Ralph (Taylor’s Version)

This post comes with a big swallowing of pride & pain. We *hate* asking for help, but I'm posting this literally 2 min after getting off the phone paying a $500+ medical bill. Any help - or even a share - would be appreciated. gofund.me/3b59f028

@Oddernod Oh no! This is so terrible.

Danny Yount.

@rebmasel They all work for NASA! And yet the looks of child-like whimsy and delight in their faces is everything.

The moon being our little shield taking a million massive impacts CONSTANTLY just to keep Earth from disintegrating……….yeah I’d be a flat earther too if I had zero whimsy or romance in my soul

@Oddernod Also, I still think most people not in our industry understand that visual effects shots in a trailer are usually not the finals. But yes, everything you said is 100% valid as well.

More shots, less time, even less money, spread out across ever more vendors. Each of these shots has more elements per shot to build, place, animate and composite. Decisions made in postvis rather than before shooting, requiring more retakes per shot.

Some clarification here: "no green screen" doesn’t mean "no VFX”. There were, in fact, thousands of VFX shots in the film (2018!) Green screen is sometimes used in lieu of building sets or figuring out locations/lighting in advance, which can be noticeable if not done carefully, and is something we didn’t want to do. We built the entire interior of the Hail Mary ship - but within the ship, there were still wire and puppeteer removals and ceiling replacements, etc. When Ryan is outside on the hull of the ship, we shot him in front of a black background for space and a shifting hue background when he was up against the aurora of a planet which allowed for truer interactive light on him than a green screen would. The wide space exteriors and spaceship shots were entirely digital and beautifully done by ILM. Rocky was a seamless blend of puppetry and animation from Framestore. And other great work from many more. It really does take a village and we had the best of the best on our side.

At the VFX Oscar Bake-Off this year, there was an audible 'OMG' gasp from the pro audience at two points in the 'Jurassic World Rebirth' presentation from VFX supervisor David Vickery. They are in this new reel from @ILMVFX: beforesandafters.com/2026/03/03/ilm…

Now that Obama’s poll numbers are in tailspin – watch for him to launch a strike in Libya or Iran. He is desperate.

“I used AI to make this video of Boba Fett fighting Freddy Krueger. Took me 10 minutes.” Cool! I’ve been watching those characters for 40 years, and swiped immediately past your video. Took me 1 second.

Incredible photo. You'll see this a hundred times over the next week, but unlikely many will credit the photographer. Well done, @philnoble1

“I just “made” a “10 trillion dollar” “movie” using only A—”

@thedorbrothers @AutismCapital @LinusEkenstam @minchoi @AngryTomtweets @MattWalshBlog @ianmiles @Rainmaker1973 @joerogan @DarrenAronofsky I've seen hot, festering garbage on fire in an old beat-up dumpster more engaging and better than this.

We just made a $200,000,000 AI movie in just one day. Yes, this is 100% AI.

@rebmasel Here's the truth: This tweet doesn't just get it, it hits the nail on the head. AI writing is hot, festering garbage. And those who rely on it need to be named and shamed. Not because they suck – which they do. But because they all sound the same. (I feel so gross right now)

I totally agree with the sentiment but “It’s not just x—it’s y.” is objectively grating and terrible and leaps off the page as a red flag for AI writing precisely because of how stilted and pedantic it is

@Tori_Philly4 @BrianEntin Because things like this don’t play out like a tv crime procedural. Electronic forensics can take days or months. And they may have had access to these photos for a few days now, but we’re waiting to release them until the family was contacted and they felt it prudent to release

@BrianEntin how did it take a week and a half to get these🤯

Photos of armed individual at Nancy Guthrie‘s house.

@rebmasel The spouse is from MN. They’re all built different there. We’re so proud of her home state.

Can’t stress enough how unforgettably brave it is for 2 people to be gunned down by ICE in MN in a few short weeks & members of the community still don’t hesitate to return to the streets to film and protest the same bumbling, useless, D-minus dorks handed a gun to shoot to kill

@itsginnydi I see what you did there. Well done. Very, very well done. You are a light in the darkness.

ICE and CBP have killed more people *this month* than US citizens killed by undocumented immigrants *all of last year.*

@rebmasel We’ve been watching the game here at a taphouse. And my first thought was checking in to see how you were doing lol.

@kylebuchanan During the commercial?! Freaking gross.

The Golden Globes just presented Best Score during the commercial break. Here’s what happened:

On this day five years ago, Officer Eugene Goodman put his life on the line by standing between a mob of insurrectionists and their goal of violently overturning democracy. Security camera footage shows that he saved the lives of Mitt Romney, Mike Pence, and many others in the Senate chamber. I tell my two sons Officer Goodman’s story every year on January 6th. I hope they grow up to be brave, selfless, and unflinching just like him.