Re: [Nuke-users] day rates in the UK

2014-03-14 Thread Steve Newbold
UK companies seem to be very good at making sure that there is no such thing as average or 'typical' day rate and its more down to how desperate they are and how good you are at talking and whether you mean senior as in 'been doing it for a while', or senior as in 'can do the hard stuff' - the

Re: [Nuke-users] day rates in the UK

2014-03-14 Thread adam jones
Hey steve Thank you for the info, I find it interesting that the day rate in England sits at around 170 - 220 pounds a day it is around 450$ - 550$ AUD per day here in oz. senior I guess I cover both side been doing it for a long time and also can do the hard stuff, haven't heard it explained

Re: [Nuke-users] day rates in the UK

2014-03-14 Thread Steve Newbold
Hi Adam, I guess its all down to supply and demand. There are a lot of guys wanting to work in London/UK and the companies receive hundreds of applications with many people applying from Eastern Europe or the Far East where expectations for salaries are generally lower compared to people

Re: [Nuke-users] day rates in the UK

2014-03-14 Thread Gustaf Nilsson
If you are a senior on 170 a day then you must either be the worst negotiator on the planet or have stayed at the same company for too long. On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 9:43 AM, Steve Newbold s...@dneg.com wrote: UK companies seem to be very good at making sure that there is no such thing as

Re: [Nuke-users] day rates in the UK

2014-03-14 Thread Steve Newbold
That's kind of my point. You'll find plenty of 'seniors' on less than 45K in small facilities in London, and yup you hit the nail on the head, people who stay in one company for a long time, get their 1-2% pay rise every year (when not in the perpetual pay freeze) and have zero concept oh how

Re: [Nuke-users] day rates in the UK

2014-03-14 Thread Gustaf Nilsson
Funny, the London plumbing scene can take on a wave of millions of eastern european workers and still charge 40 quid an hour, maybe we can learn something from them? Its all about connecting pipes, innit? ;) On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 11:20 AM, Steve Newbold s...@dneg.com wrote: Hi Adam, I

[Nuke-users] Gizmo Crashes on loadup

2014-03-14 Thread Neil Rögnvaldr Scholes
Hi - just wondered if anyone out there had managed to take a quick peek at my gizmo - struggling to find the problem with it...? If not no worries - ill plough onwards into the great unknown... Thanks -- Neil Rögnvaldr Scholes www.neilscholes.com

Re: [Nuke-users] Gizmo Crashes on loadup

2014-03-14 Thread Deke Kincaid
I only get an error about the viewerprocess which is in the gizmo which is easy enough to fix. Other then that it works fine here. Maybe something in your environment is causing issues or you need a more up to date version of the 3d tools. I downloaded the newest Lens Distortion Plugin Kit 1.7

Re: [Nuke-users] Gizmo Crashes on loadup

2014-03-14 Thread Neil Rögnvaldr Scholes
Thanks Deke for checking this out; ill go through your advice carefully. Must have something set wrong on my system Thanks again N Neil Rögnvaldr Scholes www.neilscholes.com On 14/03/14 17:32, Deke Kincaid wrote: I only get an error about the viewerprocess which is in the gizmo which is

Re: [Nuke-users] day rates in the UK

2014-03-14 Thread HSK
Just out of curiosity, A bit off topic, What do you consider to be the hard stuff? Sent from my iPad On Mar 14, 2014, at 3:43 AM, Steve Newbold s...@dneg.com wrote: UK companies seem to be very good at making sure that there is no such thing as average or 'typical' day rate and its more

Re: [Nuke-users] day rates in the UK

2014-03-14 Thread Frank Rueter|OHUfx
Either way, most qualified people I know tend to be under paid, and based on my experience, companies will always try to take the piss as the people that negotiate with you often don't have a clue where your skill set fits into their copmany, and what you actually bring

Re: [Nuke-users] day rates in the UK

2014-03-14 Thread adam jones
well said frank. you have put into word in an elegant way what I try and explain to people all of the time, its a slow road but the more artists that think this way the easier it will become. cheers -adam On 15/03/2014, at 10:20 AM, Frank Rueter|OHUfx fr...@ohufx.com wrote: Either way,

Re: [Nuke-users] day rates in the UK

2014-03-14 Thread Neil Scholes
Absofrigin-lutley! Very interesting thread, and considering the shear skill set needed and uber high level of expertise required for great vfx creation, the right price can always be negotiated confidently and reasonably. Neil Scholes Sent from my iPad On 14 Mar 2014, at 23:37, adam jones