Psycho-Cinematic

Psycho-Cinematic

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Psycho-Cinematic episodes

  • Ep.57 | BLUE EYE SAMURAI with Lead Character Desinger Brian Kesinger

    In this episode of Psycho-Cinematic, Vic is joined by guest, Brian Kesinger, the lead character designer of Netflix's "Blue Eye Samurai" (2023).

    Chapters

    0:00 Intro

    0:55 Working for Disney

    2:58 Working on “Tarzan” and the rise of CG

    4:38 How did you learn CG animation?

    7:10 How long did CG animation take 20 years ago?

    8:46 Landing job with Disney while in high school

    10:16 Being lead character designer on “Blue Eye Samurai”

    13:08 How long did it take to design the characters?

    15:02 How the budget works

    16:05 Making Mizu subtly masculine

    20:27 Adapting animation from a historic time periods

    22:03 Variants of Mizu

    25:40 How to make 3D animation look 2D

    28:38 How “Blue Eye Samurai” chose an animation team

    30:44 Brian’s reaction after watching the show

    32:50 Fan reactions

    33:50 Why “Blue Eye Samurai” worked so well

    36:20 This show was “woke done right”

    40:20 Working on mature content vs Disney

    43:59 When is season 2 coming out?

    45:48 Why the last episode is in a wide screen format

    47:19 Have you worked on any nightmare projects?

    49:35 Where to start if you’re getting into animation today

    51:34 What software should an aspiring animator check out?

    54:29 Thoughts on the rise of AI and AI art generators

    1 hr 1 min
  • Ep.54 | HONEYMOON

    In this episode I discuss "Honeymoon" (2014) directed by Leigh Janiak.

    Chapters

    0:00 Intro

    0:33 Things that stuck out to me

    6:36 My theories and deeper meanings


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    11 min

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Discussing and analyzing movies with the filmmakers who made them or by myself to learn more about the film and uncover deeper meanings.