Sam Tung

@stung

Union storyboard artist for film, animation, and videogames (The Odyssey, Twisters, X-Men '97, Metroid Prime 4, etc) Into knights, dinosaurs, and tabletop RPGs Writing and directing Fighting AI for workers He/him //

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Sam Tung@stung· 17d

Second time catching THE ODYSSEY!

Selfie of me and my wife in front of Odyssey posters

Sam Tung@stung· 20d

GenCon scheming over coffee with Ray Chou of @mythworks.bsky.social #ttrpg

Selfie of Sam Tung and Ray Chou at a coffee shop

Sam Tung@stung· 22d

Yes.... YES!

Sam Tung@stung· 26d

Absolutely floored by the German edition of ESCAPE FROM DINO ISLAND from @systemmatters.bsky.social. Tremendous work from Daniel Neugebauer, Eike Kronshage, Regina Nolte, Frank Bartsch, Lutz Winter and Patrick Wittstock. Whatever language you speak, a must for EFDI fans! #ttrpg #dinosaurs

Photo of the German edition of Escape From Dino Island ("Flucht Von Dino Island") and a carnotaurus toy. The book has orange and red text on a black cover.

A warm-toned silhouette illustration of dinosaurs in a forest on the inside cover of the German edition of Escape From Dino Island ("Flucht Von Dino Island")

Interior art and layout of the German edition of Escape From Dino Island ("Flucht Von Dino Island")

Sam Tung@stung· 29d

Saw a salamander on a run

Sam Tung@stung· 29d

Sell your book in five words “You escape from Dino Island”

Photograph of tabletop RPG “Escape From Dino Island” with a Jurassic Park Carnotaurus toy

Sam Tung@stung· Jul 11

Murderers row of illustrators at the Odyssey crew screening #filmsky #art

Sam Tung@stung· Jul 3

Reminds me a bit of this line from Elden Ring

An image of Melina from Elden Ring with the overlaid text, "However ruined this world has become, however mired in torment and despair, life endures. Births continue. There is beauty in that, is there not?"

Sam Tung@stung· Jun 23

Honored to be up in Sacramento on behalf of IATSE Locals 800 (Art Directors Guild) and 839 (The Animation Guild) with wonderful folks to support @rbkforassembly.bsky.social’s AB-412, which would require GenAI companies to disclose what’s in their datasets on their websites

Group photo of supporters for AB-412 in Sacramento

Sam Tung@stung· Jun 23

En route to Sacramento to talk AB-412 and stick it to AI on behalf of my fellow illustrators and workers

Photo from an airport bar of a passport, vodka tonic, and a copy of Brian Merchant’s book Blood in the Machine.

Sam Tung@stung· Jun 18

Photo of me and my kid walking through Dodger Stadium holding hands

Sam Tung@stung· Jun 18

Took my kid to his first game at Dodger Stadium today, he was a big fan of the hot dogs

Photo of a kid wearing Dodgers gear and eating a hot dog

Sam Tung@stung· Jun 18

On this day two years ago we were shooting KNIGHTS & RELATIONSHIPS! Such a great time, very happy with how it all came out A few more festivals (including GEN CON at the end of the July!) and then I'll put it online for everyone. #filmsky #fantasy #medievalsky #ttrpg

Photo of Director Sam Tung and First AD Teddy Pryor on the set of Knights & Relationships in 2024

Photo of director Sam Tung and actress Krystle Martin on the set of Knights & Relationships in 2024. Krystle is wearing full medieval armor.

Photo of actors Krystle Martin and Brandin Elmore on the set of Knights & Relationships in 2024. Two knights in full armor stand in front of a tree with a map on it near a campfire.

Photo of crew on the set of Knights & Relationships in 2024. A bunch of people stand around cameras and monitors and actors in medieval knight armor in the woods at night.

Sam Tung@stung· Jun 14

Update he talked me into donuts

Little kid in a dodgers hat looking at donuts in the grocery store

Sam Tung@stung· Jun 14

Hand to god I saw these people in a dream last night, had about an hour to get a sketch down before my kids woke up and demanded raspberries

A young woman with dark hair in black armor with silver trim holding a thin sword walking through a field of grass on a cloudy day.

Sam Tung@stung· Jun 9

Statement from The Art Directors Guild, IATSE Local 800 on Martin Scorsese’s recent promotion of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) The Art Directors Guild represents storyboard and concept artists in live-action film, series, and commercials

Statement from The Art Directors Guild, IATSE Local 800 on Martin Scorsese’s recent promotion of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI):

"Mr. Scorsese, The Business is not in flux.

Oscar winning director Martin Scorsese is turning his back on the human artists who throughout his career have helped him create his most memorable works.

