#monolith studios

[mechasonicsuperfan]

My second favorite most wanted dream Death Battle matchup ever of all time!

#Death Battle #RoosterTeeth #Neptune #Purple Heart #Next Purple #Hyperdimension Neptunia #Neptunia #Compile Heart #Idea Factory #Monolith Studios #Nintendo #Xenoblade #Xenoblade Chronicles #Xenoblade Chronicles 2 #Pyra #Mythra #Pneuma

[hobodante]

#gaming #blood #blood game #blood fps #fps #boomer shooter #caleb #nightdive studios #monolith #build engine #dos #dos games #pc #pc gaming #gore #shotgun #horror #action horror

[michael-h-art]

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 brainrot has returned.

More to come

#xenoblade #xenoblade chronicles #xenoblade chronicles 3 #xenoblade 3 #monolith soft #nintendo #nintendo switch #videogame #videogame fanart #fanart #sketch #doodle #illustration #noah #mio #clip studio paint

[nervousmonolith]

people complaining about those 3 large American companies not producing 2D animated films anymore when there is multiple non American companies doing it.

Anyway this is cartoon saloon propaganda

#monolith mumbles #ive went to the studio its sick🗣️ #anyway yeah watch any of their films

[mvfm-25]

" The game is never far from a laugh, and amazingly the humour is almost flawless! "

PC Zone Magazine n122 - December, 2002.

#Monolith #Monolith Productions #Vivendi Games #Vivendi Universal Games #Sierra #Sierra Studios #Fox Interactive #No One Lives Forever #No One Lives Forever 2 #NOLF #NOLF 2 #Cate Archer

[sanstropfremir]

I'm really enjoying reading through your blog, and of course it has to do a lot with the fact that I also love to bits everything Taemin puts out. Unfortunately tumblr makes it really annoying to try and get to older posts, so sorry if you've already spoken about any of this T-T

A big part of why I love Taemin's solo work so much is his unique style, which shines through both technique and performance.

Taemin has many times spoke about how he's heavily involved in everything concerning his work: styling, picking out the samples, lyrics, themes, choreo, you name it he took care of it at some point. "The taemin genre" couldn't have emerged simply out of him being an above average dancer, his signature is on everything.

But surely, very often he can't do much more than express his opinion on something, and a lot of the end product is still created by other people? It would be silly to expect him to dance, sing, produce, write lyrics, style all at once, right? Or would it?

I very, very often hear people take pride in the fact that their fav is an "all-rounder", that presumably does most of the "creating" purely by themselves, or at least can shine all alone, even without the support of a group. But does that imply that artists that only do the performing part are somehow less "authentic", or worthy of praise? Or that idols comfortable in their position as a team player aren't talented or into what they do? To call yourself a master you probably have to spend a decade on just one skill, so why expect teens and young adults to be Da Vincis?

Now, of course it's still amazing when an idol puts in the work and branches out. Taemin's vocal improvement undoubtedly gave him more creative opportunities and made his stages that much more impactful.

But even just being an idol and maintaining an attractive appearance (for criteria as harsh as it is in k-pop) would easily count as a full-time job, so I would go as far as to say that this expectation of total creative control is a little delusional.

haha it was really funny watching you go through everything! yea tumblr is really bad about that, but if you go to my blog on desktop/not the mobile version you should be able to page back through ALL my asks, which are all tagged by 'answers'. there are like probably around a thousand of those now tho.

i have kind of talked about this before, but i'm very happy to talk about it again, because i always think it's worthwhile to clarify what the actual process is like for creating a collaborative work.

you are right, taemin and every other idol who says they're 'involved' in the process in some way is most likely just picking options and expression opinions about things that designers and stylists have already curated for them. it is physically impossible for a single person to do EVERYTHING involved in something like creating a kpop cb, because there are just too many tasks. and if one person DID try to do it all on their own, it would take probably 100x as long to finish. let me use styling as an example: lots of idols have professed to have input on styling choices, but this can range anywhere from bringing in moodboards and having discussions about what styling they're interested in at design meetings, to just picking which thing they like best from a selection of clothes already provided by the designer. in NO fucking world is an idol:

taking measurements

shopping for fabric

shopping for clothing

sewing and altering clothing

doing the budgeting

labelling and collating all the pieces together

taking fitting notes

these are all extremely specialized skills that 1) take TIME to learn how to do and how to do well, and 2) just take TIME to DO. you want to know what i spend probably 40% of the total production time of a show doing when i costume design? fucking SHOPPING. an idol may contribute ideas to a design and make executive choices, but in NO way are they solely responsible for everything about styling. the only idol that i would believe to have a heavier hand than most in this regard is kibum, who does actually have a good knowledge of fashion and fabric and i could see him going shopping with a designer. but if you think that man is sewing anything? cmon.

