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Last Light | A Halloween Short Story (Narrated by Doug Jones)

"Making Of" coming October 15th. LAST LIGHT -- a supernatural horror short film. Narrated by Doug Jones Emily Connolly as "Her" Justin Robinson & Rene Gomez as "The Coroners" Written, shot, directed, and edited by Ryan Connolly Producer/Production manager - Josh Connolly Producer - Allen Atzbi Gaffer - Justin Robinson Production design - Ashley Connolly Production support - Dre Zamorano Production support - Rene Gomez Sound recordist - Brett Driver VFX BY: Ryan Thompson Matus Pavkeje Damian Pietrykowski Ryan Connolly Original Score by - Filip Olejka SHOT ON: Blackmagic PYXIS 12k DZO Ar

Building FormWright 3D, One Gesture at a Time

How a live console, a WhatsApp beta group, and a 20-millisecond target shaped a 3D studio that answers to your hands.

We Made a Dragon

How imperfections makes your visual effects better.

The Secret to Realistic VFX

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Amazing Effects in Classic Films - How Did They Pull It Off? | Part 15

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Zero Gravity Space Effect

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How to Film a Scene 101: Camera Settings to Coverage

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Amazing Effects in Classic Films - How Did They Pull It Off? | Part 14

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What's the Point of Shooting Anamorphic?

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Amazing Effects in Classic Films - How Did They Pull It Off? | Part 13

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Why Your Edits Take So Long

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Cinematography 101: Where You Place the Camera Matters

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My Robot Broke at the Airport. So I Built Something Better at 35,000 Feet.

A recap of my talk at Artist And The Machine, for everyone who wasn’t in the room

Crafting Immersive Worlds:

From Story Bible to 3D Reality in Under an Hour

How they sunk the Titanic: Amazing Effects

Titanic had amazing practical effects all throughout the film. See more amazing effects in our latest episode!

Amazing Effects in Classic Films - How Did They Pull It Off? | Part 12

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I Edited a Film from 1,500 Miles Away with NO Cloud!

I edited a short film off a hard drive 1,500 miles away — on wifi — with zero cloud. No upload, no transfer, no sync. It just appeared on my desktop. That's Strada Connect, and it's only $8/month. Plus — Fuji's new IMAX certified GFX Eterna 55 is bringing 65mm-style cinematography to the indie world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03Bi-5Gb6OA Strada Connect ▶ https://strada.tech/ Strada Launch Video ▶ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8AWBxbQP5k Strada DFX Eterna 55 ▶ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03Bi-5Gb6OA Strada's Short Film ▶ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ9ctqEaOxw Accusys Carry

We Remade the Cyclops Beam from Avengers: Doomsday | After Effects VFX Tutorial

We remade the Cyclops Optic Blast from the Avengers: Doomsday teaser! In this After Effects VFX tutorial, we break down the step-by-step process of remaking the iconic beam seen in the MCU. Big VFX Bundle: https://bit.ly/4dYZFKw VFX Pro Bundle: https://bit.ly/3NTGyHl Triune Digital Lens Elements: https://www.triunedigital.com/products/lens-elements Follow Ryan Thompson: https://www.instagram.com/rjt_vfx With the X-Men finally appearing in Avengers: Doomsday, we had to take a crack at the new Cyclops beam. We ar diving into interactive lighting, environment displacement, and how to make a CG

I Built a Live ASCII Art Engine in My Browser. Then I Broke It on Stream. Here’s What I Learned.

A real-time look at agentic engineering — what works, what doesn’t, and what it means that any of this is possible at all.

I Built a 19,000-Line iOS App Last Weekend. I Can’t Code.

And I’m about to show you exactly how.

Vibe Coding: Building Three Apps in Two Hours with Claude Code Opus 4.6

What happens when you let AI agents write code while you play piano? A deep dive into the future of creative development.

What Machines See When They Learn to See

A conversation with Dr. Fei-Fei Li on perception, worlds within worlds, and why your washing machine might be a robot

When Screens Go Quiet: Why Meta's Ray-Ban Display Changes Everything

I tested Meta's new Ray-Ban Display glasses with the Neural Band. This isn't a product review. This is about what happens when technology finally gets out of the way.

Why Your AI Keeps Giving Different Answers (And Why It Matters More Than You Think)

You ask ChatGPT the same question twice.

Your AI Girlfriend Just Became More Real Than Your Actual Friends

How AI is making truth negotiable, one personalized reality at a time

The AI Spell Book: Transform Your iPhone Into a Prompt Powerhouse

Turn any word into a 2,000-character AI prompt that works everywhere you type

The Motion Graphics Artist Who Built a Six-Figure Career by Refusing to Fit In

Rethink Reality Podcast Guest Interview Emonee LaRussa

Why Everything You Think Is “Real” Is Just Made Up (And Why That’s Actually Good News)

Capitalism, marriage, time management, productivity culture—none of it is “truth.” It’s all human-made constructs that we’ve confused for reality.

We're All Building Monsters Now

Why every nation is creating their own digital Godzilla, and what happens when they start fighting

Beyond Vibe Coding: Identity, Intelligence, and the Art of Spell Casting with AI

A conversation with Parth Patil on the abundance of intelligence, managing AI fleets, and why your future kids will think you're ancient

Why We're Not Ready

(And What I'm Doing About It)

My Complete Creative AI Tool Stack for 2025

The definitive behind-the-scenes look at the tools powering modern creative production

The Future of Creative AI: Play, Community, and Breaking Through the Noise

A conversation with Rourke Sefton-Minns on democratizing creativity, fighting isolation, and why everyone should be playing with AI tools

Family Compliance Score

I had AI analyze the H.R. 1, the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" from the U.S. House of Representatives

Evolution of Don Allen Stevenson III’s Business Model: A Timeline of Strategic Pivots

Evolution of Don Allen Stevenson III’s Business Model: A Timeline of Strategic Pivots