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There had been a time I could quote every line in these films. There are a few more, but it's a pain to look for gifs that even allude to them, much less point to them directly.
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the Dexter by Design (theevildex on 🟦⛅️) retweeted
For actors with theatre training, the analysis comes first. It's what is taught and it's what we've always done. As we rehearse, the words gradually become "real."
Try jumping right into that audition script instead. Immediately when it's in front of you. Mouth open. Words out.
I need to sit with this. I recognize the good it might do. But “might” is the key word here. New tech always brings with it the potential for new ways to abuse it, especially if revenue generation is involved.
Spotify just announced a feature that could either save the music industry or destroy it.
Starting as early as Q1 2027, Spotify Premium subscribers will be able to use AI to transform any participating artist’s song into a completely different version. Turn a folk ballad into a dance track. Make a hip-hop song sound acoustic. Generate a cover where one artist’s voice performs another artist’s song. Remix a pop hit into lo-fi study music. Create the version of your favorite song that only existed in your head until now.
The remixes will be uploaded directly to Spotify. They’ll appear in playlists. They’ll count toward the original song’s chart position. And most importantly the original artist will earn royalties every time someone listens to a fan-created remix of their work.
Spotify has already signed a landmark licensing deal with Universal Music Group the world’s largest record label. Negotiations with Sony Music and Warner Music are ongoing. The feature will cost an additional $4–$5/month on top of Spotify Premium. And analysts project 7–8% of American subscribers will adopt it by 2028.
This is not Suno or Udio generating music from text prompts. This is fans remixing real songs by real artists with the artists’ permission, on the world’s largest streaming platform, with royalties flowing back to the creators.
A music industry analyst who’s covered streaming economics for 15 years told her team something after reading the licensing agreement that reframed how she understood the future of recorded music.
“Spotify just turned 640 million listeners into 640 million potential remixers. The question isn’t whether people will use it they will. The question is whether paying artists for fan remixes solves the economics of streaming or creates a world where the original recording is worth less than the infinite remixes generated from it.”
Here’s what Spotify’s AI remix feature actually is, who wins, who loses, and why this might be the most consequential decision in the music industry since the launch of streaming itself 🧵
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I already know what advocates are going to say. “It’s a tool.” “It democratizes art.” And “no one’s really harmed” considering that original artists will be paid. Also “why deprive fans of the music they can now remix on their own?” (But they’re not doing it on their own tho.)
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the Dexter by Design (theevildex on 🟦⛅️) retweeted
"Fall down 7 times, stand up 8."
It's not enough to be good in this industry. There are thousands of good actors out there. You need to be persistent and you need to have a bit of luck. And luck is the residue of hard work - so we get back up and try again. 💜 Keep going.
Fame is a poor motivator. Love, when paired with masochism, is just as bad. Cynicism is worse. Get into something to try it out; get into something, stay in it because you’re in love with the craft. Eyes open about the pitfalls. Break all the legs, people.
If there's anything the past couple years of gaming "discourse" have taught us, it's that you should never get into acting to become "famous" or receive public praise. You should do it because you love acting and you can't stop. Or because you enjoy the pain. You little freak.
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the Dexter by Design (theevildex on 🟦⛅️) retweeted
I just randomly stumbled onto this image going through my folders & I think it’s as good a thing as any to post:
the Dexter by Design (theevildex on 🟦⛅️) retweeted
The breakneck race to destroy *any* connection to a shared or objective reality is one of the most repulsive things going on right now in tech
You WILL be alienated from every other human on earth. You WILL be embalmed in your own delusions, and you’ll pay us $20/month for it
Microsoft has filed a patent for an AI system that could rewrite what people say during livestreams in real time. It could change words depending on who's watching, taking into account their age, location, and language.
The idea is to clean up broadcasts by removing filler words, censoring swearing, or even replacing certain words.
The AI could also adjust the speaker's lip movements so viewers wouldn't notice anything had been changed.
Interesting thread, esp for folks with questions about dubs and style.
