Resistanzia!!!!!
Chris Covelli http://www.polygonpusherinc.com/ On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 4:01 AM, Rob Chapman <[email protected]> wrote: > Drunk hulk smash! :) > > > On 26 February 2013 04:22, Raffaele Fragapane <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> I hear that reasoning a lot. >> On one end, it's agreeable. Sure, if your passion is CG, go ahead, find >> new venues. >> Some of us, however, do this because we're into creature work of a >> certain profile, or film in general, or both. For that demographic, looking >> at venues such as mobile app graphics, or slot machine graphics, or >> med-viz, or what else have you, is simply not an option. >> The next gen of consoles might open up one more venue, but insofar the >> gaming industry hasn't exactly turned out to be a safe haven either. >> >> I'm not dismissing the argument, it's a sensible one to make and some >> should consider it, but it's narrowly applied short sight in a way to think >> everybody is in it to push buttons in Maya or Soft, and is willing to >> transfer their skills, if they even were in first place. >> >> Personally I'm in it to blow shit up and make stuff like dragons, hot >> chicks dual wielding katanas, zombies with arse-mounted machine guns and >> the such. Applying my software development skills to a successful 100000 >> downloads 0.99$ calendar app, even if I tick all the boxes required to make >> one, isn't my idea of a job I'd like :) >> >> >> On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 2:00 PM, Meng-Yang Lu <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> You have to look at it a different way. There's actually a ton of >>> applications we can use CG for. It's just that we like to kiss Hollywood's >>> glittery ass that gets us in trouble. There's a lot of avenues we can all >>> pursue. Just like iPhone and iPads opened up new doors for us to leverage >>> our talents, so will things like 3D printing in the future. The reality is >>> that we have a lot of options if we are willing to set aside our egos and >>> pursue other meaningful work that provides value. It may not be >>> as glamorous as film, but film work is no longer glamorous either with >>> layoffs, bankruptcy, and abuse. Consider we clearly don't get any >>> recognition as artists, why do we still beg for a seat at a table that >>> unwelcomes us, but gladly fleece us of our talents? >>> >>> We have to start asking what we value as a workforce, starting with >>> ourselves. A new model needs to be built out of the ashes that is the >>> current VFX industry. Kids on youtube doing vlogs make more money than >>> some fulltime vfx artists. Don't watch the Oscars if it makes your blood >>> boil. You pop an artery and that's a lot of problems you have to deal >>> with. And no, RDJ will not rescue you in his Iron Man suit because without >>> us, he doesn't even exist. >>> >>> -Lu >>> >>> >