and this is just for ONE aspect of a cb. you think an idol is also painting the set? shopping for props? setting up the lighting? most idols that are known for dancing aren't even choreographing their own work, INCLUDING taemin. it is absolutely and unquestionably delusional to say that an idol has total creative control over something. this whole idea doesn't originate in kpop (it's auteur theory's fault), but kpop does suffer from an acute version of it, because there's a general collective concensus that devalues the creative work of the labourer. basically, people will only classify you as a "true artist" if you're the one who comes up with the ideas, because ideas and concepts are given more importance and weight. it's a type of because 'being in charge'/'at the top of the food chain that's been perpetuated by capitalism and western postmordern art theory that intentionally places value of conceptual skills higher than those of craftspeople. no type of person is a ''true artist'' and most art takes many people with many different skills in order to create. i find it unintentionally very funny that you use da vinci as an example of an 'allrounder' (or 'renaissance man' as they used to be called) because he, like every other famous painter from the era, used apprentices to help paint his paintings!!!!! he was even an apprentice himself for verrocchio!! da vinci's legacy would not have been possible without all the other people who helped him create the work that he did!

what is the real kicker about this whole mess is that downplays the beauty of the fact that art is made collaboratively. an 'ideas' person cannot realize those ideas without a craftsperson there to help them. everyone who takes part in creating something is important, and it's fucked to only acknowledge specific people in that process.

#like i dont think people realize that even like big contemporary artists have studios w ppl doing fabrication for them #that's VERY common #but none of them will actively recognize it because it takes the perceived value of their monolith artist brand away #i've almost never done a full sweep design on anything and i've worked on some tiny ass shows bc its just too much work #like when i say its impossible i fucking mean it #kpop questions #im not going to get into more of an anticapitalist rant than i already did but its literally capitalism's fault #craftspeople were literally some of the first unions btw #text #answers #like it's very fine that someone just does performing. thats ok. performing is its own set of skills #you dont have to expect or gas up idols for doing other stuff like there are literally other people whose jobs those are!!!!!!!!!!!! #auteur theory and capitalism ruined fucking everything fr #dont even get me started on the authenticity stuff again god knows i hate that shit

[gqutie-blog]

Exterior Barcelona Idea for a large, modern, three-story concrete flat roof

#window #glass #green #monolith #designers furniture #studio mk27 - marcio kogan

[sheltiechicago]

The Monolith, Ningbo, by Neri&Hu

Shanghai-based studio Neri&Hu designed a cultural destination in Xiangshan, near the eastern coastal city of Ningbo.

It will be made up of five distinct building complexes including villas, thermal baths, seaside leisure facilities, restaurants, and a chapel (pictured).

#neri&hu #architectural studio #the monolith #ningbo #china #xiangshan #buildings #architecture #cultural destination

[mileena--kahnumm]

Damn right that's my favorite Game

😌❤🩸🩸🩸❤

#blood(game) #blood #blood fresh supply #monolith productions #nightdive studios #STEAM

[guanaco14878]

Monolith Over City

"It still looms over the city, standing over it like a tombstone."

#clip studio paint #digital art #fantasy #art #dark fantasy #fantasy ruins #ruins #landscape #monolith #tower #city #fog

[seabreezeraincloud]

when a certain post calling for the unionization of a certain profession pops up on your dash and a few comments down there's a petition that someone presented as being for just that and it turns out it's for an entirely different category of workers to join a union that already exists and is already recognized and a lot of workers at the company in question are already part of and you want to reblog with a long-winded comment clarifying that it's misleading because it's not what the rest of the post was actually talking about but you just don't have the energy because most people will just mindlessly reblog without fact-checking or reading the notes anyway so what's even the point

