Art vs Content - What do you choose?

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[untonyto]

I've been worrying about AI killing animation but the other day it occurred to me "You know who AI can never replace? Howard Wimshurst."

[TonikoPantoja]

I've also been dipping in terms of my productivity and upload. I think we go through a stage at our life where we reflect what we want to do, what it means for us to make stuff, and whether we are making it for ourselves or for others. As human beings, it is absolutely normal to have this need to belong to a community, whether its following a trend, or finding a niche group of folks.

Sometimes I feel like making stuff that feels genuinely for me, and sometimes there are times where I do want to appeal to a crowd. Atleast we are self aware of that.

Good video man!

[Linkkomas]

Howard, what you do already is perfect. There not so many animators that promote 2d hand drawn approach as well as you do. The future is not AI, algorithm. It's art rythm : music, color, emotion, impression, direct experience, life. Some talk about "content" (that pleases the AI, that is) ; I would rather say "container" which is the real funtion of a channel. Yours is full of real genuine content and I just encourage you to keep on your human-caring axis of creation. There are many very, corporate, "Matrixial", efficient, wired, algorithm-driven channelists, giving at high pace not so much of the content humans actually need, want, dream of, though. Keep up being a (very creative and analogic) Mr Anderson, not an on-line Mr Smith !

[fanbow]

"I will still make the video because there could be someone out there who could benefit from this." So true, puts a smile on my face.

[tymosulek]

Best thing about this approach is if it gets more popular, there will be much less clutter on social media feeds. Who knows maybe as a society we'll all come to this point where people will just post things that are actually important to them. Although lately looking at how samey is ArtStation for example I reckon its gonna be a while yet.

[AshuraAE]

Doing what you do and love is and create unqiue creation is more important than the meta/ fame

[IONsKrypton]

2:21 I couldn't answer on the server that time but I want to say that the biggest trouble is 'AI'. I recently read a post saying, "AI was good to do my laundry and cleaning and I'd continue my Art and Writing but AI is doing Art and Writing and I..." This is true. I am worried for our employment in the future. And the AI companies just go on and on making more efficient, more powerful AI versions.

[Griffdawg]

Glad to hear from you, Howard. And great video as always!

[springwater]

2:04 Fully respect that which is why I subscribed..you do it bc you love it and you stay true to yourself ✊🏽💯

[MicahBuzanANIMATION]

Great to see a new vid from you! Always hearing your thoughts on these topics.

The sweet spot is to bridge gap between art and commerce, content and authentic expression. The two can be combined.

But sometimes you can't bridge that gap, and that's ok. Finding a balance between personal art and client work is key. Freelancing can put food on the table, but personal art feeds the soul.

My goal this year is to find that balance.

[TOJImation]

Man! Thank you so much for this video. I'm an animator who focuses on quality instead of quantity, and i'm really enjoying the process of each video. The biggest thing i love about that, is I'm improving something each time i upload a video.

I hope you all the best 🙌

[SantiYounger]

Incredible advice as always, epic timelapse, and next level animation! Keep it up man

[callibor]

Art. You can never put content over art. Art is culture. Art is history, literature, music, cooking and agriculture.

No platform shall replace all that our ancestors created for thousands of years.

We need to form allies if we are going to keep art alive. And AI is one of the many allies we may need to get people safely into a new reformed society in North America.

It will make even Russia and China cry for a utopia that has given universal healthcare to all that is willing to come our nation and keep art alive.

[bisimedia]

You made this video for me bro. Thanks ❤

[shishumaru]

Yeah I have the same attitude to this “uploading content” topic. It’s just two different worlds art and content that entertain.

[objectjon]

I always appreciate the genuineness of intention and clear artistic effort presented in these videos. Inspires me in my own endeavors Immensely. Keep up the good work man!

[rotblush]

Glad to hear this kind of self awareness from you! I have also been pondering on this, while trying to stay up to date in creating content, but couldn't bring it out with words. This is like staying true to oneself, even if current internet trends don't align with oneself.

[picklecookies]

The algorithm sucks most of the time but I'm glad when it shows me these kinds of videos. Great video dude

[KimAllenAnima-Saurus]

Thanks for sharing this thought process. It is really important to know why we choose to do something. Especially a creative pursuit. Animation is all consuming, when you put a craft into it. As you said, if you are doing it just for views, then you will have different approach to creating what you make. If you are doing it for the passion of breathing life into the characters and the stories, you will approach it in a different way. Life isn't always about the money, views, popularity. As long as you be honest to knowing your why, and to who you are, then your magic will happen.