I've always been fascinated by the mind-bending architectures of Maurits Cornelis Escher. After checking out an exhibition in Paris with two of my grandkids, I thought it'd be fun to make a short film for friends who couldn’t see it outside the city. Along the way, I realized—once again—that ACT5 is still the best tool for certain kinds of projects. For this one, I used Galaxi.ai, Cartoon Animator 5, Photoshop, and Premiere Pro.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LsTORjZgAA7I0GyW844WLFDCf2b3C-Q6aMoD7c51py8/edit?usp=sharing 1. DETECTIVE: Mrs. Chen... You played me well. 2. CHEN: You should've left her memory corrupted, Inspector. 3. DETECTIVE: Convenient that her voice circuits were "damaged." 4. CHEN: Convenient... yes. That’s a good word. 5. DETECTIVE: The insurance won't pay out for murder. You know that. 6. CHEN: Money was never the point. 7. DETECTIVE: So you killed him. 8. CHEN: I never killed anyone… ARIA, eliminate target. 9. DROID: New directive... Apprehend target. 10. CHEN: What? No! Eliminate the detective! 11. DETECTIVE: Sorry Mrs. Chen, she's not talking about me.

Some resolution issues I hope to solve with Topaz. Ran out of "fix it" time before the class today. Will look for suggestions from Mark. Comments welcome.