VFX Survey →

VFX Survey:​

We are a varied and multi-faceted group, vastly different in our politics, and we likely to not ever be of a single mind on every issue facing VFX. That being said, what I am hearing that people want, and what a lot of the VFX solidarity page is posting, are several issues being addressed (and there's an occupy vfx page to this effect) that are decently consistent. I want to gather data on VFX artists to collate into a cohesive chart of what people want to change and what they think are the best ways to change them.

 

Effects Corner: The Miracle of Visual Effects, will it continue? →

Scott Squires:​

And not just the tiger, the entire ocean was added. The entire sky was added. We see miracles all the time on the screen these days but most people take it for granted. 

 

We need more of this Type of thing. Ask around, most people have no idea the extent of what we do.

Attention

Why are visual effects so expensive?

I'll tell you why.

Time.

Time cost money.

My time isn't a democracy. I control it. I get to decide who gets my attention. Hollywood wants our attention. They have had it for a very long time. It's where all the stories are.

Concept artists get to think up and visualize worlds that you have never seen. Pre-vis artists add motion and depth. 3d artists take 2d and give it sides. Texture artists make it dirty and real. Compositors take all the images and make them one. Coordinators watch over the artists. The IT folks keeps all of this running. Vfx producers provide foundation. Last but not least the visual effects supervisor. They keep all of us honest. They make sure our work is good. They are looking in the corners when your looking in the middle. They live in A and B.

That's a lot of people's time. Yeah, visual effects cost money.

Effects Corner: Why do visual effects costs so much? →

Scott Squires:​

Reality: Short version: Visual Effects is incredibly time consuming and labor intensive work done for very little profit. In some cases it may actually cost less for the studio than the real costs incurred. Changes and compressed schedules  increase the costs further.

 

It's about knowing where to put the X.

Contracts & Wages – Animation Guild →

animationguild.org:​

The Animation Guild Local 839, and its parent union, the International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees (IATSE), negotiate contracts called “collective bargaining agreements” (CBA)—that govern the minimum wages, hours, working conditions and benefits for its members employed at signatory facilities.

 

Have a look. IF you are feeling like a lawyer have a read. Have a good weekend.