u/BasementDesk

Hi all,

I've had this little lick/riff in my head for a few days now. It's driving me nutty because I know it's from something. I just have no context for it. It might be a bassline from a song, or a higher-pitched element?

Here's a vocaroo:

https://vocaroo.com/11m0QFHNl7l1

In my memory, the song probably swings more, or might be at a different tempo than the way I've played it here. But still... is this familiar to anyone else?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Edit: Figured it out, y'all!

It was It's The Same Old Song, by The Four Tops

Whew!

Appreciate all of the suggestions!

During a rewatch of the show, it occurred to me: I don't know who Kate O'Brien is.

I know that Drew is the lovable loser who can never catch a break.

Oswald is dull-witted, but sincere.

Lewis is slightly (slightly) less dull-witted, with an undertone of sinister.

Mimi is loud and unapologetic.

Mr. Wick is selfish and always out for himself.

Kate is... just one of the guys. A tomboy to round out the group.

No, wait, she's a one-flirtatious tramp who just can't find the right man.

No, wait, she's sweet and kind and loving.

No, wait, she's untalented and can never hold down a job.

No, wait, she's sarcastic and judgemental.

No, wait, she's a smart go-getter.

No, wait, she's a bad-ass, don't get in her way.

No, wait, she's...

"The girl one"?

Is that it?

Sure, characters changed throughout the seasons, but it always felt like everyone was growing more into their final form.

Kate seems like she's not so much going through growth/a character arc, as much as the show simply can't decide who she is as a person... so she can be anything!

I've always liked Kate. I like Kate a lot. And now I'm just wondering, "Do I like this character, or is Christa Miller doing an extra crazy amount of work to bring charisma and humor to this kind of underwritten "girl of the group"?

Hi all,

This may be a long shot, but it never hurts to ask.

My wife thought she had purchased a ticket for the Knight Club After Party, but she must not have completed the transaction. Some friends of hers are going and she would really like to join them.

If you happen to have a spare ticket, or know someone who can't go, I would love to DM you. Please let me know?

Cheers!

Hi all,

Just curious about peoples' opinions on this. I have a healthy collection, and I enjoy trading. I see that a lot of traders on Encora specifically state that they will only accept Mega links.

However, as all of our wallets continue to get squeezed, it's difficult for me to justify the monthly Mega fee. I would gladly use Dropbox, if that's acceptable to most folks, but I don't want to be drummed out of the trading community simply because I can't afford the "preferred" online storage.

Do many of you get by without Mega? (or with just the Mega free account?)

To start, this isn't a panicked "Oh no! AI?! What do I do?! Are we doomed?!" post. I'm looking for genuine thoughts on the following phenomenon:

Like many of us, I peruse the job boards pretty regularly. I've always found it a little tough to interpret the corporate speak to determine what kind of motion designer companies are actually looking for.

In the past few months, though, I've been seeing more and more posts seeking designers to make "AI videos" with "The latest AI motion graphics tools," or "leveraging AI to make videos" and things like that.

The cynical side of me thinks, "They don't know what they're talking about. They *think* that the most up-to-date designers will be using AI, and they want to make sure they look like they're up with the hip new hiring trends. Also, it's super possible they used AI to write the job posting."

But giving these companies the benefit of the doubt, here's my question:

Have any of y'all actually applied for jobs like these? Perhaps even gotten jobs from postings like these?

Do you talk about all of the "great AI tools" you use during your interview, but then go back to your usual workflow once you've secured the gig?

It seems like the general consensus among Motion Graphics people is that there aren't really any AI tools that are that great at the moment. Sure, we can use AI as part of the workflow, but it's not making things *that* much more efficient, or better-designed, or better-animated than in the pre-AI times.

I'd be genuinely curious to hear your opinions and experiences.

Cheers!

https://preview.redd.it/3pe8ndssqdzg1.png?width=846&format=png&auto=webp&s=fc2bd548f31abfdefad89ec89447337cd8575c0f

Hi all. I'm not sure if this is a beginner question or not. Even though I've been a motion designer for 10 years, sometimes I feel like a beginner.

I would like to create a design like the attached image. And ideally I would like it to be created by a bunch of dots that scale into place. So, for example, the center dot would scale up into being, then the surrounding dots would as well, and so forth, out to the edges where the dots are really small.

I have a sneaking suspicion that this *should* be done with either an ellipse+repeater(s), or Ball Action, and then somehow mitigated by a gradient ramp and, maybe a choker? But... this is really getting out of my expertise.

Can anyone envision something like this that's a rather simple setup? (I'm also open to, "Hey, why don't you just use the [xyz] preset, which does exactly what you're describing?"

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Cheers!