Відео

Been a while. Good to have you back

Gorilla in the corner pocket.😂

Still a struggle to find a fair job with fair pay

2 monthes ago and still no recovery. What's really strange is that no one really seems to have any insight into what's happening and when or if we can expect a recovery

I love this channel!…these topics need to be more discussed and I’m glad to find a community of like minded people and individuals 🎬🙏🏾👨🏾‍💻🔥🚀👍🏾✍🏾🎧🙌🏾🎬🕸️🕷️🎵💪🏾❤️💯!

You just keep listening to the MASTER without a halt! Love you HUGO! Thanks Kofi!

Loved to see you guys, hope you're doing great! thanks Kofi!

What do you think is the future of remote work? I have tasted it while and after coving and really like it.

Blacklisting is highly illegal. So you theoretically shouldn't be worried. That said we all know that blacklisting exists nonetheless and it's awful. Good move speaking out about it. The less of these crummy studios are around, the better. We all know they pocket whatever flimsy profits or fake insurance claims they make and move on to their next grift.

Thanks for having me on the show! For anyone wanting simplified context of the events I described I will include the main bullet points below. It is worth noting that an issue such as this is simple to one extent but can become convoluted when discussing intricacies of what occurred without adding vast amounts of details. The base information is simply I did not receive half of my fee. - Nov 29th: Sign the contract which specifies only my name in regards to the fee with 50% paid upfront and 50% when my files are delivered. - Dec 5th: An IXOR staff member states he will help on the project. Other IXOR artists had already posted work and comments in the slack channels. (No discussions regarding contracts or pay). - Dec 6th: Two IXOR artists specify they will do the work for one section and I am told to focus on the other areas of the animation. (No discussion of pay or contracts). - Dec 10th: The boss requests I focus on an even more specific section. (No discussion of pay or contracts). - Dec 23rd: I deliver image sequence renders, final comp renders (including compositing another artists work into mine), 3d files, compositing scripts and all work completed for the project which is far beyond the scope of what was initially requested. My invoice 02 is sent to them with the file download links I provided. - Jan 8th: After sending a follow up email their finance manager states they used 50% of my fee to pay the other artists working on the project. - Jan 8th - Jan 29th: I continued email communication and at one point the boss stated a video call could be arranged to discuss the payment but they did not respond to follow up emails or the eventual video call I attempted to arrange. - Feb 14th: This story was briefly summarised on a LinkedIn in a post. - Feb 16th - 19th: Some brief correspondence begins with the legal owner and project supervisor but no resolution occurs. Hopefully by raising this topic for discussion other artists can prevent this form happening to themselves in future.

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Nice one. Hopefully see you back at ssvfx sooner rather than later.

Ron, please make shake open source.

Legendary.

Nice interview..

Matt the god of matchmoving! He is so energetic! His old demo reel early 2000s was inspirational. Great to hear his stories. Newtek Video Toaster with Lightwave was a dream system I could not afford back in the days. I started Amiga and Atari around 1989. I feel old haha. Boujou was like 9k usd! I love Syntheyes and still use it today. Super fast and efficient (ugly interface tho ahah) .... :) Did you guys interview Russ Andersson? Before Syntheyes, he made a matchmove plugin for 3dsmax Scene Genie. Genius. Great that you guys feature the unsung heros in VFX. Interview roto artists! Anamorphic and distorted lenses. Looks cool but a nightmare to track :)

Awesome interview!

Awesome! I read his book multiple times, I called it the "Bible" for compositors. Still a good read today. I remember the command line version of Nothing Real Shake before it had a GUI. Shake GUI and their user manual is very similar to the book. I guess that would be Ron's template for his book. Attended Siggraph 2000 and met some people at the first Shake user's group in New Orleans. Big fan here. Good times until Apple bought the company ( and Silicon Grail "Chalice" and "Rays") and discontinued both :( Ron is a legend! Your mic volume is too low.

I wonder what is your view for both of you guys about IA now that it has evolved a lot since one year? Is there some people already working on it in Science-D-Visions for 3DEqualizer?

Thank sensei!!

I worked with Ron at Sony many moons ago. He is incredibly creative, brilliant and a real good Man.

What is the future of matchmove jobs in VFX after ai ?

I am glad I found this podcast.

Amazing. Really like the content of this channel but you guys could use a better mic

Great interview. Never considered the AI hiring problems he's referring to around 30:00. Love his AI art hub idea--let them post in their own sandbox.

Thanks for this guys. Ron's book was my gateway to compositing way back in 2001. Took me years to more aptly comprehend but without it I'd be lost.

This is amazing. Thank you

Very Nice <3

Amazing to hear from Ron after all these years. I still refer to Art and Science every now and again. Thanks Danny and Ron.

The legend is here! 🔥

Do you guys do reel reviews? And also great podcast!

Excited for this one

Great pod guys!

Quick question: when you are freelancing for studio, are u contracted based on projects or based on time frame?

Thankyou for the podcast. Really loved it !

Thanks Mike. Some excellent points backed with some great anecdotes.

Well, in the logic that AI is doing what human mind do, taking references to come up with image that is respectfully being ''inspire'' from to produce a new one, mean that if I'm asking to a artist to make me a picture ... as I've asked it I can claim as my art then? that's the way I see poeple ''producting'' visuals and claim theirs and making money from it (using AI). I'm not up for that idea at all then or did I missed a point? And I personnally think: yes! the making of a art piece is an important part of the process to me, I'm sorry to say that I do not accept the idea that just be able to type ''good'' key words to create something makes you a artist and give you right to benefit from this ''art''... I do understand that it's difficult everybody being paid if their art is used by AI but I still believe that just go for '' it is what is it'' and give it up is unacceptable. and finally, I think, platforms making money exist BECAUSE of the content creator not the other way around and so the content is not to other than artists or creators to decide if they accept that their things are used by other or not

That part about criticism and social media was such a good point. Its an interesting psychological phenomena that we take positive feedback with a grain of salt but we amplify negative feedback a ton.

Great interview! Definitely some things I was *not* expecting to here, what a fascinating journey.

Can you please make a podcast about file management for vfx artist

lmao All the work is done by the 1000 background artists .... meanwhile all the glory goes to Actors/actresses

Great to see someone talk about matchmove here! I'm a matchmove artist and work on hollywood projects with 3dequalizer but I would love to learn Syntheyes. Hope to see more on matchmove in the future!

What an interview. I absolutely love it.

The problem of being employed as a VFX artist in India is that, your salary might range from RS 20,000 - 40,000 ( $240 - $485 ) depending upon your position & most of the time the VFX companies are located in Bangalore and you have to move to bangalore , where you rent an apartment & the salary you get won't be able meet your food & rental cost. Also sending money back home is not even thinkable. Apart from that the amount of stress the department heads put on your shoulder & the daily reminder that you will get your name in the end credits of Big Blockbuster movies , which no one reads will drive you crazy for sure!

Thank you for this. Could you have another conversation talking specifically for tips for international applicants? When is the best time to apply? Which job applications should I apply to? What should I prepare? Do i need work permit, especially in the remote environment that we have today?

This is a really Fantastic interview! Thanks for sharing!

Great insights from a recruiter's perspective on hiring and some companies having a heart for the community and their employees, especially during the pandemic!!! 😃

Thank you so much for your time & effort

Very useful stuff!

I am a 3d asset designer