Thread by @BennettWaisbren

ChatGPT 4o's new image gen is insane. Here's what Severance would look like in 8 famous animation styles 🧵

1/8:
Rankin/Bass – That nostalgic stop-motion look like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Cozy and janky.

2/8:
Don Bluth – Lavish hand-drawn fantasy. Lush lighting, expressive eyes, dramatic weight.

3/8:
Fleischer Studios – 1930s rubber-hose style, like Betty Boop and Popeye. Surreal, bouncy, jazz-age energy.

4/8:
Pixar – Clean, subtle facial animation, warm lighting, and impeccable shot composition.

5/8:
Toei Animation (Classic Era) – Foundation of mainstream anime. Big eyes, clean lines, iconic nostalgia.

6/8:
Cow and Chicken / Cartoon Network Gross-Out – Elastic, grotesque, hyper-exaggerated. Ugly-cute characters, zoom-ins on feet and meat, lowbrow chaos.

7/8:
Max Fleischer’s Superman – Retro-futurist noir from the '40s, bold shadows and heroic lighting.

8/8:
Sylvain Chomet – French surrealist like The Triplets of Belleville. Slender, elongated, moody weirdness.

And these are just the styles that came to mind. Just imagine how many other variations exist.

Post your favorite Severance edits below! I'd love to see what you're cooking up.

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