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JC Tecklenburg @jct.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It's hard to find nuance in a charged situation that aligns with your own but Flora puts to paper the complicated emotions I've been feeling since the news came out.

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JC Tecklenburg @jct.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Tracked down the footage behind my decade-long profile picture.

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JC Tecklenburg @jct.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Youtube in Firefox was so borked until a Reddit thread told me to pause Ghostery. Hope this helps you too.

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JC Tecklenburg @jct.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Today I learned there's a Google Messages web-app that can let you access texts via a web portal. (Used it to download a file my parents sent over text wouldn't download on mobile)

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JC Tecklenburg @jct.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Integer Passes. C4D Setup and AE Implementation for a Mosaic Logo. I needed a solution to select clones via Essential Properties but cryptomattes need to be clicked to make selections. Integer Passes to the rescue! I couldn't find any info online about using them in AE so here's my contribution

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JC Tecklenburg @jct.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Here it is on Youtube. youtu.be/D_KlUCUMNvM

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JC Tecklenburg @jct.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I clearly got put on some new list because now I get a spam call about once every 10 minutes during working hours

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Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 29/05/2026

It's no surprise that we are seeing the result of this issue now: A lot of tokens being used with lots of cost, but not much to show for it. The problem, of course, isn't directly AI. It's management. AI has amplified the issues of bad management, and lays them bare much more quickly.

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JC Tecklenburg @jct.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This two-keyframe bouncing ball curve is blowing my mind

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JC Tecklenburg @jct.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I jumped in straight at Expert and (outside of one that tanked my score) I feel like I did pretty good!

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JC Tecklenburg @jct.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Animators and Motion Designers! How good are your keyframes? arcade.tackstudio.co/curveball/

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Curveball — A Game by Tack Studio

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JC Tecklenburg @jct.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Feels like when I'm gaming with my wife and I mute myself to sneeze but I can hear it through HER microphone all the way downstairs

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JC Tecklenburg @jct.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Looking at you local traffic/weather and barber shop wait times.

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JC Tecklenburg @jct.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Pet Peeve? Pins on a digital map with the anchor point centered so zooming in changes where the position indicates!

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JC Tecklenburg @jct.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Love when someone known for one thing gets to geek out about another thing (I might have gotten to the Mike Schur EP of @99pi.org’s power broker series)

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Kim Acuff Steiner @emberdione.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I saw this picture and immediately had to show it to some level designers.

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freestylemograph.bsky.social @freestylemograph.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Extra Medium Power, Extra Medium Responsibility

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JC Tecklenburg @jct.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The depth of field as curvature brush strokes is insane and they pull it off so casually. Incredible

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JC Tecklenburg @jct.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Don't sleep on Sparks of Tomorrow

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JC Tecklenburg @jct.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Reminder to leave keyframes at frame 1 and frame time-1 if you're using a time track in C4D

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JC Tecklenburg @jct.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The Chicago Mograph Community's personal project fest Moonlighters (@moonlighterschi) happened on Wednesday and it was so good! I contributed a shot for the cryptid/alien/occult title sequence, and it ended up being the first montage shot! Felt good to set the tone. I can't wait for next year!

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JC Tecklenburg @jct.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Moonlighters this year was so good! Lots of gifs, lots of short films, a lot to inspire cool work. That we come together as a Chicago community to celebrate each other's work is honestly incredible. I needed it

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JC Tecklenburg @jct.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Thinking about the last time she saw her father and simultaneously having her time with her friend cut short? Really twisting the emotions there (complementary)

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JC Tecklenburg @jct.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Originally made by Gunner Colin Leix's website is the closest that remains collinleix.com/blend-titles

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JC Tecklenburg @jct.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I remember the Blendfest 2019 titles were full 3D environments with 2D characters overtop but while looking for a link it seems like it's been nuked from the internet :(

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JC Tecklenburg @jct.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Oh man Congrats! You're going to kill it. Well deserved

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JC Tecklenburg @jct.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Here are my notes from #MakingMidwest2026 jctecklenburg.notion.site/Making-Midwe... If you were there, I hope this jogs your memory. Reach out! If you weren't there, take a look at what you might have missed. Hopefully it helps you too!

