Today I learned 3D animation is a horror show outside the camera’s field of view.
Just to add context, the director wanted the scene to use an 85mm lens which is slightly telephoto. Telephoto lenses give a very intimate feel because they compress the scene. Background and foreground objects can appear larger at longer focal lengths.
But that compression can also make objects look the wrong size in context with the subject depending on the framing.
This is done in live action as well using another person’s hands in front of the camera.
It’s about bringing it BACK to “to protect and serve” as opposed to “act as judge, jury, and executioner and violate peoples’ rights because cops are scared people with power who are dealing with things they were never trained to deal with, or who were trained WAY wrong on how to deal with it, or who are just assholes to begin with.
Imagine: Its 2025. You’re getting pulled over. A community representative approaches to let you know you have a taillight out. They don’t need your license and registration, they don’t write you a fix-it ticket. You’re back on the road in less than five minutes. You swing by the store and grab a new light, not because you’re afraid of what the city will do to you, but because you respect your community and know that having all your lights working is part of the driving privilege.
Your neighbors got into a loud spat a few weeks ago and without fear or hesitation, called a domestic assistance number. A counselor arrived and was able to talk the couple down and suggest solutions for their disagreement. No one was hurt, the kids participated in the discussion, and it’s been quiet ever since.
Your friend has been struggling with addiction and you fear they might be a danger to themselves or others. You call a substance abuse specialist and they talk you through ways to help your friend get treatment. They offer to send an agent out to speak with your friend directly and provide information on harm reduction centers in your area.
Black and brown people are no longer being exploited through tickets and fines to pay for police. Trust is slowly being fostered in the community.
Teachers are being paid a living wage and students are being given more time, attention, and education. Books are up to date and classrooms are optimized to keep up with technology.
Trump is out of office.
It’s been a very long time since the name of a murdered black person was used as a hashtag.
Casual racism is no longer tolerated. The KKK has been classified as a terrorist organization. The Confederate flag isnt flown and has been removed from any official state flags or insignias. Most Confederate monuments have been taken down and placed in storage or museums.
You trust the investigation force to deal with crime the same way you trust firefighters to put out fires.
That’s what ‘defund the police’ looks like. What we’ve seen in the last few weeks shows how overreaching and power-drunk many officers are. We asked too much of them and then called them heroes despite evidence to the contrary. We let them think that they could get away with anything, including murder. Its time for change.
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Read this post, then reread it again.
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“Some people” are just mad that cops would no longer be randomly arresting/killing people who those “some people” see as lesser beings.
I read a tweet that Kristen Bell was getting harassed for her views on vaccines and my heart sunk. I thought another celebrity fell for the anti-vaccine propaganda. It’s the same feeling I get when I find out an actor I like is a Scientologist. Kristen has been a long time celebrity crush going back to Veronica Mars. I’ve always found her to be so delightful. So I was especially concerned.
So I head to google to see how bad it is. Thinking to myself “If she befriended Jenny McCarthy I am going to lose it.” And then this headline pops up.
OH THANK GOD.
This is why I check things. She was getting harassed because she was telling anti-vaxxers to heck off. I guess I assumed the worst due to being burned in the past. I’m glad I was mistaken.
i’ll never forget that time I went to belgium with a french family i was staying with. we went to a candy store to buy chocolate bc the french family said that “the best chocolate was made in belgium” and i was like lmao sure okay.
the cashier was really nice with me the whole time, even more when she found out I’m mexican. she told me “belgium has the best chocolate, but it would be nothing without méxico”. and the french family stared at me and asked why. the cashier excitedly said, “all the cocoa to make the chocolate comes from méxico!” and their faces oh god.
they didn’t know that cocoa is one of the things the colonizers took from us and turned it into something “by them”.
