Aharon Rabinowitz

A year ago I had never touched Unreal Engine. Then I took @SchoolOfMotion’s Unreal Engine for 3D Artists class with @JonathanWinbush. That started my Unreal Engine learning journey. 365 days later I’m making stuff like this.

@GameDevMicah for sure. I’m looking forward to it. But that animated series was one of the absolute worst things I’ve ever seen.

@ABAOProductions may have been a one hit wonder, but I am down to find out, down to HOPE!

That it’s not called “the search for more money” is a huge red flag tbh… hope I’m wrong.

I don’t get it, if you don’t need artists, why would you need After Effects? It seems weird to build your entire marketing around how useless artists are now and then market your tools to them.

If you are doing Sports Motion Graphics, this one looks useful.

@jobutsu_uk @timruss2 And it’s pronounced “moychendizing.”

@jobutsu_uk @timruss2 This joke works on at least 3 levels.

That better be @timruss2, the original "We ain't found shit!" guy.

My app Master Canvas: Open source + free - An infinite canvas where you can lay out everything before + during your process. All of your notes, prompts, music influence, lighting influences, images etc and order them so you can use it from end to end to track and guide. link⬇️ github.com/wassermanprodu…

@unity3dvfx @TheMirzaBeig @TheMirzaBeig that looks awesome. I tried to figure this out for quite a while and eventually gave up. Nice work.

This chromatic aberration distortion bubble shader by @TheMirzaBeig looks incredibly clean 👀 Love seeing technical art experiments that push style and technique forward — and the fact that Mirza Beig shared free project files makes it even better. #indiedev #gamedev #unity3d

ME: This characters seem happy. TAYLOR SHERIDAN: I can fix that.

@icreatelife 👋

Morning! Who's also making stuff with AI this weekend?

@invideoOfficial Agent.

Generating one great AI shot is easy. Generating a full sequence where everything holds - characters, locations, lighting, continuity - that's where most workflows break. The fix isn't more references. It's fewer, better ones. We locked it down to a four-input formula on Agent One. Character sheets, face turnarounds, location frames, and the last frame on your timeline. The agent holds all of it across every shot.

When we started the Creators Coalition on Artificial Intelligence the idea was simple: the people building, using, & being affected by these tools should be talking to each other directly, across disciplines, as individuals.That conversation is happening shorturl.at/h7FaU

@LegendOfKalimar They included the link in the thread:

@ABAOProductions How do I get my hands on the clips?

These guys are doing really awesome work. They are very focused on supporting filmmakers and finding solutions that preserve the artistic vision and not replace it. I am not paid by these guys. I like them because compared to other companies in this space, they are not talking about replacing artists.

First of all… In this social media world of posting angry takes and insults, I appreciate your response. It was simple and expressed a concern without being nasty. It’s rare these days. Seriously, I thank you. OK… Let’s assume what you said is true. What you are describing is technological progress. New technologies come around all the time. The entire industry of rotoscoping has been severely disrupted by AI rotoscoping tools - with thousands and thousands of people in India losing their jobs overnight to these disruptions. I have not heard a single VFX artist complain about these new tools. CGI disrupted the practical effects industry and technological advances and cheaper software made it easier for people to get into the field and ultimately severely cheapen the labor through an influx of artists. As a current day VFX artist, you are absolutely the beneficiary of that evolution. Over 25 years ago when I started out, the industry was secretive and exclusive, and very hard to even learn the tools. I’m not gonna lie, back in the day I may or may not have bought a $25,000 cracked seat of Maya on CD for a few hundred bucks from a guy in a trenchcoat standing outside of SVA. No joke. You can counter with the fact that - unlike other disruptions - fewer new jobs are being created by the displacement. But there are absolutely new jobs being created, and that will expand over time. Things are revolving quickly, and that usually means opportunity. But I recognize your concern and don’t invalidate it. All of that said, as a filmmaker who often handles a lot of the VFX process himself, I’m very enthusiastic about any tools that make my job easier. I am the VFX artist, and I’m definitely not replacing myself. I’m able to do things I was never able to do before – character animation through AI motion capture is a great example. No animators are losing their job to me using these tools or any other. And I think it’s the same with a lot of other filmmakers. There are a lot of opportunities here. I also believe that someone with VFX skills will use these tools much better than someone without them. So if you are an experienced VFX artist now is the time to at least explore them. I would never tell somebody they should use a tool. They don’t want to use, but in an industry where staying technically relevant is key, at least understanding these tools is helpful. @fxphd offers two courses on creating visual effects through a hybrid approach of traditional and AI workflows.

@ABAOProductions While still replacing VFX and cleanup artist

wip #b3d

Blender gets the best toys.

The lens flare in this photo looks like Eric Cartman