Director's Commentary
A fun little project that came together very organically. I recently got the banners on the site fixed after being borked for quite some time. Looking them over again, I felt the urge to freshen them up and went digging through my folder for some raw material.
While the writing was coming along, I had the idea to change the position of her hands, to follow along with the dialogue, so there would be two different poses: one when the camera cranes up and another when it cranes down. In the old days, that idea would’ve cost me days of time to pull off; if I even could’ve done it at all. Getting two poses on her arms while leaving her head and face identical in both (to cover the transition) would’ve taken a lot of time to get right.
In the era of AI image editing, however, it took more time to launch the software than it did to make the change. That’s a very exciting development, being able to create in real time as the ideas are flowing. Any guesses which pose is the original and which is the edit?
6 Comments
Claire Mahoney
Typo spotted in the last bit: “… you’ll canel any plans…” I assume it’s supposed to be “cancel.”
callidus
Fixed now. Thanks for pointing that out!
Waylands
It may be as a result of viewing this on my phone, but it appears as a very small image. I can zoom in, but given the way the text appears on screen, it is a little fiddly.
More importantly, I very much enjoyed the work and, as always, it’s fun to read the behind the scenes notes.
Lastly, no, I can’t tell which is which.
callidus
Yes, you’re correct. The aspect ratio is fixed and it doesn’t scale very nicely on phone screens. The Banner style posts are more optimized for desktop viewing. Thanks for checking it out!
Mike the Director
Excellent – and well worth the wait.
Looking forward to your following creations – please?
Argentyros
It’s definitely a lovely pan and some great text.
Since you asked, I’ll say that her lap is the original picture, given how well her left hand is interacting with her skirt. I don’t think AI is great at something being both in front of and behind something at the same time yet.