1. Hi! Before I start- This is for educational purposes not to put blame or dictate preferences on anyone! If you don’t like English dubs that is perfectly fine. But- I think most people are inherently missing that they’re often stylized more-so because of clients not EN studios
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the Dexter by Design (theevildex on 🟦⛅️) retweeted
The directors that want you will have you, promise✨ keep walking the walk and talking the talk y’all, happy recording💛
Live a life. Walk in someone else’s uncomfortable shoes. Study different things so well that they change how you look at the world. Use this to inform how and what you depict (as a writer or visual artist) or portray (as an actor).
Hayao Miyazaki on modern anime, via Roland Kelts the author of 'Japanamerica'
"Hayao Miyazaki said to me at one point: 'The problem with young anime artists today is that the only thing they study is anime. When we were young, we studied French literature, we studied impressionism, we read Dostoevsky. We swallowed everything. And then we went and created original anime. But if you grow up and all you watch is anime, you're just regurgitating spinning wheels.'"
He also spoke about his work on the upcoming documentary 'Tezuka! God of Manga'
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RT @melissamedinavo: I really think the future of voice acting is unique, soulful voices and performances with the kind of humanity AI can'…
the Dexter by Design (theevildex on 🟦⛅️) retweeted
13 Omens: The Haunting of Hollybrook is available now from @paizo
Get it FREE here: tinyurl.com/u3xkufsy
13 Omens is a story-focused horror #TTRPG that reveals these mysteries and asks you to experience the consequences faced by those who step into the darkness.
ALT 13 Omens: The Haunting of Hollybrook is available now at DriveThruRPG.com
We progress by increments, and I'm not opposed to that. But incrementalism is also how inertia is justified. We jog in place because simple laziness and the profit motive are seemingly stronger than any will to change.
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"Angelina Jolie heading to Manila for 2026 ASEAN Inclusive Growth Summit - ANC News via YT."
Interesting. Regardless of who shows at these summits, I know how important they are. I just wonder sometimes if they accomplish anything substantial.
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I don’t see this as a mistake. Studio wanted him but couldn’t meet his 10 million fee. He took a drastic cut and gambled on a larger windfall contingent on the film’s success. They both got what they wanted.
Jack Nicholson took a $4 million pay cut to play the Joker. It turned out to be one of the most expensive mistakes Warner Bros. ever made.
Back in 1989, Nicholson was already one of Hollywood’s biggest stars. He could reportedly command around $10 million for a movie, so getting him to play the Joker wasn’t going to be cheap.
But Warner Bros. had a problem. The studio was taking a financial gamble on Tim Burton’s Batman, and Nicholson’s asking price was a serious expense.
So Nicholson agreed to take $6 million upfront instead.
Sounds like a win for the studio, right?
Well, there’s a reason you should always read the small print.
In exchange for taking less money upfront, Nicholson negotiated a percentage of the film’s earnings, a share of Joker merchandise profits and a number of other perks. He even secured approval over his Joker makeup and had his shooting schedule arranged around Los Angeles Lakers home games.
And then there was the part that made the deal even more interesting: his reported protection against future Batman sequels.
Batman became a worldwide phenomenon. The film was a huge box-office success, and its merchandise business generated hundreds of millions of dollars in sales.
Nicholson’s deal reportedly earned him somewhere between $60 million and $90 million from the movie.
Think about that. He took a $4 million pay cut and walked away with a payday that most actors couldn’t dream of.
Warner Bros. thought they were negotiating down the price of getting the Joker.
Jack Nicholson was negotiating a share of what the Joker would become.
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the Dexter by Design (theevildex on 🟦⛅️) retweeted
A GoFundMe has been launched to support Eric Bauza’s son, Ryker, and Ryker’s mother, Jessica Borutski, following his sudden passing. 🤍
Organized by Oliver and Natasha Vaquer, the fundraiser has raised $44.8k of its $70k goal.
If you’re able, please consider donating or sharing to help the family.
(link: gofundme.com/f/support-for-r…)
