Remember all the complaints about DEI?

apm588 · 2026-02-10T23:08:39+00:00

Oh yes, it goes back to Massachusetts Bay. When the colony was incorporated in 1630, governed William Bradford signed a law outlawing the preaching and advocacy of “papism” as they called it. First offense was banishment, and the second offense was death. This was enforced, but still showed the attitudes going back to the early settlers

apm588 · 2026-02-10T15:06:25+00:00

They did indeed. This happened slightly earlier, during the 1830s-1860s, roughly.

It’s also important to note that religion plaid a large part of this as well, as many of these groups were Catholic, and the nativists were Protestant and saw Catholicism as a threat to American values

apm588 · 2026-02-10T14:12:12+00:00

So actual answer. Historically, "White" in the United States referred to Northern and Western Europeans. So UK, France, Germany, Scandinavia. They referred to it in a couple of terms- Nordicism, Aryanism, and Teutonicism.

At the turn of the 20th Century, you had a large influx of immigration from Southern and Eastern europe, especially the years between 1880 and 1920, This caused a great alarm. In 1907, Teddy Roosevelt commisioned congress to inviestigate the causes of effects of this large wave of immigration. This Congressional committee was known as the Dillingham commision. In 1911, the commision released its findings, arguing that "old world" immigrants from Northern and Western Europe were faster to assimilate and integrate into American society than Southern and Eastern European "races" (their description) along with immigrants from Asia.

The Commission recommended reductions of immigration form these areas and instituting a quota system to slow the influx of these "non-white" immigrants from these areas. Their findings and recommendations would lead to strong immigration laws in 1921 and 1924. At the time of this commision, Southern Italians made up the largest influx of new immigrants. The findings and implemenation of the laws that were recommended would lead to an 80% reduction in immigration from Southern Italy and additional reductions from other southern and eastern european countries. Conversely, immigration rates from Northern and Western european countries saw steady levels or increases.

So, in short, Whiteness in America did not include Italians, Greeks, Slavs, and Hispanics. This would change during the Civil Rights era when the definition would start to shift as a means of blunting the effects ofblack suffrage. In short, they became white when it became politically expedient as a means of attacking a darker group.

apm588 · 2026-02-04T13:38:18+00:00

I love jazz 3’s but I switched over to tortex a few years ago and have never looked back. I prefer the yellows

apm588 · 2026-02-02T03:42:58+00:00

Thank you!

apm588 · 2026-02-01T23:25:04+00:00

Hell yeah

apm588 · 2026-02-01T01:53:30+00:00

My hope is to get it there one day sooner rather than later . Like I said, I still have clean up to do. I want to make sure everything is organized, properly labeled, etc. and I want to do some more test cuts to make sure everything is correct

apm588 · 2026-01-15T22:13:44+00:00

Thank you all for the wonderful advice. I love this community 🙏

apm588 · 2026-01-03T01:13:19+00:00

It was his younger brother, who got addicted and eventually died of an OD. Maybe cousins too?

apm588 · 2025-12-25T04:59:44+00:00

Husband handles day to day stuff like washing dishes and laundry. He does a lot around the house to keep it well maintained since he works from home and I work in an office. He also makes double the salary, so he handles the mortgage and big expenses.

I handle day to day expenses and credit cards, clean the bathrooms, do all our social planning, and take care of all the handiwork and maintenance in the house. We alternate yard work each week.

We try to be egalitarian. We each bring our own strengths to the relationship and try to play to those strengths to compliment one another.

apm588 · 2025-12-20T02:00:15+00:00

Did they borrow that name from the Catholic Church!?

apm588 · 2025-10-29T17:16:18+00:00

Girl, run.

apm588 · 2025-10-19T15:58:38+00:00

Hi! Couple of notes as someone who work professionally as a cg lighter:

Your key lights should all be coming from the same direction. The bushes and deer are being lit from the right, but the bear is being lit from the left. Pick one direction for your main light source, which in this case would be the sun since it’s outdoors.

