Vfx Soldier:

One piece of advice that I learned in my VFX experience was that perfecting your craft is one thing, but learning intimately about the craft you are delivering assets to is just as valuable. If you’re a Character TD you should know how animators work to deliver high quality assets to them. The same goes for Animators to CFX and FX departments, CFX/FX to lighting, lighting to compositing, etc.

When that happens, you have more people knowing the pitfalls and not having an ill-conceived notion of how VFX works like Mr. Serkis. Also, it’s worth noting as I mentioned in my previous piece that we bare some responsibility for this by not respecting our craft the way others do in the industry.

So who will learn first the visual effects industry or Mr. Serkis. I'm going to bet on the visual effects industy. If you are not asking questions and learning and teaching your craft your not doing something right. If your the smartest artist in the room your in the wrong room. Teach and be taught. Nothing bugs me more than a artist that isn't willing to teach or learn. If you know everything all ready your in the wrong field.