-grained control over animations with advanced new APIs.

Apple Animation Through the Ages: 2014

Jacob’s Tech Tavern • 0 implied HN points • 19 Sep 23
🕹 Technology Animation Graphics Programming iOS Frameworks
  1. In 2014, Apple introduced Metal as a high-performance graphics API for iOS, catering to graphics-intensive applications like mobile games.
  2. Metal provided low-level access to GPU hardware, aiming to improve performance by reducing bottlenecks caused by OpenGL ES drivers running on the CPU.
  3. Developers using Metal had to work more closely with the hardware, writing shaders and managing rendering pipelines for efficient graphics processing.
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The Kaidro Universe Joins the Ronin Movement!

Ronin’s Newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 22 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Gaming Animation Multimedia Web3
  1. The Kaidro Universe is expanding to include a new multiplayer action RPG within the Ronin Movement, starting as a webcomic and evolving into a multimedia experience.
  2. Gadget-Bot, the studio behind Kaidro, has an impressive background working on major projects such as Jurassic World and Transformers, collaborating with talent like Tim Hedrick from Avatar: The Last Airbender.
  3. Kaidro will introduce a story-driven multiplayer action RPG set in a post-apocalyptic world where players will battle magic users with mechs, offering a mix of PvP, PvE, and questing.

Anna Eisenman: HOLLOW and BLACKHOLE

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 15 Oct 22
🎨 Art & Illustration Digital Art Animation Internet culture
  1. Videos _HOLLOW_ and _BLACKHOLE_ are a pair - the first explores death and the infinite, the second questions birth and the repetition of meaning.
  2. The content in the videos is drawn from dark corners of the internet like conspiracy theories and chat room archives, exploring how the digital world both connects and alienates us from reality.
  3. Characters in the videos, like the photogrammetry scan of a tombstone and anthropomorphized ASMR video, examine their digital environment and challenge the reality vs. virtuality divide.

Transformers: Terminal (Trailer) by Tomi Faison & Miles Engel-Hawbecker

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 10 Oct 22
🎨 Art & Illustration Animation Film
  1. The post shares a trailer for a project called Transformers: Terminal by Tomi Faison & Miles Engel-Hawbecker.
  2. The story seems to involve characters Aidan and Sierra navigating a virtual relationship as they work on filming a video series at Comic-Con.
  3. Aidan undergoes a transformation into a monstrous toy embodying Sierra's online persona after facing challenges and disasters in their journey.

Ferg: Contemporary Animation Technique and Aesthetics

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 15 Feb 22
🎨 Art & Illustration Animation Technique Aesthetics Craft Concept
  1. Animation has gone through a transition with the dominance of digital techniques, leading to a reevaluation of aesthetics like CGI's representational realism.
  2. Modern animated films like Klaus, Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse, and I Lost my Body are experimenting with merging 2D and 3D techniques to create innovative visuals.
  3. There is a significant difference in approach between craft-focused animation education and concept-focused fine art education, impacting the way artists value their work.

Logan Bruni: Commute

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 15 Sep 21
🎨 Art & Illustration Animation Digital Art Podcasts
  1. The post features an animated video with deepfake technology and a generated podcast discussing a new Ghostbusters villain called Muncher.
  2. It explores how digital distractions from screens and parasocial podcasts affect the daily commute to a job, leaving lingering thoughts and ideas.
  3. The artwork incorporates images of a cornfield outside the artist's apartment and Google Maps visuals of the daily highway drive, set to background music by holly.plus.

Jane Balfus: Office Luck and Bounty

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 15 Sep 21
🎨 Art & Illustration Animation Collaboration Music Visual art Writing
  1. The post 'Office Luck and Bounty' reflects on the notion of freedom amidst mundane office materials and the avatar of a weeping secretary.
  2. The work explores historicizing everyday moments as precious gifts, regardless of their nature, through the lens of an ordinary worker.
  3. Collaboration with Sam Balfus, along with music by Galen Tipton and Elusin, adds depth to the artistic portrayal of themes like cuteness with violence and flirtation with hysteria.

Text-to-Animation: A Lost Race for Some

Sector 6 | The Newsletter of AIM • 0 implied HN points • 15 May 23
🕹 Technology AI Animation Innovation Video Software
  1. Stability AI has launched a new SDK that helps users create animated videos. You can make animations from text, images, or videos, giving you a lot of creative control.
  2. The SDK includes various settings for animations, like styles and frame rates. This allows users to customize their projects, adjusting colors and depth to fit their vision.
  3. Text-to-animation technology is rapidly developing, showing that creativity and AI can work together. It opens up exciting possibilities for content creators and artists.

Generative A-Eye #17 - 15th Oct,2024

Martin’s Newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 15 Oct 24
🕹 Technology AI Research Image Synthesis Computer Vision Animation
  1. New tools are being developed to improve how we create and animate 3D characters. These tools help generate human-like movements based on stories or plots.
  2. There are advancements in high-resolution image generation that can produce high-quality images quickly, even on standard laptops. This makes it easier to create detailed visuals without expensive equipment.
  3. Researchers are exploring ways to combine language with video, allowing users to find and interact with events in videos using simple text prompts. This could make video editing and creation more intuitive.

What Are We Doing?

Aerial Shot • 0 implied HN points • 22 Jun 23
🎨 Art & Illustration Film Animation AI
  1. The use of deceased actors in films feels disrespectful and distasteful.
  2. Studios using AI to replace writers and artists is concerning and unfair to those in creative fields.
  3. Disney's decision to use AI in one of its shows despite its huge worth raises questions about priorities and valuing craftsmanship.