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Sara Talmadge

@charapoo

(She/her) Tea and sweater enthusiast, IRL garden gnome, senior animator at NetherRealm (MK1) http://www.saratalmadge.com/ cara.app/charapoo

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just became aware of this--the regime wants to clear-cut massive chunks of Oregon's old growth forests in the name of timber production.

you have until March 23rd to comment.

i know we have endless fucking things to scream at politicians about--this is an important one too.

28.02.2026 18:41 πŸ‘ 2671 πŸ” 2664 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 49
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Hello, my animated short film REMEMBER US is now online! The entire crew put a ton of effort into it - link both on bio, and in the following post. go watch it now πŸ‘‡!

20.01.2026 17:31 πŸ‘ 70 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t think a question has led to more unpredictable results than when someone asks a dev what game they work on 😭

07.01.2026 04:22 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My dentist asked me what I’m working on and he seemed genuinely excited so I said β€œMortal Kombat” and his reply was β€œhmm, I guess I don’t know that one” 😭😭😭

07.01.2026 04:21 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bud in the blossoms 🌱🌸

06.01.2026 19:39 πŸ‘ 197 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1

I’ll opt out of knowing in advance, thanks βœ‹

20.12.2025 04:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I worked very hard on this so I'm going to be very annoying about it for a while ;w; I don't often have personal work to show!

19.12.2025 23:56 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My (non animator) husband: this looks great! I wish it were longer though…
Me: it’s FOUR WHOLE SECONDS!!!

19.12.2025 18:59 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Physical Hand keyed in Autodesk Maya. Rig (c) Characterrigs.com Song is "Physical" by Dua Lipa, choreography is referenced from Yeji Kim Choreography.

Calling this dance animation done! Three years of mocap rust is hard to shake off, let me tell you. vimeo.com/1147895748?f...

19.12.2025 18:34 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
The Gandalf meme (a series of photos of Gandalf looking lost and confused) with the caption β€œBlorbo..??”

The Gandalf meme (a series of photos of Gandalf looking lost and confused) with the caption β€œBlorbo..??”

15.12.2025 06:02 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Also which one haven’t you seen because if it’s Oni, you better get on it

10.12.2025 03:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s true, I would say KPop veers into universal territory with the plot. When I use β€œpersonal” I also mean, like, I can watch it and immediately grok the storyteller’s tastes/hobbies/influences. Sometimes you watch a movie and know EXACTLY what the creator’s YouTube algorithm would be, lol

10.12.2025 03:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

At least for me, I tend to respond less to stories that set out to be universal and more to stories that feel so achingly personal. Those are the ones that remind me of what we all have in common.

09.12.2025 19:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Poster for Pixar’s film, Luca

Poster for Pixar’s film, Luca

Poster for Netflix/Sony Animation’s KPop Demon Hunters

Poster for Netflix/Sony Animation’s KPop Demon Hunters

Poster for Netflix/Tonko House’s series, Oni

Poster for Netflix/Tonko House’s series, Oni

Apropos of nothing, some of my favorite animated stories (out of the US) came out of the last 5 years. The thing they have in common is that they’re so deeply personal, I can feel the storyteller in every choice. They’re stories that made me go β€œwho is this even made for?!” but in the best way.

09.12.2025 19:33 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve never had cats before so I’m getting a real crash course in what cats are like 🀣

05.12.2025 20:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s classic Momo Behavior 😩

05.12.2025 20:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Turns out our goblin baby was off having liquid shits in our closet

05.12.2025 07:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Just know that we have two cats- brother and sister that were referred to as β€œthe twins” of their litter- and the sister is off being a goblin somewhere, as is her MO

05.12.2025 06:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A photo of a ragdoll cat reclining on an armchair

A photo of a ragdoll cat reclining on an armchair

Plz witness my cat, as he is my extremely precious prince

05.12.2025 05:48 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s the way to do it! I always give up because I hate being on the phone 😭😭😭

04.12.2025 01:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

But also also, my SiL has a terrible time with delayed flights and lost bags once, and she harangued the airline into giving her a $100 voucher for a future flight. So… be the squeaky wheel if you can stomach it πŸ˜…

04.12.2025 00:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So all that to say fingers crossed they’ll find it! When bags get lost it’s always in the restricted parts of an airport so that helps too.
The fact that you can’t get a hold of a person (or a person who cares) is so shitty tho, wtffff

04.12.2025 00:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Ahh, that’s so frustrating! I’ve been in that situation, where my bag got lost in transit somewhere between Tokyo and Savannah. It always took a couple days but they did end up finding it! It happened to my international friends all the time too, we joked that they were the worst delivery service.

04.12.2025 00:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s terrible! I’ve had similar things happen when I flew back and forth from Japan to SCAD. There used to be a way to leave the airline the address you wanted them to mail your suitcase to. Was that not an option? Sorry if this is an obvious question!

03.12.2025 22:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Altho let’s be real this problem predates AI: companies are out there eliminating hundreds of jobs in one fell swoop for β€œcost reasons” meanwhile CEOs are making millions, if not billions, and the government is acting like the most vulnerable people just need to job hunt a bit harder

02.12.2025 01:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Pretty grotesque how lawmakers are pushing for stricter work requirements for food/medical assistance while private industries are going all in on AI to eliminate the need for human workers

02.12.2025 01:15 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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18.11.2025 07:39 πŸ‘ 3073 πŸ” 2542 πŸ’¬ 77 πŸ“Œ 135

yeahhhh didn't think so :/

13.11.2025 18:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is wild. When I worked at Disney Interactive ages ago, we would get pushback from branding on the tiniest things because they were so protective of how Mickey & co. moves, looks, and behaves. Any animation I produced went through *several* iteration passes. Is that even possible with GenAI??

13.11.2025 17:09 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Can't wait to blow this all up by switching to spline tangents #animation #animator #3danimation

13.11.2025 05:19 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0