In the recently released Black Forest Labs video promoting their generative AI product FLUX, Mr. Scorsese asks the question, “how do you communicate what you see in your head to your cast and crew?” He claims the solution is the use of this generative AI program to do the jobs that are rightfully the jurisdiction of Art Directors Guild Local 800 artists and designers - human artists and designers who have been successfully collaborating with directors to visualize their films for decades. Mr. Scorsese's promotion of a generative AI product circumvents the input of Art Directors Guild Local 800 art directors, graphic artists, illustrators, production designers, scenic artists, set designers, and other talented Union professionals.

Generative AI is only capable of producing this type of “cinematic intelligence” by ingesting large swaths of copyrighted work, likely scraped from the internet without consent, credit, compensation, or transparency.

The skills of Art Directors Guild Local 800 artists and designers bring the highest level of value to any film or television production. To think their professional contributions can be mimicked or outshone by generative AI, which is built on work likely stolen from them and many other artists from around the world, is a betrayal of the collaborative nature of cinema."

Sam Tung@stung· Jun 7

OUR paintings, OUR words, OUR music, OUR faces, and OUR voices - ARE NOT THEIR TRADE SECRETS ! Hearing is THIS MONDAY (6/8) 3pm on AB-412, which would require AI companies to make their datasets searchable online Capitol Annex Swing Space, 1021 O Street - Room 2100, Sacramento, CA

Information about the 6/8 hearing on CA AB-412

QR code to RSVP to the 6/8/26 hearing for CA AB-412 in Sacramento
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScXT3bqX4jUJNA8O_QmcR9WV6S-WXzRhmum0PrBRkTFdlFI5Q/viewform

Sam Tung@stung· May 27

You can’t read it but my shirt says ANTI-AI TIL I DIE

Sam Tung@stung· May 18

KNIGHTS & RELATIONSHIPS will be playing at GEN CON 2026 as part of the Fantasy Short Film Block on Thursday, July 30 at 3:30pm in the Westin Capitol Ballroom III! Tickets HERE: www.gencon.com/events/329036 #filmsky #ttrpg #fantasy

A still from the short film Knights & Relationships, with a Gen Con Film Festival 2026 laurel. Text explains that the film is playing on Thursday, June 30, at Gen Con in Indianapolis.

Sam Tung@stung· May 11

Did some storyboards for s2e05 of CITADEL, out now on Amazon Prime #filmsky #art

A comparison of a storyboard frame and the final picture from Citadel season 2 episode 05: a woman takes a man with a bag over his head down the London tube escalator

A comparison of a storyboard frame and the final picture from Citadel season 2 episode 05: an orbiting camera shot of a prisoner exchange; prisoners walk around a confectionary booth in an empty London tube station at night in the dark

A comparison of a storyboard frame and the final picture from Citadel season 2 episode 05: A man stands with a burning figure in the background

A comparison of a storyboard frame and the final picture from Citadel season 2 episode 05: a hostage flanked by gunmen descend down a London tube escalator at night

Sam Tung@stung· May 3

Baseball good

Sam Tung@stung· May 2

KNIGHTS & RELATIONSHIPS will be playing at GenCon! More details to come! #filmsky #ttrpg

Two knights in armor sit in a forest at night lit by firelight

Sam Tung@stung· May 1

Taking my kid to his first MLB game this weekend! Flying back to my hometown to see Dodgers @ Cardinals. Pen and marker, then some Photoshop #art #baseball

Pen and marker drawing of a blue and gold LA Dodgers hat, on a background of a blue field and gold star

Sam Tung@stung· Apr 27

@jiffytot.bsky.social took a nice picture of me at the Renaissance Faire

Photo of Sam Tung in Renaissance Faire costume

Sam Tung@stung· Apr 27

Too heavy! Chain coif can just chill on my shoulders

Sam Tung@stung· Apr 26

LA Ren Faire with the fam

Photo of a family at the Renaissance Faire

Sam Tung@stung· Apr 26

Some lovely reviews of KNIGHTS & RELATIONSHIPS from the @fwfilmfestival.bsky.social 😭 Feels pretty great to have an audience totally get what you were going for and enjoy your work

Screenshot of Letterboxd reviews of Knights & Relationships

Sam Tung@stung· Apr 26

There’s literally a defunct castle down the road from me and I’d love to have a medieval/fantasy-themed bar that hosts buhurt fights

Photo of a defunct castle-themed novelty restaurant once called Magic Towers in Pomona, CA

Sam Tung@stung· Apr 25

So honored to have KNIGHTS & RELATIONSHIPS play at @fwfilmfestival.bsky.social!! Looks like an amazing Festival, I so badly wish I could have been there in person. Next time!! #fantasy #filmsky

A photo in a movie theater of people watching KNIGHTS & RELATIONSHIPS. On screen, a medieval knight in a yellow hooded cloak stands in front of a tree lit by firelight at night.

Sam Tung@stung· Apr 25

Rodolfo DaMaggio’s storyboards for this film are truly GOAT work