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We all have those moments we'd rather forget and secretly hope everyone else has forgotten too.
Out of curiosity, I decided to look into why our brains keep replaying these memories. The neuroscience behind it turned out to be far more fascinating than I expected.
If you've ever wondered why embarrassing moments seem to live rent-free in your mind, this article is for you.
I love writings like this ... I'm definitely checking it out.
Tried checking it now, but it seems I have to request access to view 😔
Oops! 😅 Thanks for catching that, Obed. I've updated the permissions, so it should work now. Here's the link again: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1axdSKNYp6BU0FTfYmogqYB7EycawwuQ1/view?usp=sharing.
Hope you like it!😊
I saw this in my email this morning. Just read it and I'm going to give you my honest review.
*Takes a deep breath*
I loved it. I could hear your voice in my head as a read it and it was cool. Especially that like about saying "You Too" to a birthday wish. 😂 That was good. But...
Thank you so much for taking the time to read it and for giving me such honest feedback. I really appreciate it. 😊
I'm so glad you enjoyed it, and your comment about the tone shifting toward the end is really helpful. I'll definitely keep that in mind when I write my next...
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You will LAUGH at least once if you watch
my creative process behind EditorialGen, my submission. I use Envato’s AI tools
daily; they make my life easier and they allow me to create assets I could only
imagine before. But let’s face it, even these great tools can fail sometime.
And those fails…they’re quite hilarious. So, I sprinkled some of the fails I
encountered during my creative process in this video, together with some memes.
Cause why not?! Adding some humor to videos is my passion.
Enjoy and please watch till the end.
Don’t forget to hit the upgoat button! 🐐
Best,
Dan
Had soo much fun cracking up and watching this, great one Dan!
Candle & Crumb, "Some cakes come with dragons."
For this challenge, I made a 24-second ad for a bakery that doesn't exist. A completely ordinary family birthday, one small impossible guest, and nobody reacts. That's the product: some cakes come with dragons.
I'm a filmmaker, so I treated this as a directing job, not a generating job. One master frame was born first, and every shot inherited its DNA through start frames and references. The family went through three castings (the first felt sad, the second laughed like a stock photo). The tin went through three lives (a transparent one would have killed the reveal). The dragon was cast like an actor: one reference sheet, seven poses, every shot.
Human by Design moment: My first instinct was to make the dragon fly in and light the candles from the air. Halfway through, it stopped feeling right. A flying dragon is a spectacle, and this world doesn't do spectacle. So I made the opposite decision: the dragon stays in the tin, never stands up, and lights the candles lying down. The joke isn't a dragon that performs. It's a dragon that can't be bothered.
The Project Includes:
- The Film (24s ad)
- The Brand (Candle & Crumb wordmark, slogan, closing card)
- The Dragon (character reference sheet)
- The Workflow Video
Created entirely with Envato + AI.
Envato tools used: ImageGen, ImageEdit, VideoGen, SoundGen, Music, Sound Effects, Fonts
Thanks to Envato and Contra for introducing me to a toolkit I had somehow never touched. I had never used Envato before this challenge. Turns out that was my loss.
My Socials:
X: https://x.com/sarpstar/status/2078757967634080113
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da-CGApIdf1/
@envato #envatochallenge #HumanByDesign
haha I loved this submission
Half a year later I returned to Wednesday's idea
It's just like Wendy's, but Wednesday's and it's kind of grim
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