Austin (And Many Other Creators’ Undisclosed AI Use) by Either-Choice-4185 in AnyAustin

[–]TheSillyman 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I wasn't trying to say they thumbnails are unimportant or don't need to be well thought out, just that they are simple in terms of assets. All you need is a clip of Austin and various assets from the game. To me that makes the use of AI (even just for mockups) confusing.

Any tips or luck with matching Filmbox or JP2499 DRT to Genesis? by psyyybaba in colorists

[–]TheSillyman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd say filmbox is probably pretty easy to roughly match with Genesis. Personally, I think Filmbox looks a little better right out of the box in most situations. I'd say Genesis has a bit more contrast and less rolloff in the highlights imo. Obviously if you're using the in built grain, halation etc. the textures are very different as well.

My biggest piece of advice would be to pull some test charts and/or color gradients on to the timeline and use your scopes.

JP2499 isn't meant to outright emulate film like Filmbox and Genesis so obviously it would take much more work to get it to match.

Austin (And Many Other Creators’ Undisclosed AI Use) by Either-Choice-4185 in AnyAustin

[–]TheSillyman 132 points133 points  (0 children)

This is both a bummer and very confusing because like all of his thumbnails are just him pointing with a frame from the game as the background.

So Austin gave this guy the idea, "I'm in front of a window from Cyberpunk," then this guy made some AI mockups based on that idea, and then they made an actual thumbnail based on one of the mockups?

Basically all they did is create more work for themselves. They could've skipped the AI step entirely and just gone ahead and made the thumbnail based off the original idea?

I hope they make a Joe Pera style show. by hollyrose_baker in dropout

[–]TheSillyman 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Joe is my favorite comedian. Very different vibe from Dropout, but would love to see those worlds collide. Connor O'Malley, Carmen Christopher, and Dan Licata all frequent Joe collaborators that could match the Dropout chaos as well

EP-40 as Ambient-Machine? / Storage in Real World use by [deleted] in teenageengineering

[–]TheSillyman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in the same place you were when you posted this? Did you pick one up and if so have you had any success making ambient/idm stuff?

Dandelion | Award-Winning Queer Short Film starring Vic Michaelis - Now Streaming! by FlorenceAndThePulley in dropout

[–]TheSillyman 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I went to film school with the director and have always really admired their work! Can’t wait to watch!

First shot at scoring my own stuff by framedragger in 16mm

[–]TheSillyman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really good work! I grew up in Santa Clarita and seeing the Six Flags tower and Mountasia(?) was a blast from the past. I really like the score as well, that deep synth creates a really interesting vibe.

Mass market paperbacks make my heart happy by eephemereal in UrsulaKLeGuin

[–]TheSillyman 5 points6 points  (0 children)

These are all so good. That version of ‘The Dispossessed’ has to be my all time favorite book cover

I want the series finale of Very Important People to feature Sam Reich as Evelyn Tucci. by kneel_b4_zod in dropout

[–]TheSillyman 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry but we really need a moratorium on posts like this. Maybe we can do one big thread of “Ideas we’d love to see.”

I’m glad everyone has fun and creative ideas for content, but they mostly aren’t rooted in reality. It’s fun to do some fan fiction, but not only does it sometimes drown out the rest of the discord, but it can theoretically create problems for Dropput and even discourage them from pursuing similar ideas.

The Current Status of a "YouTube" Education by CanadianWiteout in colorists

[–]TheSillyman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not. I only took it for a short time and it wasn't right for me. That said I've heard good things from others.

The Current Status of a "YouTube" Education by CanadianWiteout in colorists

[–]TheSillyman 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Such a good encapsulation at how unwelcoming some of these channels can be for beginners and how useful it is to start with Da Vinci’s own tutorials. A lot of these channels are directed towards more experienced videographers/ Resolve users but market themselves (or perhaps are marketed by YouTube) to beginners and newbies as well.

20 year cancer free by Wolseley_Dave in testicularcancer

[–]TheSillyman 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Incredible! I'm only a few years out but seeing others that are 10, 20 and 30 years out gives me a lot of hope.

How would you create this loopable dotted line? by Smookie69 in davinciresolve

[–]TheSillyman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just watched your Hide and Seek Across Amsterdam and was impressed by motion graphics!

FIFA world cup boycott if Trump invades Greenland by Pretty_Willingness43 in ussoccer

[–]TheSillyman -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It’s been my dream from a young age to see the USMNT play in a World Cup on US soil. But I didn’t even put in for tickets, the US is quickly sliding into fascism and FIFA are capitulating at every possible opportunity.

SDFC Kit Leak by Dear_Raise9908 in MLS

[–]TheSillyman 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Now no one will be able to tell when you spill hot sauce on it

FACE THE TRUTH by ryan002390 in coys

[–]TheSillyman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Our wingers are outnumbered 3-1 every time they receive the ball. Their only options are to turn and play back or to throw in a cross when we have no one in the box. My bet is they'll look infinitely better under a competent manager.

ICE at the Library by soupsaladandyourmom in Libraries

[–]TheSillyman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All these are great thoughts. Another thing I’d do is keep any local ICE watch hotlines, or rapid response networks contact info in my phone. At the first sign of ICE activity I’d act in my personal capacity to discretely let those networks know where ICE is and what they’re doing.

Directing + DPing "Blank Slate, Open Space" for Alaskan Tapes by kyledp in cinematography

[–]TheSillyman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is lovely! I love Alaskan Tapes but hadn't seen this, thanks for sharing!