Tax subsidies are poison. Addictive poison that will kill you.

here you go, @chromecow.bsky.social You can't add humanity to AI any more than you can add humanity to a stick of charcoal, paint, or Gimp. These are tools, not tool-users. No art lies in a tool. Photoshop can't make art; it's not awake and has no opinons.

New CG Garage ep! Chris, Daniel & James kick off our first roundtable, talking AI, MUBI, Sinners, and the state of the industry. The 70s might be back. www.chaos.com/cg-garage/in... #filmmaking #AI #indiefilm #virtualproduction #cggarage

#dakotajohnson is 100% right about why #Hollywood is struggling. It's not because of #CG or even #AI. It's because the wrong people are making creative choices. variety.com/2025/film/ne...

@theverge.com I subscribed to The Verge an yet I still see ads on the page. Is this normal?

From sci-fi to Silicon Valley — Marti Romances talks about designing iconic UIs for The Martian, Guardians, and more. 🎙️ New pod ep 509 www.chaos.com/cg-garage/ma... #UI #VFX #MotionGraphics #TerritoryStudio #AR #DesignInspo #FilmTech #MartiRomances #Futurism #CinematicDesign

To both artists that both embrace and reject the use of AI... Remember that Art ≠ Craft

@karaswisher.bsky.social you should watch these. I think you would find it interesting... youtu.be/hniWOH_zwh8

OK fine @reckless.bsky.social at @theverge.com I subscribed... But can we at least try to make something special for podcast listeners that subscribe? The podcast has gone a bit ad crazy lately

Just dropped an episode with Michael Ralla, VFX Supervisor on Sinners. A must-listen for film and VFX fans! #vfx #sinners #cinematography #filmmaking #podcast #virtualproduction #digitadomain #ILM #scanline www.chaos.com/cg-garage/mi...

Does m-dash make you feel fancy? F*@$k you ChatGPT!

Brings a whole new meaning to pre-existing conditions.

Just released: Jess Loren of Global Objects on CG Garage. We talk about virtual production, real-time tools, and Gaussian splats, and much more! Listen here 👉 www.chaos.com/cg-garage/je... #VirtualProduction #GaussianSplats #ImmersiveTech #3dscanning #CGGarage #podcast

#movies #mothersday #alien

Somewhere in Los Angeles, there is a very liberal out of work camera grip that is feeling very conflicted

Adding to my 4K HDR Blu-ray collection. One, a story about two people whose love is fractured by a war struck world, and the other one is Casablanca. #terminator #casablanca #4khdr #bluray #movies

OMG OMG OMG OMG!!! I'm buy this SOOOO hard! #movies #4k #criterion

If you fly over #newmexico may I suggest a window seat?

Got an update on my phone for my Sony XM4 headphones, and I got this ad pop up and made me think oh you @reckless.bsky.social #sony #partyspeaker #vergecast #theverge

Johnson Yan joins me to talk pioneering real-time 3D graphics, from flight simulators in the late '70s to shaping today’s visual tech. www.chaos.com/cg-garage/jo... #CGGarage #VFX #RealTimeGraphics #JohnsonYan #GraphicsHistory #podcast #cgi #ai

Rear Window (1954) is amazing at 4k HDR.

Sebastian Sylwan has been CTO at Weta, Scanline, and Felix & Paul, and Director of Tech at Digital Domain. In our latest episode, he talks about why innovation is hard in VFX and how the industry might need to rethink how it works. www.chaos.com/cg-garage/se... #VFX #FilmTech #Podcast

@profgalloway.com called it... After Scott predicted no tariffs on Apple products on our Friday episode, President Trump just gave an exemption to smartphones, computers, and other electronics. What prediction will come true next? Tune in next week...

I love graphs... What I think is interesting here is the impact of how well the US handled COVID #covid #usa #health

Insider trading?

So many take aways from this... #ai #art #aiart #vfx #law #copyright www.reuters.com/legal/legali...

Scott Ross joins me to talk about VFX, the state of the industry, and his new book UPSTART. Candid, sharp, and surprisingly hopeful. www.chaos.com/cg-garage/sc... #VFX #Filmmaking #CGGarage #UPSTART #podcast #AI

This sea lion kept following me around as I was fishing...

Entertainment lawyer Joshua Lastine breaks down how #AIinFilm, #virtualproduction, and new tech are reshaping #filmlaw, studio deals, and independent filmmaking. 🎧 Listen here: www.chaos.com/cg-garage/jo... #CGGarage #Filmmaking #IndependentFilm #Film #Streaming #AI #podcast

Question @benstiller.redhour.com... How much of The Graduate went into the ending of season 2 of #severance? So perfect makes me almost wish there will be no season 3... Almost

For A #VFX and #filmmaking nerd, I find I'm relatively tolarent of picture quality. I see bad quality, but I tolarate it. Recently I feel that if it ain't #OLED it's crap! @reckless.bsky.social can mini or "micro" LED ever be as good? Dare I ask... Better?

I don't like what "journalism" has become... That is across the board

Best classic romantic comedy: Some Like it Hot. Best modern romantic comedy: Forgetting Sarah Marshall. They both take place in resorts... Coincidence? #movies #comedy

To be clear, I do think a functional #VR is possible, but not the way it's been done for the last 13 years

It's been about 13 years since the Oculus was first introduced. #VR was supposed revolutionize everything. In those 13 years people keep trying to force that to be true and failing. Trillions spent and lost on startups and the #metaverse. At some point: "The emperor has no cloths."

Imagine if lawyers told painters what to paint, when to paint it, what paint to use, and whose art to copy to maximize profit for the shareholders. That art would suuuuuuck.... #Hollywood

My wish for 2025. Just one week where nothing goes horribly wrong. Just one. We have 52 chances. We can do this!

Soooo many things are wrong with this headline. WTF is "near studio quality?" Everyone already has that capability with their phones. Why is this a thing? #ai #movies #filmmaking

Oliver Markowski returns to talk about the future of VFX—USD, MaterialX, Gaussian Splats, and RISE’s work on Guardians Vol. 3, Megalopolis, and Fallout. www.chaos.com/cg-garage/ol... #VFX #Filmmaking #CGGarage #USD #MaterialX #GaussianSplats #GuardiansOfTheGalaxy #Megalopolis #Fallout #podcast

If anyone needed evidence that #independentfilm is back... #anora was a $6M movie. #oscars. Also Sean Baker is delightful!

Usually don't take pictures of #guitarfish that I catch #surfflyfishing because they tend to be foul hooked. But this one was fair. Didn't take a picture of the fly in its month because it's fairly ugly upside down. #flyfishing #flyfishthesurf #ondafly

What's a good #douchebagdetector? I'll start: Wearing sunglasses on the back of your head

Just watched "You're Cordially Invited" on Prime. It's surprising to see such talented stars in movies that feel so Lifetime Television. Is the film industry and stars in a weird flux? There are so many examples like this #FilmIndustry #Hollywood

I took this flying over #newmexico. It looks like someone took a brush in photoshop and removed the contrast and dodged it. But this is real... What is happening in that landscape?

I happened to find a trashcan at the #Albuquerque airport with a bunch of clothes in it. In my mind this is the end of a heist film where someone dumped the evidence before flying out of town...

I know Bluesky is not IG, but... Took this flying over #newmexico

People ask me why I love fishing. This quote seems perfect to me: "The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope" - John Buchan #flyfishing #fishing #lifelessons

This is kind of a big deal. #raytracing of #gaussiansplats directly without using images using #vray youtu.be/bRfUBATZLBw

Who here on Bluesky is going to the VES awards? #ves #visualeffectssociety #vfx #awards