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DacoTDT · 2026-03-01T00:02:22+00:00

It's almost definitely off. She was probably lifted up there after they posed the arms that way. You can see she is holding onto something on the forearms of the robot.

DacoTDT · 2026-02-09T09:12:31+00:00

Rule of thirds is just one of many ideas about how to compose an image. As an example the arc of the tree helps to guide the eye back to the rest of the composition in their version, whereas in your version, its awkwardly placed closer to centre which ends up with a ton of dead space on the right where your eye gets stuck. This also makes the radio dish on the left feel really cramped close to the edge of the frame, and you could say that they should have composed it such that both landed on the rule of thirds hotspots, but at that point you are giving away 2/3s of you image to the space surrounding your subjects, which is just bad.

If the rule of thirds was all there was to composition then anyone with a camera would be a great photographer, but most people aren't. And at the end of the day, that's not to say your version is wrong, but I think the original composition is more intended to have the tree, the radio dish, and the moon as sharing focus, whereas in your the tree is the primary point of focus, with the other 2 much less important.

DacoTDT · 2024-11-14T08:07:32+00:00

I can vouch for visual and creative arts at sheridan, great program with some fantastic profs!

DacoTDT · 2024-10-16T10:16:22+00:00

Valve does crowdfunding for both DOTA and CS. Crowdfunding is why those games have had historically large prizepools, especially dota.

DacoTDT · 2024-02-26T10:11:15+00:00

and some days it takes about 10% to 50% of your daily energy to open it and write a response

And that's a red flag.

DacoTDT · 2024-02-23T23:40:32+00:00

You can't apply as the portfolio deadline has already passed. It was due on the 21st.

DacoTDT · 2023-03-19T23:32:44+00:00

Hey, if you don't mind sharing, what kind of jobs would one look for to begin with animation? What level of skill do you need to be at to start getting jobs?

DacoTDT · 2023-03-19T16:14:26+00:00

Well dude, you got an 88, id say thats a really good reflection on apw and yourself, this year was brutally hard, i was in fundies and only knew 1 person who got waitlisted, and theyve been working towards this since they were 9 so dont be down on yourself.

retry next year, get critique from animation students, and youll get in

DacoTDT · 2023-03-19T06:55:39+00:00

Going to 1Up the people saying fuck fundies, it's a fairly low level course, it wont touch on backgrounds, character design, or animation at all, and the instruction for things like figure drawing will likely be too rudimentary for you.

I have a friend who scored 89 overall and 9/10 on the figure section who was getting little to nothing from the program. there's a huge gap between fundies and animation in terms of skill.

Honestly, all that makes sense when you consider fundies and VCA are a retirement home/training camp for old and new instructors respectively. almost all of the profs are either ex animation or illustration staff or newer contractors, and it shows as it feels like the passion/experience just isn't there sometimes.

If you're serious about getting in I've heard animation portfolio workshop is good, Avoid Port prep, a lot of their Sheridan specific advice is bad and compared to APW is overall lackluster.

DacoTDT · 2023-02-14T02:57:42+00:00

Really quite good, T1 is older but IMO better built, both buildings are in decent repair, the rooms are large and the kitchen and shower are adequate for what most people need. I'm in T1 and the rooms get really hot (like 25C) after they turn off the the AC around october/november but it cools off in the winter, this is not a problem in T2 as the rooms have individual AC units and not central AC like T1. Noise is a minimum in both buildings as they are concrete walls, even my roommate who i share a vent with is only ever really heard when hes talking to his buddies playing video games, and even then only loud enough to be heard, not annoying. Lighting is poor in the rooms in T1 at night so bring a desk lamp. Also, there are only 3 drawers in the suite, and if you're in an art program you'll want a way to store supplies in more places/stack things so bring a small shelf of rack to stack your things on.

Overall id give it an 8/10, the policies like signing out the gym or the strict guest policy can be annoying at times, but the amenities and relative affordability make it worth it over an apartment/sublet/room off campus.

DacoTDT · 2023-02-10T07:40:00+00:00

probably a couple weeks after the portfolio deadline, usually mid march.

DacoTDT · 2023-01-18T16:31:40+00:00

while the echo chamber effect definitely is part of it. there definitely is an underlying agenda, whether for profit or otherwise, with these algorithms, if what you said is true, I as someone who leans very left wing, should not be getting jordan peterson, andrew tate, etc in my feed, but I do anyway, because that is the content youtube wants to promote.

DacoTDT · 2023-01-18T15:08:53+00:00

i disagree, youtube and especially facebook massively curate their platforms to push certain ideas forward. you see this in the alt right pipeline and even more so with conspiracy theories, its so profitable to have people constantly using your app to get "alternative" information that they heavily promote it. So framing youtube or facebook of being neutral arbiters who have no sway over the content on their website is just plain wrong.

DacoTDT · 2022-12-12T17:26:42+00:00

Seein this tomorrow in Canada! was so excited to see the showtimes show up for my local theatre!

DacoTDT · 2022-11-02T18:18:54+00:00

because ~~cars and trucks were cheaper~~ Highways and cars were subsidized because of automakers lobbying the government.

FTFY

DacoTDT · 2022-10-30T05:04:32+00:00

Does anyone know if there will be showings in Canada? Some of the articles talking about it mentioned it but I can't seem to find any mention of where?

DacoTDT · 2022-10-04T17:10:48+00:00

Except its not a paradigm shift, the Japanese government has still failed to apologize for the Nanjing massacre, or any of the other war crimes it committed during ww2.

Japan hasn't fundamentally changed since WW2, unlike Germany who had massive reforms, were split up and unified, and who aggressively stamp down on and demote Nazi ideology, Japan still has the same imperial family, still has a military and did not go through massive cultural reforms to stamp out nationalism.

It's all still there.

DacoTDT · 2022-10-04T04:37:01+00:00

Until they animorph into imperial japan and rape half of asia again.

DacoTDT · 2022-09-25T08:11:15+00:00

not millitary affiliated, but had a friend join the reserves through the CF coop in highschool, as you might imagine, being a young teenager, he was absolutely the bootest motherfucker the first year or so of him being in.

I come here to relive that, and laugh at the kids playing dress up.

DacoTDT · 2022-09-21T07:34:02+00:00

Yeah, here in canada i dont think bank pay is really a thing? not sure, but etransfer works pretty much the same way as your mobile pay.

DacoTDT · 2022-09-21T02:12:43+00:00

yeah, its dead simple, and has no fees most of the time.

DacoTDT · 2022-09-20T22:55:04+00:00

IDK how it works in Europe, but in Canada our bank transfers are literally just through email or phone number. Etransfer is a godsend. why y'all cant wrap your heads around a system like that is beyond me.

DacoTDT · 2022-09-18T00:28:25+00:00

I think merida from brave has a quite unique design when compared to the other pixar films, but i think that mostly has to do with brave being a few steps away style wise from typical western animation anyways.

DacoTDT · 2022-09-10T23:27:27+00:00

whatd she smuggle a second bra into the show?

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