NiCe… The truth about the worst jobs to get in VFX Industry
31 Aug 2010
by Ana Karen Abitia Hill
Hey guys, long time since not writting here. I have been working in a postproduction company here in Mexico and also studying my Animation Degree. Looking through the web I found these amazing article called THE 5 MISERABLE VFX JOBS THAT MAKE MOVIES POSSIBLE. It is so truth that I thought it might help newbies to have patience in this field. Some people skip them and some other don't, but definitely I had rotoscoped and tracked... And you know what now I realize how important is that job, even though some people don't get, anyways why does anyone wants to do it???Here is a sneak peak:
Everyone assumes VFX happen in an office that looks something like Mythbusters except with excited artistic types gathering around computers, talking about what kind of dinosaurs they want to make today. And for the top ranking people, the ones who get to talk on the DVD special features, it might be.
But several steps down the ladder from those guys, you have an army of peons whose job descriptions seem to have been created as part of some cruel psychological experiment. If you dream of a career making super heroes fly, these jobs are where you'll start, and you may never leave.
So, as you watch some $200 million VFX-filled blockbuster this summer that has CG in basically every frame, remember to say a prayer for the...
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