invoidzero

Coming from an vfx artist's perspective, the producer's are the ones to blame for most of our industries troubles at the moment. You guys are constants underbidding, underpaying and taking advantage at every opportunity. I know it's mostly on the studio side, but surely you've had instances where you know a sequence is going to take a certain amount of time and resources and have bid low in order to get it. What's your take on all this race to the bottom? I can't tell you how many times I've advised a producer on what kind of time and effort will be needed in order to accomplish a task, then get half of that time.

Ah that's some of my work in the Boardwalk video. :)

Recent film with pretty fantastic seemless vfx: Kon Tiki

Here's the breakdown reel. Specifically, check out the shark brought up on the raft. Really well done.

Well that's a whole host of other issues. Having a crew sitting idle? Yes that's a waste but it would be a bigger problem to suddenly be awarded a large sequence and not have a crew large enough to get it done. The way freelancers work from holds to bookings doesn't give a whole lot of wiggle room, especially in smaller film markets. The bottom line is that the profit margins on vfx work is just to small.

What's the legality of getting a gun license when you have a medical card? Would you be denied a license?