Keyslinger. Curve operator. Pixel pusher. Root beer lover. Hockey fan. CURRENT: Senior Creative Director | SPILLT PAST: Imaginary Forces, Digital Kitchen, Blur, Pacific Rim, Transformers, Person of Interest. Ryan Summers.https://bsky.app/profile/oddernod.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/oddernod.bsky.social/post/3mcsfkrdusg2lDemo reels – figuring out how to get started? TOUGH. • Who am I? • What do I show? • What do I call myself? • How long should it even be? Once you have it cut and scored and uploaded? EVEN TOUGHER. • Who is hiring? • How do I connect? • What do I do after applying?19 Jan 2026 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:py77u6uhawhexghdkdgpb6pl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcsfkrdusg2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/oddernod.bsky.social/post/3mcrxwkj4fq27With CHRONOKEYS launching, I'm at peak animating scripts and plug-ins with After EFFECTS: • Chronokeys • Keystone • Kease • Flow At this point, we need the animating experience (timeline + curve editor) addressed by the AE team. What tools would you like to see added natively?19 Jan 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:py77u6uhawhexghdkdgpb6pl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcrxwkj4fq27https://bsky.app/profile/oddernod.bsky.social/post/3mcrwifvedc2yYou could make a very American version of NO OTHER CHOICE set in the mid-2000s feature animation industry where someone goes around Burbank chopping off the drawing hand of the last few lead animators and it would end with the first shot of the all AI-generated animated feature.19 Jan 2026 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:py77u6uhawhexghdkdgpb6pl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcrwifvedc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/oddernod.bsky.social/post/3mcqcgwb3ss2aLet’s talk NO OTHER CHOICE: A last gasp of workaday capitalism. Breaking Bad by way of Oldboy. The Tragedy of Craft. A messy gut punch riot for anyone affected by automation or AI, whether you were a journalist, designer, animator, or just hoping to be one. Darkly delicious. 9/1018 Jan 2026 23:40 +0000at://did:plc:py77u6uhawhexghdkdgpb6pl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcqcgwb3ss2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/oddernod.bsky.social/post/3mc3rzrzxqs2cOnly the best. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Jan 2026 19:53 +0000at://did:plc:py77u6uhawhexghdkdgpb6pl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc3rzrzxqs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/oddernod.bsky.social/post/3lq6hva3euk25If I told you 1 person had the most popular land in Epic Universe, directed the #1 movie on Netflix, AND created a character w/ the biggest Memorial Day opening of all-time – would you believe me? You should, because that's EXACTLY what Chris Sanders just did! https://www.keysandcurves.com/p/mission-stitchpossible27 May 2025 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:py77u6uhawhexghdkdgpb6pl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq6hva3euk25https://bsky.app/profile/oddernod.bsky.social/post/3lp2n7yi34226Sometimes the hardest button to button is just pressing PUBLISH. Today was that day. Let's get real. Let's talk layoffs. https://www.keysandcurves.com/p/the-hardest-button-to-button13 May 2025 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:py77u6uhawhexghdkdgpb6pl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp2n7yi34226https://bsky.app/profile/oddernod.bsky.social/post/3loix66uu3c2wWhat’s up with Animation? We talk about the industry at large, share a jaw-dropping Sonic fan film, and take a look at a very slick new shoe commercial. Check out all this and more in the newest edition of KEYS & CURVES! https://open.substack.com/pub/keysandcurves/p/darth-vader-sonic-a-startling-shoe?r=4njgco&utm_medium=ios06 May 2025 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:py77u6uhawhexghdkdgpb6pl/app.bsky.feed.post/3loix66uu3c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/oddernod.bsky.social/post/3lnh4damogs2hI stumbled into Substack’s podcast-making capability, so now KEYS & CURVES has short quickcasts where I take a walk and record my musing on animation and motion design topics weekly. Today’s topic? Animated anthologies and why maybe we should be making our own? 🤔 https://open.substack.com/pub/keysandcurves/p/predators-robots-and-jedi-us-too?r=4njgco&utm_medium=ios23 Apr 2025 02:08 +0000at://did:plc:py77u6uhawhexghdkdgpb6pl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnh4damogs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/oddernod.bsky.social/post/3llpmb6gvd22jThis whole “you’re cooked, artists” thing is the equivalent of someone who tried a microwave for the first time saying it’s over for restaurants now. You better quit now all you cooks & chefs and become a plumber because I can make a limp grey salisbury steak in 30 seconds!01 Apr 2025 00:24 +0000at://did:plc:py77u6uhawhexghdkdgpb6pl/app.bsky.feed.post/3llpmb6gvd22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/oddernod.bsky.social/post/3ljc4d3smp22q01 Mar 2025 04:43 +0000at://did:plc:py77u6uhawhexghdkdgpb6pl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljc4d3smp22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/oddernod.bsky.social/post/3liumovrons2iWriting 4 panel comic strips for a project. Thought I’d take a break & read some early CALVIN + HOBBES. DONT. It is SHOCKING how good Watterson was, right out of the gate. His fourth strip in and it’s jam-packed. Visual puns. Established the dynamic between C+H. A double funny final panel.23 Feb 2025 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:py77u6uhawhexghdkdgpb6pl/app.bsky.feed.post/3liumovrons2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/oddernod.bsky.social/post/3liuhqsa45c2oThe chilling effect continues across VFX shops as Technicolor US seemingly is shutting down operations on Monday – this includes Mikros, MPC and The Mill offices across the country.23 Feb 2025 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:py77u6uhawhexghdkdgpb6pl/app.bsky.feed.post/3liuhqsa45c2o