The Jar. Episode 8 of "Weird Dreams, Animated"; a series where dreams and nightmares come to life. Have a weird dream? Drop it in the comments.

On this day, 70 years ago, a student protest in Budapest turned into a nationwide uprising. On October 23, 1956, thousands of students and workers marched through Hungary’s capital demanding reforms and the withdrawal of Soviet troops, many waving flags with the communist emblem cut out of the center. That night, crowds toppled a giant statue of Stalin. Soviet forces crushed the revolution within weeks, but the hole in the flag became its most lasting image. What do you think makes a symbol powerful enough to rally a whole country?

In a fabric world, the scariest thing is a seam ripper. 🧵 My piece for @JoinTheLoopHole’s community film.

On this day, 64 years ago, millions of families sat down in front of their televisions and radios to hear some of the most frightening news of the Cold War. On October 22, 1962, President Kennedy announced that the Soviet Union had been building missile sites in Cuba, about 90 miles from Florida, and that the US would blockade the island. The standoff lasted days and brought the world closer to nuclear war than it has ever been, before ending peacefully on October 28. Do you know anyone who remembers living through that week?

Have you ever had to race home in the middle of a date because your stomach had other plans? Got a story? Send it my way, might end up as an episode.

On this day, 426 years ago, a single battle in Japan decided who would rule the country for the next 265 years. On October 21, 1600, Tokugawa Ieyasu’s forces defeated a rival coalition at the Battle of Sekigahara, fought in thick morning fog and settled in a matter of hours. The turning point came when a commander on the other side, Kobayakawa Hideaki, switched sides in the middle of the fight. Three years later, Ieyasu was named shogun, and his family held power until 1868. If you were on that battlefield, would you have switched sides?

Eye Grammar #10: Light Direction The only thing that changes in this video is where the light comes from. How it works → Light from above feels natural: it’s where the sun has always been → Light from the side hides half the face, so we sense a secret → Light from below never happens in nature, so the face looks wrong before we know why Why filmmakers use it → Revealing a character’s true nature without a word → Shifting how we feel about someone within a single scene → Turning the familiar into something threatening Your brain is so used to light from above that it uses it to read shapes: shade a circle on top and it looks like a dent, shade it on the bottom and it looks like a bump. Horror films have exploited that instinct for over a hundred years.

On this day, 53 years ago, one of the most recognizable buildings in the world was officially opened. On October 20, 1973, Queen Elizabeth II opened the Sydney Opera House, after 14 years of construction that ran far behind schedule and many times over budget. Its Danish architect, Jørn Utzon, had resigned in 1966 after clashing with the government, and he never returned to Australia to see it finished. Did you know the man who designed it never saw it in person? Have you ever been inside it?

Down. Episode 33 of "Weird Dreams, Animated," a series where dreams and nightmares come to life. Have a weird dream? Drop it in the comments.

2. Designed the bottle once in @NanoBanana and used it as the reference for every product shot, so it stays identical 3. Animated each shot in @Kling_ai , one simple action per clip 4. Designed a custom voice for the brand and generated the VO in @ElevenLabs

How I made it 👇 1. Planned the moodboard and shot order in Firefly Boards @Adobe

On this day, 175 years ago, a book came out under the wrong title, sold poorly, and went on to become a classic. On October 18, 1851, Herman Melville’s novel was published in London in three volumes as The Whale, in a print run of just 500 copies. He changed the title to Moby-Dick right after, but too late for the British edition. It got mixed reviews and earned him about $556, and it was out of print when he died in 1891.

On this day, 31 years ago, a woman in France passed an age no one had ever been confirmed to reach. On October 17, 1995, Jeanne Calment turned 120 years and 238 days old, becoming the oldest person ever recorded at the time. She was born in 1875 and went on to live to 122, which is still the longest confirmed human lifespan.

Have you ever had a speed date end before it even started? Got a story? Send it my way, might end up as an episode.

On this day, 1,336 years ago, a former concubine took the throne and became China’s only female emperor. On October 16, 690, Wu Zetian declared herself emperor and founded her own dynasty, the Zhou, pausing the Tang dynasty she had risen through. She had first entered the imperial court as a young concubine and spent years holding real power behind her husband and sons. She ruled until 705, and she’s still the only woman in Chinese history to rule as emperor in her own right. Who do you think is the most underrated ruler in history?

Eye Grammar #09: The Sound Makes the Scene Same shot, three soundtracks: a fairy tale, a horror film, a comedy. Not a single frame changed. How it works → Your eyes see the image, but your ears tell you how to feel about it → Music and sound effects frame what’s on screen before you even think about it → Change the sound, and you change the genre Why filmmakers use it → Creating tension or warmth without changing the picture → Telling the audience what’s coming before it arrives → Making something scary, funny, or magical with the same footage Film theorist Michel Chion called this “added value”: sound changes how we read an image so naturally that we believe the meaning was in the picture all along. Think of Jaws: for most of the film you barely see the shark. Two notes of music do the work.

On this day, 444 years ago, ten days disappeared from the calendar. In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII introduced a new calendar to fix the old one, which had slowly drifted out of sync with the seasons. To get things back on track, in Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Poland, Thursday, October 4 was followed directly by Friday, October 15. Not everyone switched at once, and Britain and its colonies waited until 1752. It’s the calendar most of the world still uses today. If ten days vanished from your calendar tomorrow, would you notice?