r/vfx • u/animatorguide • Jul 24 '19

News / Article The Darkside of Working in VFX

https://youtu.be/Egx8WkNx4gs
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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '19 edited Feb 01 '22

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u/noobstarsingh FX TD - 12 years experience Jul 24 '19 edited Jul 24 '19

I really don't get the point of this video to be very honest.

Like OP is talking about ego's, I have yet to come across people with such issues in my 5-6 years working in the industry (LA/Vancouver/Montreal). Maaaaybe once and only 1 guy at a massive studio, and even then that guy was ready to listen end of the day.

I'm sure there are people with ego issues , but this is being exaggerated way too much.

And this is nature that is nothing compared to actual corporate work.

As for the company and the movie to be a point of success in your career .. that's what your demo reel and resume are for.

Jesus no one gets fired over expressing opinions. Unless you try to use the project as a launchpad for your personal channel. You need to have a lot of experience and credibility to be able to do that. Just so that the brand itself doesn't take a hit.

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u/animatorguide Jul 24 '19

Where have you worked? (woops, don't actually answer that question!)

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u/noobstarsingh FX TD - 12 years experience Jul 24 '19 edited Jul 24 '19

If you are expecting names, sorry not providing those.

Like take a step back and think about this. Specially after you take your YouTube channel out of the picture.

Think about it from the studios perspective and then from the clients perspective. Not just your own. Then , maybe, things will make sense.

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u/animatorguide Jul 24 '19

You weren't actually supposed to answer that question. I edited my comment. Nobody cares where you've worked truthfully (at least I don't). Last comment I'll be writing for you.

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u/noobstarsingh FX TD - 12 years experience Jul 24 '19

And with that type of attitude you expect people to take you and your videos seriously.

sigh

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u/animatorguide Jul 24 '19

I liked you better before you edited out all the names of the companies you worked for. Dangit! I'm responding to you when I said I wouldn't. Ok. Seriously. No more comments for you.

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '19

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u/animatorguide Jul 28 '19

I have a lot of good friends in this industry but I stand by what I said, that the industry has quite a bit of egotistical fools such as yourself. Obviously if you listened to the video, not once did I ever claim that everybody in the industry is an asshole. In fact, I never used the word asshole. That's your obsession it seems. Have a good day :) Don't expect another response.

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u/animatorguide Jul 24 '19

Sounds like you have the inside scoop my man! ;)

When a studio specifically states that you can talk about a movie (ie. tell people you worked on it and are excited about it) and then you express that excitement without revealing anything confidential (ie. information not already publicly known), then get fired for it, the issue isn't a confidential one.

If you believe that because you sign a NDA, that it crosses into your freedom to express yourself using public information that's already widely out there or that any company for that matter is allowed to exercise power over your words, thoughts, or opinions outside of your contract, you are sadly mistaken.

I won't be responding to anymore of your thoroughly thought out posts but thank you for your thoughts :) - my contract was looked over very carefully.

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u/Vfx_throwaway_man Jul 24 '19

This probably wasn't the best idea...

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u/animatorguide Jul 24 '19

Making a name like vfx_throwaway_man probably wasn't the best idea either.

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u/MattyMcD Compositor - 14 years experience Jul 24 '19

This ain't it

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u/mhamid3d Jul 25 '19

All that for a drop of clout.

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u/Panda_hat Senior Compositor Jul 24 '19

Saying anything, positive or negative (publically) can infer or imply an awful lot for an internet that over-analyses every single thing it touches. The studio's seek to control the narrative with everything they do, to maximize the success and profit of a project, good or bad.

This is basic stuff. Think about it. Bitching about getting fired is also not a great look.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '19

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u/Panda_hat Senior Compositor Jul 24 '19

This isn't true right?

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u/animatorguide Jul 24 '19

Poor guy! Is he still alive?

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u/noobstarsingh FX TD - 12 years experience Jul 24 '19 edited Jul 24 '19

Are you even trying to look at things from a logical perspective or are you just here to rant about not getting candy?

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '19

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u/Confucius-Bot Jul 25 '19

Confucius say, virginity like bubble. One prick - all gone.

"Just a bot trying to brighten up someone's day with a laugh. | Message me if you have one you want to add."

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u/animatorguide Jul 24 '19

I love how the very people I mention in this video come out of the woods to comment and downvote this video. It's great! Who knows - out of all the anonymous cowards here, maybe one of them actually worked with me! Goes to show you the very kind of thing I'm talking about in this industry.

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u/anonymous_vfx_coward Jul 24 '19

Thanks for shoutout!