#honestly very weird how that petition is being shared as the ''omg marvel artists are finally unionizing!!!'' petition #when it very clearly says it's for production workers (not artists) at wdas (not marvel studios) to join tag (an already-recognized union) #i know people on this website use ''disney'' and ''marvel'' interchangeably but marvel is still separate from wdas/pixar/dtva/etc. #and honestly we need to stop treating all of the corporation's subsidiaries as a monolith if we're going to tackle specific issues #artists who make disney animated films are already unionized! it's the vfx artists for live-action films that don't have a union yet! #lumping them all under ''disney artists'' isn't helpful bc disney can just say ''what do you mean? :) our artists ARE unionized <3'' #(plus disney markets its monopoly as One Big Magical Brand and WANTS to be seen as that monolith and i think it's good to say fuck that) #my public diary

[mechasonicsuperfan]

Death Battle - Arfoire Vs. Malos (Hyperdimension Neptunia Vs. Xenoblade Chronicles 2)

#Death Battle #RoosterTeeth #Arfoire #Malos #Hyperdimesion Neptunia #Neptunia #Xenoblade Chronicles 2 #Xenoblade #Xenoblade Chronicles #Monolith Studios #Compile Heart #Idea Factory

[hobodante]

#gaming #blood #blood pc game #blood monolith #monolith #nightdive studios #caleb #fps #boomer shooter #dos #build engine #first person shooter #dos games #pc gaming #explosions #gibs #rocket launcher #gore #horror #action horror #horror comedy

[5style]

Monolithic forms in the fading evening light, that rise through the mystical desert vastness. Gorgeous modern architecture aesthetics by Studio Arkhagen.

#5style #minimalism #architecture #minimalist #minimal #style #luxury #minimal architecture #minimal interior #digital render #rendering #modern architecture

[nervousmonolith]

anyway on another note piracy is cool

#monolith mumbles #LITERALLY JUST LIKE ADOBE NOW FUCJ OFFFF #basically if you want any updates for V2.0 you need to buy a fucking subscription #and when the subscription runs out you loose access to them #fuckin clip studio paint battle pass

[haveyouseenthismovie-poll]

When I first saw the blog, I had a very disdainfull reaction of "we get it Tumblr only watch kid movies" but the more result I see the more I find it interesting that yes, the movie with the most overwhelming "yes" are movies that were really popular when we were children, but most adults movies either have an overwhelming "haven't even heard of it" or have actually very close "yes" and "no" answers. There's very little cultural monolith actually

Most of the kids' movies that have received majority "yes" votes haven't been all that surprising. Most of them are Disney (or other big animation studios') movies that came out in the 2000s-2010s, so a lot of this site's primary age demographic probably watched them as children. I think if you asked any site with a primary age demographic of 20-30 year olds about movies like Monsters Inc. or The Incredibles, the results wouldn't be that different- those are just extremely popular movies. That's where the adult-oriented movies prove more interesting IMO, as those are the movies that you generally have to have made an active effort to see rather than just had it played for you as a little kid. For instance, Blade Runner isn't a movie my parents would've shown me or that any of my peers would've been talking about when I was younger- I saw it myself once I got older because it was regularly talked about in film fan circles I'm in and thus I thought it was important to watch it. I have to imagine that at least a few other "yes" voters on that poll had a similar experience.

The fact that the adult-oriented movie results are, as you said, usually either primarily "haven't heard of this" votes or are a fairly even yes/no split is interesting because it establishes two types of adult-oriented movies: the ones that are critically acclaimed in film fanatic circles, but lesser known outside of that demographic, and the ones that are so absurdly popular that it's wild to think that anyone hasn't heard of it. Maybe you don't care about killer robots or evil shark movies, but chances are that you at least know about The Terminator and Jaws, whereas movies like The 400 Blows and Persona are apparently primarily heard about and watched only by those with an active interest in film history (at least as far as this blog's voting pool is concerned.)

A take-away from this blog that I've read and found interesting is the idea that a lot of folks basically just stop watching movies when they get older. I think this can be hard to wrap your head around if you are someone who really loves movies and still makes an active effort to watch a variety of them, but it does seem to be what this blog's results suggest. Most people simply aren't that into movies, especially when the movies in question came out decades before they were born. Maybe that's a bummer for some, but that just makes me interested in seeing what movies general audiences (or in this case, the Tumblr demographic) have deemed important to check out.

What do the followers think about this? Are there any results that y'all found particularly surprising?

#answers #(also obvi some movies are just generally obscure but im not talking about those ones here lol)