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Making Midwest 2026 | Notion

previous making midwest notes: @Making Midwest 2024

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JC Tecklenburg @jct.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I take notes at every conference and transcribe them so I can take a second pass at the content and make the content accessible. I post those notes publicly hoping it can help someone else. And I do basically nothing. This is the first time I've met someone who's saved my notes. Warmed my heart.

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JC Tecklenburg @jct.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Andy J Pizza - Creative Pep Talk Podcast The Block is not the problem, the block is the brief. The USB method of Creativity.

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JC Tecklenburg @jct.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Erin Sarofsky - Sarofsky Owner/CD Building SAAS to extend the work you did make and automate that work you wouldn't have made. Making things without luggiung around a big team you had to invest in Being a Fibre-Nerd

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JC Tecklenburg @jct.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

EJ Hassenfratz - School of Motion CD Characters Create connections and we are the characters of our lives. If you can't see you in your art then what's the point?

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JC Tecklenburg @jct.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Founders Panel Joel Pilger, Andre Foster, Justin Barnes The difference between the winners and losers [regarding AI] is "Giving a Shit." It's impossible to have an AI take that's not hypocritical.

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JC Tecklenburg @jct.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Steph Hallett - DASH Senior Motion Designer The relationships you make become the career you foster. Show up for the work, Show up for each other.

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JC Tecklenburg @jct.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Kendra Ryan - Buck CD How do we stay engaged when everything around us keeps changing? What good is the foundation when the work stops looking like what you trained for?

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JC Tecklenburg @jct.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I was at the #makingmidwest Motion Design conference last week! Here's a bit of what you might have missed!

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Victoria @fakegreendress.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

After Effects 26.3 is live! A lot of long-awaited stuff in this release: 🎥 Depth of Field in Advanced 3D 🌟 Copy & paste Illustrator and SVG content 🤿 Faster, more accurate Mask Tracker 📋 Copy frame to clipboard 🌀 Brand-new Curl Noise effect 🔤 Variable font filtering helpx.adobe.com/after-effect...

A 3D rendering of a tiny wooden town with a tilt-shift effect created with depth of field in After Effects' Advanced 3D rendererer.

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JC Tecklenburg @jct.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

"Red Marks" for anyone that's also wondering

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JC Tecklenburg @jct.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

I don't want another shitty app

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

incredible murder-mystery premise though

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JC Tecklenburg @jct.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

It's always "here are the settings that you do" when it could just as easily be "Here's what/why I'm doing this" that IDs it as engagement bait/attention seeking.

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JC Tecklenburg @jct.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Saluting this fallen Zoom H4N. It's been in a mount as my audio interface and as I went to adjust it the threaded insert crumbled the plastic around it. 🫡

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JC Tecklenburg @jct.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

I mean rogue-like doesnt mean anything either... But "Item Progression” or "Power-Up Progression" would be more specific

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Gary J Kings 🎮🎞️ Game Trailer Maker @garyjkings.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Can't believe Derek just released his newest course for free.

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animatedjen @animatedjen.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

I made this by stealing the Rocky footage from a PHM social ad, then filmed BD in front of an in-game "green screen" in Jedi Survivor. Now they're friends!

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JC Tecklenburg @jct.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Intentional decision making is lost in pursuit of flexibility later in the pipeline where someone else will make the call.

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JC Tecklenburg @jct.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Tonight's a "compare yourself to the creative output of the entire industry" kind of evening

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JC Tecklenburg @jct.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

jctecklenburg.com Freelance motion design generalist

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Etherington Brothers @etheringtonbros.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Our feature artist/reference for today is this SIMPLY BRILLIANT gif on ANIMATING LOOPS by the amazing @kinucakes! The explanation of the differences here using those black line examples is pURE GENIUS! #gamedev #animation #animationdev #anime #manga #conceptart #characterdesign

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