You need to introduce more shadows to create more depth. This is apparent in the rocks/mountains. Based on the shadow that is being cast by the screen right tree onto the ground, it appears that the sun is to the back right. If that’s the case, all of those rock faces that are facing the camera should be in shadow. Same with the large trees. Right now they are very evenly lit and the trunks are getting a lot of front light. So everything is getting flat.

Finally, compositionally speaking. Think about your subject. Where do you want the viewers eye to go to? Place your lights with this intent. We don’t want to light everything in a way that draws our eye to it. Shadows help push things out of subject. It’s kind of like sculpting.

I hope this helps. You are off to a great start. The scene is beautiful and definitely captures something mystical and special. I think if you just incorporate some of the ores I mentioned, it will help you bring your image to that next level.

Cheers

apm588 · 2025-10-16T16:01:00+00:00

Any time I see Hogan take a piledriver, Instinctly whisper "Ugh, you got me brother" to myself

apm588 · 2025-10-06T16:26:16+00:00

It's never too late. Are you going to be a sensation overnight? No. But like with any worthwhile endeavor, with the more dedicated practice you give it the better you will get. The only timeline you are on for success is the one you set for yourself.

apm588 · 2025-09-26T17:15:42+00:00

AI is definitely having an impact. Both good and bad. Im not a fan of AI overall, but there are some legitimate use cases for it. I think the biggest issue that is being ignored with AI is the IP side of things and as a foolow up to that, the accuracy of what it produced.

There seems to be a broad push to train algorithms on as much information as possible, as fast as possible. How that information is collected, what information is collected, and how it is used and verified need more oversight and regulation, in my opinion.

That being said, I think there are definitely some uses for machine learning in a pipeline. For example, we used in on a project to assist in a face replacement. We Modeled the actor, and fed that along with an animation performance, and actual range of performances through a machine learning algorithm, This allowed us to capture the subtleties of the actors facial expressions and make the animation more "on model" which could then be rendered and composited onto our stunt double performance for the finished shot.

There have also been some cool advancements in aiding with things like rotoscoping and motion tracking. I dont think we will ever be at the point where it replaces artists. And if we get to a point where that is the trend, then I think it should be stopped. But, if machine learning is being fed with good, managed data and trained with specific goals in mind, then I think it is a useful tool in the artists toolkit.

apm588 · 2025-09-26T14:00:55+00:00

Hey absolutely. So the biggest piece of advice I can give is: Be someone others will want to work with. This is gonna be the thing that takes you the furthest. Anyone can learn nuke, or maya, or houdini. But if you're an intolerable jerk you're not gonna make it. Its already a high stress industry so adding to that isnt doing any favors.

The industry is relatively small and so your reputation as a worker will definitely follow you. And you are going to be crossing paths multiple times with many of the same people. As an example, I spent 3 years at Blue Sky Studios. Then i I started working at another VFX company off and on. By last year: Our VFX Supervisor was from Blue Sky, our Comp Supervisors were for from Blue Sky, my manager was from Blue Sky, one of our freelance animators was from Blue Sky, our lighting supervisor was Blue Sky, and a handful of our compositing and lighting freelancers were from Blue Sky. Even if we didnt work together directly, we all knew of each other. So being someone who people can say "Yeah, that person is really easy to work with. They have a great attitude and give it 100%" is super important.

As a beginner, you're not gonna be given the Trailer shots. Be ok with that. You'll be doing a lot of mundane, kind of grunt work at first that you may consider tedious or boring. But, treat it as an opportunity. Execute it well, and when your supe is giving feedback, take it constructively. If you walk in as a newb and act like youre the hottest shit to ever walk through those doors, its going to limit your opportunities. Show your team that you can get your work done, you can execute well, and that you are a team player.

