“Jeffery Dates is a skilled CG Ninja without a doubt, but his creative vision sets him a part from the rest. I have seen plenty of people come and go from Janimation and many had better individual skills, but none has had Jeff's vision and passion for bringing something great to the screen. He has the imagination and ability to take a clients mediocre idea and turn it in to something everyone is proud of.”
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I’m an award winning creative/director/visionary with seasoned experience in storytelling…
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A test of Ozone Story Tech 's new subdivision tool for UE. Doing stuff like this is murder with a full mesh! Rich Hurrey Brad…
A test of Ozone Story Tech 's new subdivision tool for UE. Doing stuff like this is murder with a full mesh! Rich Hurrey Brad…
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Open AI just released their new flagship image model called "GPT Image 2" and to test it out I made this short called "Model Extraction." To me, the…
Open AI just released their new flagship image model called "GPT Image 2" and to test it out I made this short called "Model Extraction." To me, the…
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As an Unreal Engine developer and filmmaker I've been experimenting with a lot of generative AI tools. I'm happy to showcase a new image model…
As an Unreal Engine developer and filmmaker I've been experimenting with a lot of generative AI tools. I'm happy to showcase a new image model…
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Versus
Partnered with Versus as a Creative Director on innovation projects for the Originals department.
These projects focus on animated real-time characters and generative AI workflows. I established and developed a real-time character pipeline for use in animated productions across multiple verticals. Additionally, I'm creating original animated IP utilizing real-time production techniques. -
Wolf Games
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Working as Creative Director at Wolf Games where world-class game design meets cutting-edge storytelling to create the future of entertainment. Our cinematic, generative games deliver deeply immersive, personalized stories that you can play every day.
Our first game, Public Eye, takes you into a near-future where violent crime is spiraling and police departments enlist the public to help solve murder cases. Check out the teaser trailer below and sign up for our waitlist to be among the first…Working as Creative Director at Wolf Games where world-class game design meets cutting-edge storytelling to create the future of entertainment. Our cinematic, generative games deliver deeply immersive, personalized stories that you can play every day.
Our first game, Public Eye, takes you into a near-future where violent crime is spiraling and police departments enlist the public to help solve murder cases. Check out the teaser trailer below and sign up for our waitlist to be among the first to play: www.wolfgames.net
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New substack post. Nobody in entertainment is asking the right questions about retention. How should you be thinking about it? Check out my thoughts…
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Just made my first substack post. I'll be writing there more regularly, subscribe and join me on the journey: https://lnkd.in/g2grz8Ai
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Here’s a nifty tool that’s going viral in Japan called “Seethrough” that uses several Stable Diffusion models to take a single illustration and…
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Reflection On this Holy Week, I’ve done a lot of reflection. Spiritual, self introspective, thinking about family, friends, and opportunities. I’ve…
Reflection On this Holy Week, I’ve done a lot of reflection. Spiritual, self introspective, thinking about family, friends, and opportunities. I’ve…
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It's that time of the year again! Looking forward to Assembly in our hometown of NYC this May! Justin Barnes Robert Meyers Samantha Louise K.C…
It's that time of the year again! Looking forward to Assembly in our hometown of NYC this May! Justin Barnes Robert Meyers Samantha Louise K.C…
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Continuing the push the boundaries on what's possible with hidden object games. This is the result of a 45,000 token long procedure just to create…
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I’m excited to share that I’ve joined Ogilvy / Ogilvy New York as a Creative Impact Associate. Grateful to Lindsay Joy for the support throughout…
I’m excited to share that I’ve joined Ogilvy / Ogilvy New York as a Creative Impact Associate. Grateful to Lindsay Joy for the support throughout…
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Testing some new MOCAP tech with UE 5.7 and the finger capture is looking really solid.
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