After Rhythm & Hues, Visual-Effects Community Asks: What Now? | The Wrap Movies →

Brent Lang:​

In the month since Rhythm & Hues imploded and filed for bankruptcy, many members of the battered visual-effects community have been agitating for change. But in a fragmented industry hit hard by the cost of doing business in a world of subsidies, cutthroat bidding and cheap foreign labor, the question on many lips is: what now?

 

Effects Corner: Pi Day →

Scott Squires:​

In case you haven't heard the VFX Town Hall on Pi Day is being held 3.14 (Tomorrow as I write this) It's in Los Angles but there will groups in San Francisco area, Vancouver, New Zealand and elsewhere. There will also be a live stream over youtube.

 

International VFX Town Hall meetings →

By Ian Failes:​

The meetings will feature some VFX heavy-hitters, with a state of the industry run-down by visual effects supervisor Scott Squires, plus panelists including former ILM General Manager and DD CEO Scott Ross, the Animation Guild’s Steve Kaplan and Fantasy II Film Effects owner Gene Warren, Jr.

 

Effects Corner: We are artists →

Scott Squires:​

So yes, we are artists in my eyes and we as an industry have to keep fighting to make it known that we are in fact doing creative work on projects. What we do ultimately is a creative endeavor built with our skill sets and our talents using technology. If it we weren't creative films would look much worse. And if they allow us to participate as the creatives we are, we can make things even better.

 

It's funny to think that local 728 fought for the set lighting guys to be called technicians. They felt that hourly rates would raise if you were called a technician. After all this is skilled labor. They are called "set lighting technicians".

I agree with everything Scott said here, I just think its funny.

VFX Union Information →

VFX Union:​

These protections .. this leverage .. this change .. Is available to vfx artists and professionals working in all facets of the entertainment industry: features, commercials, games, industrials, television. If you’re doing the work, you deserve the benefits.