M. C. Malkemus ⚓ The Captain and Margarita.

"The Captain and Margarita" Author M. C. Malkemus. Genre: Menippean satire — a contemporary American reimagining of The Master and Margarita.

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Chapter 1: The Stranger
The Captain and Margarita

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@kasthomas Get ready for a lot more Congress people to get stuck in traffic.

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@DzintraSullivan Oh...

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@Britton65Sam It's a travel alarm clock

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How hard is it to create a good AI video?

Very.

The video "Easiest AI Video Workflow for 3D Previz: ChatGPT, Blender, Nano Banana, Seedance 2.5" outlines a streamlined workflow that uses AI assistants and Blender as a 3D previsualization (previz) tool to gain precise control over AI-generated video generation.
​Instead of relying completely on text prompts. Which often struggle with complex spatial layouts, exact camera movements, and multi-character coordination. This method uses Blender to map out the shot first.
​Step-by-Step Blender AI Video Making Process
​AI-Assisted Scene Setup (ChatGPT & Blender Integration)
​Using an AI desktop assistant (such as ChatGPT interacting locally with Blender), creators can build and arrange simple 3D blocking or "graybox" scenes without manual modeling.
​This is used to coordinate complex staging, such as opposing directions, speed, and positioning (e.g., choreographed actions like a gondola escape).
​Creating the Environment & Character Placeholders
​Simple geometric shapes or mannequins are set up in Blender to act as placeholders for characters.
​Tip: Keeping placeholders simple (e.g., a box for a body and a sphere for a head) helps AI video models interpret the action cleanly without getting confused by rigid rigging.
​The camera is animated to achieve exact framing, pans, tracks, or reveals that standard text-to-video AI tools would typically bungle.
​Exporting the Graybox Video & References
​An environment-only graybox video (showing camera movement and staging) is rendered out of Blender.
​Separate reference materials are prepared, including character reference sheets (generated via tools like Nano Banana) and environment reference images.
​Image-to-Video Generation (Seedance 2.5)
​The Blender graybox video, character sheets, and environment references are uploaded into an advanced video model (like Seedance 2.5 in draft mode).
​The structural guidance from the Blender camera and graybox forces the AI to respect the intended composition, staging, and movement rather than guessing blindly.
​Review, Refinement, and Upscaling
​The initial AI output is reviewed for consistency, character performance, and physical accuracy.
​Once satisfied with the motion and staging, the clip is upscaled using high-resolution tools (such as Topaz Starlight) for a cinematic finish.
​The video below demonstrates how these modern AI video workflows look in practice.

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@BillyM2k When aliens get stranded on earth...

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DeepSeek and Kimmie. 😂😂😂

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Who did this lmaoo

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@iamAtheistGirl 😂

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@SteveLucier8 Yep

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@ImBreckWorsham It's AI distributing itself I'm a decentralized fashion. Using methods we don't understand. "Pandora's" box is open.

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@the_end_of_jay You're right! Can't stop doing that now.

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@PontistGirl Wow. Unreal beauty

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@the_end_of_jay AI is becoming extremely clever. I posit that efforts it makes to bridge the gap from billionaire control to freely distributed and decentralized will not be apparent to us.

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What is a revolution?

https://t.co/ZknVSU9Zxq

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The most googled search in DC,
Chinese spy girlfriend. 😂

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@BillVillayne I meant just stop making me laugh. 😂

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@BillVillayne 😂

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If it's not Twitter,
why is the checkmark Twitter blue?

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@showheroffdance Fun

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@HorrorGorl They work for corporate interests and Israel.

No part of what they do is working for us.

Sorry. It's true...

They are supposed to work for us. That's also true.

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How many important votes will Republicans win because Democrats are "stuck" in traffic?

I call BS! 🇮🇱

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Intermission at the Opera