31.1.26

Boosters, Traddies, and Geeks.

I've written twice about AI on my LinkedIn account and on both occasions I deleted the post. So this will be my third-time lucky.


In the first post I described getting a prompt to replicate the view across me as I sit at my desk. The shot on the left is a photo; on the right is my attempt to replicate it in AI. Just using a text prompt I didn't do badly – but the process did get exasperating... This sort of thing I've found is much easier to achieve within node-based programmes.

 

In the second post I talked about this short by Akos Papp which was the first AI film I actually enjoyed. I segued into a spiel about how I don't see AI as "a tool" (a now generic description of its offering) - but instead like hiring a massive team of robots. I gave a nod to the idea that an animator in post-production is as close to a robot as you get.
 
I deleted both posts because my feed at LinkedIn is already overflowing with people writing about AI. However, just for my own purposes, I thought I would revisit the topic one more time in the cooler environment of a blog-post and clarify my own thinking about what's happening and where things are headed.

16.1.26

New Forms

Lulu gave me a lesson on her sewing machine which I've borrowed.

I made two of these forms as pillows. Organic cotton. Organic wool stuffing.










3.1.26

A Mac Called Walden



 
I bought this Mac for £50 a couple of years ago from an architecture practice in Islington. It was acquired to help my son edit his skateboard videos on DV. I have my fully legal, permanent licenses of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and After Effects CS6 installed on it. Also installed are fully legal licenses of Final Cut Studio and Cinema 4D Studio. I made animations and videos for years with nothing more.