Afte working on my Owain Owens story for awhile I had a sudden flash of all the classic stories I grew up on and decided to make a series of shorts on them all. Crazy idea, crazy busy today. There will be twelve in all to start. It is fascinating to adapt a scene from a book into a short film. I chose this: "I had scarce got under the roof of that house of Shaws when I began to be aware that my uncle was no friend to me. His eyes never met mine; they moved about, watching, always watching, with a sly and secret purpose I could not read." – David Balfour You can learn a lot. If you try it, make sure it is in the public domain. Robert Louis Stevenson is one of my all time favorites and Kidnapped... one of my favorite books ever.

Professor Pudding and his daughters, Haruko, Kimiko, Yuki and Setsuko Pudding. The fate of the world rests in their hands... uh-oh

I made this for Seraphine of Mass Stellar in Nano Banana Pro. Seedream is great too. I use it for every character now. PROMPT 16:9 model sheet showing 24 headshots of the same character arranged in 3 rows and 8 columns. Row one: front view expressions (neutral, happy, sad, angry, sleepy, annoyed, bored, scared). Row two: three-quarter 45-degree view of the same expressions. Row three: full side profile view of the same expressions. Identical lighting, framing, scale, and character identity across all frames. Photographed realism, no text, no illustration, no CGI.

Every time I want to change a banner or make a new one, I can never remember the safety area. So I made this which I turned into a Photoshop PSD to layout my banners perfectly . Hope it helps you as well :)

A new feature, I will tackle a different genre for us to explore. Please try out the prompt below and see what you get. Then adjust it to make it your and post your best result. But more importantly just have fun and I am here for any questions. THE PROMPT: Still archive, ARRI Alexa LF, Panavision Primo 65mm photorealistic futuristic armored shock trooper in glossy composite armor with LED accents with a black visor helmet, three-quarter profile, holding a heavy sci-fi rifle at the ready, desert battlefield sky filled with smoke and dust, bright blue and red laser bolts streaking past in the foreground, two large angular gunships/fighters banking behind him, hard late-afternoon sunlight cutting through haze, metallic specular highlights on armor, grit and scuffs on plates, cinematic depth, crisp micro-texture, subtle atmospheric haze, gentle film grain, cinematic halation, Kodak 2383 look. [REASONING | AUTONOMY | FOCUS] --ar 7:3 THE PROMPT TEMPLATE: Still archive, ARRI Alexa LF, Panavision Primo 65mm photorealistic futuristic armored [TROOP TYPE] in glossy [ARMOR MATERIAL/COLOR] armor with [ACCENT DETAIL] with a [HELMET/VISOR TYPE], [CAMERA ANGLE / PROFILE], holding a [WEAPON TYPE] at the ready, [BIOME/LOCATION] battlefield sky filled with [ATMOSPHERE], [PROJECTILES] streaking past in the foreground, [VEHICLES/THREATS] banking/looming behind him, [TIME OF DAY / LIGHTING] cutting through haze, [SURFACE HIGHLIGHTS], [WEAR & TEAR], cinematic depth, crisp micro-texture, subtle atmospheric haze, gentle film grain, cinematic halation, Kodak 2383 look. [REASONING | AUTONOMY | FOCUS] –ar 7:3 Examples: - [TROOP TYPE] = shock trooper / recon trooper / exo-marine - [BIOME/LOCATION] = desert / snowfield / jungle - [PROJECTILES] = blue and red laser bolts / tracer rounds / plasma arcs - [VEHICLES/THREATS] = two gunships / a dropship / towering walkers Tomorrow: Zombie Apocalypse