olivertaylor

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by olivertaylor 3y ago
Thanks!
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by olivertaylor 3y ago
Oh right, of course. I agree. But as with any technology, new possibilities emerge. Perhaps someone will come up with a new paradigm.
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by olivertaylor 3y ago
You’re right about the productivity. And many movie studios already own VFX studios. Netflix has Scanline, Disney has ILM, etc. But it is not super common.
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by olivertaylor 3y ago
There are a lot of factors, but you’re not wrong.
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by olivertaylor 3y ago
Exactly. Is that a basic economic principle? I think it’s called the efficiency paradox.
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by olivertaylor 3y ago
Not really. I’ve never worked for a studio that treats people like that, and wouldn’t. And I’ve been in a unique position to see how these situations unfold. It is very complex, very fluid, and difficult to manage. I think the bottom line i
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by olivertaylor 3y ago
I arrived at exactly the same conclusion, but I use Notes for my todo list (I like mixing checklists and notes in one document) and leaving reminders for… you know, reminders. I honestly enjoy it less than some of the more complex plain tex
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by olivertaylor 3y ago
Remember S1m0ne? https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0258153/
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by olivertaylor 3y ago
Or 20 years from now… “would you like 45 year old Tom Cruise in your movie? No problem, just pay his estate $20M.” Also, talent agencies have been paying for 3d scans of their top talent for years, just to have banked in case anyone should
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by olivertaylor 3y ago
Like this? https://github.com/jamesroutley/news.routley.io
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by olivertaylor 4y ago
You can also do this with the system's built-in mail program. I set this up for doing bulk emails a while ago and it has proved very useful and versatile. (defun compose-mail-macos (&optional to subject body) "Comp
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by olivertaylor 4y ago
Never heard of contexts before, this app is awesome. So many great features. I even like having the shelf to the side, feels like a more Mac-like Stage Manager or something. Thanks!
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by olivertaylor 4y ago
I just use an Airtable database with a bunch of customization. It’s great.
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by olivertaylor 4y ago
I wonder about this. The global total of agricultural workers is lower than it ever was, even if the total output is higher than it’s ever been. https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/number-of-people-employed...
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by olivertaylor 4y ago
I have all my newsletters delivered to address+news@domain.com and filter them into a folder. You could create one folder as a newsletter “inbox” and one as an “archive”.
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by olivertaylor 4y ago
In my view the skill of the artist is to transfer an idea into the medium they work with, and if they work in a collaborative format that’s 50% of the job. It takes an enormous amount of skill to master the medium, and some mediums are easi
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by olivertaylor 4y ago
True, but there are way more typesetters employed today than in the 1930s, and what they are able to do with their skills has changed a lot. I guess I’m just arguing that animation will follow the same path.
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by olivertaylor 4y ago
Yeah, but the total amount of money earned in movies or TV has only gone up. As has the total number of jobs in the industry.
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by olivertaylor 4y ago
As it has been with every technology. Sure, the dynamics and specifics change dramatically, and maybe there are less people doing the work, but the idea that those workers are somehow not needed doesn’t make sense.
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by olivertaylor 4y ago
> prompting an AI requires much less skill than animating it yourself s/much less skill/different stills/ > Do you think "AI prompters" will earn the same amount as animators? I do, because animation is not in
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by olivertaylor 4y ago
Television will kill movies because people don’t have to leave their homes. The entertainment industry is doomed because people now have social media. Recruiters won’t have jobs any more because we have LinkedIn. Restaurants are obsolete be
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by olivertaylor 4y ago
100%. This became clear to me when I started commuting by bike. Cities are built for cars not people.
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The Evolution of ICVFX: ILM Stagecraft and Dimension(postperspective.com)
1 points by olivertaylor 4y ago|1 comments
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by olivertaylor 4y ago
"End-to-end virtual production is complicated. I like to compare it to aerial photography. We’re still in the helicopter stage. To fly that helicopter, you need expensive, specific equipment and someone who knows when it’s too windy. I
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by olivertaylor 4y ago
Personally, I think it's sarcasm. I found it totally fascinating myself. And now that I've read it I see the effects everywhere (musically).
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by olivertaylor 4y ago
Related: https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/an-mbw-reader-just-bl...
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by olivertaylor 4y ago
100% true.
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by olivertaylor 4y ago
I work in the VFX business, formerly managing a VFX house and now negotiating contracts with studios and production companies. A few random thoughts… There is a massive industry-wide labor shortage and a massive surplus of work to be done.
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by olivertaylor 4y ago
Yep! And it’s part of a contract.
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by olivertaylor 4y ago
I love Muse so much. It’s a very different way of organizing your thinking. I use it for everything. My todo list, my research, reading papers and PDFs, outlining bits of writing, shopping lists, presentations, trip planning, marking-up ima

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