Recent content by mlesemann

SCAD = Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, GA

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And you wonder why I hate AI? BBC.com has been reporting on (and I've posted about) AI can't even scan and summarize an article correctly. It's doing the work of humans cheaper and faster, not better.

I respect AI far more if used to advance scientific research than in the arts. And yeah, it's here but that doesn't mean I have to use it or like it.

THIS exactly.

When I worked in foreign exchange, we had a phrase: "talking your book." It meant that a trader expressed their opinions on the currency market in a way that they hoped would motivate others to take positions that would increase the value of their holdings. For example, if they were long euros...

AI for anything film-related feels exactly like this: it's out to devour us to make shit cheaply. Not better - definitely NOT better. Just cheaper. And that pisses me off (as everyone knows!).

"Serpentine, Sheldon! Serpentine!" Great choice. And absolutely The Sting.

This, exactly. And yeah, I know it doesn't work for everyone.

In general, I'm not all that big on sequels and prequels - not because I'm opposed to the idea but because they rarely live up to my expectations. One group that does is the "Before" series from director Richard Linklater with Ethan Hawke & Julie Delpy. They go in this order, and I really can't...

Looks great! And it's terrific to see you getting toward the finish line :)

Very dark indeed, which is why I would keep it :)

I like it a lot. A couple of tiny notes: I think you can cut the girl running in the opening sequence a bit sooner ( a second or 2) and go faster to her helping him up. I like her pushing her hair back :) I don't know that you have to include him yelling her name - maybe just go straight to...

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