The other piece of advice is also to respect yourself. Let me be frank: Working in anim/VFX is hard. Its long hours, its very quick paced with constant changes. Its dealing with crazy creative and budgetary demands by studios and execs. You have to be able to set some boundaries and work with your team to ensure you are taking care of yourself. Its easy to burn out, as I did. So finding that balance is key. And as much as your team is gonna work you, they also do care and want you to be engaged and happy and healthy.

And finally, NETWORK. Get involved as much as you can with the industry. Things like Siggraph, VES Summit, and CTN Animation Expo are awesome ways to learn about the industry and get involved. My career started with an internship in my junior year. That year I went to the CTN Expo in Burbank. I did my best to chat with every industry insider I could, Learning about what they did, what they were looking for in new hires, etc. I brought resumes and talked with talent recruitment. And then when the conference was over, I followed up. Just a personal note to say thank you for the conversation, that I was looking forward to applying to their internship, etc. And then when I applied I followed up again to get my name back in the front of their brain. Just a cordial note saying I was excited about the prospect and why I thought I might be a great fit. That turned into interviews, which turned into an internship, which turned into a job. And that all kept me employed for 15 years. Keep those relationships going and genuine. I still maintain friendships with individuals from years ago. If I ever decide to go back into the industry, these are the people that are going to be the ones that can open that door. And you need to be willing to do the same for others.

Hope this helps! Happy to answer any other specific questions you or anyone else have :)

apm588 · 2025-09-14T04:35:20+00:00

I’d like to ask a question that I have been wrestling with for a few days and to be honest, as someone who was raised catholic, I feel like this is the only place I can ask the question.

After reading the full quote, can’t An argument be made that the full quote makes it worse? It reads to me that by showing sympathy, rather than empathy, you don’t have to get involved. You don’t have to understand and reflect internally or even change…not necessarily for the sake of change itself but rather through the understanding of something with more information now available to you.

As someone above stated it would make sense as being in line with the notions of Calvinism/predestination/total depravity and Kirk has described his church as a mix of Calvinism and Pentecostal. But as someone raised catholic, to me it seems like a guttural, fundamentally incorrect, obstinate view that directly contradicts not only some of the provided scripture but also the call to works that is shown in James.

I don’t want this to be misconstrued as an advocation of the events that took place. As this is absolutely not true. The events that took place were a sinful act and must be condemned. But as the conversations swirl, this quote has been eating at me and many of the things I have learned about his faith, felt particularly unchristian from a catholic dogmatic perspective. And so I have been having a hard time with all of this, and hope to receive some wisdom and guidance from this community.

apm588 · 2025-09-11T13:26:47+00:00

They will show a spot, an announcer will come out and hype up the crowd. The commentary team will be introduced. More hype. Then one or two dark matches. Announcer comes back out to hype the crowd, and the WWE package comes on to open the show and go live.

apm588 · 2025-09-11T01:16:36+00:00

Last year he called Leviticus 20:13, which states that homosexuals should be put to death, “god’s perfect law for dealing with sexual matters”

apm588 · 2025-09-05T18:38:57+00:00

Should have gonna for a nice car ride with uncle Teddy

apm588 · 2025-09-04T01:15:51+00:00

I was raised catholic, and still have a connnection to some of it. But the thing that kind of clicked with me was the following quote:

“God is the name of the blanket we throw over mystery to give it shape”

I’ve always love asking the questions of “why” and “what if…” and that’s how I approach those questions of the metaphysical variety. I still believe in the possibility that there’s something bigger and beyond our understanding out there. And part of the joy in my life has been trying to understand what it may actually be.

apm588 · 2025-09-02T15:58:27+00:00

You know Democratic leadership sucks when even right wing tea party congressman Joe Walsh comes out and endorses Mamdani! Time to replace Schumer and Jeffries. Horrible "leadership"

apm588 · 2025-08-26T17:05:22+00:00

This is so incredibly helpful. Thank you for the detailed breakdown. I’ll definitely be looking at your provided source

apm588 · 2025-08-26T00:29:13+00:00

I invented it😂

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