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Evidence has emerged that even as Digital Domain was running on
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Read The Resignation Letter Of Digital Domain’s John Textor
by Amid Amidi   Friday September 7, 2012   12:55 pm
You can read the resignation letter of former Digital Domain CEO
John Textor below. In his final glorious act of assholery, …
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300 Digital Domain Employees Lose Jobs; “Legend of Tembo” Shuts Down Production; John Textor Ousted
by Amid Amidi   Friday September 7, 2012   9:27 am
Awful news out of Florida this morning. Digital Domain announced
today that as part of “a strategic realignment that will …
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Digital Domain Media Group Initiates Strategic Realignment
by Chris Arrant   Friday September 7, 2012   8:56 am
Company Begins Cessation of Florida Studio Operations PORT ST.
LUCIE, Fla.—September 7, 2012— Digital Domain Media …
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Digital Domain Defaults On Loan; Stock Drops To All-Time Low
by Amid Amidi   Tuesday September 4, 2012   10:35 pm
I admit it, it’s hard to look away from the unfolding drama of
animation/vfx shop Digital Domain’s financial woes. Earlier …
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Digital Domain’s John Textor Is A Meme
by Amid Amidi   Friday August 31, 2012   1:39 pm
Digital Domain artists–past and present–can now vent their
frustrations via the Pirate Textor meme.
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Commentary: Digital Domain May Be On The Brink Of Disaster
by Amid Amidi   Thursday August 30, 2012   9:01 pm
Remember the CGI 2Pac “hologram” that Digital Domain created for
Coachella earlier this year. The gimmick was well received, …
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John Textor Is (Kind Of) Sorry
by Amid Amidi   Thursday April 12, 2012   5:58 pm
This past Monday, John Textor sent a letter to Digital Domain
employees, saying that he chose his words poorly, but didn’t …
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Comment of the Day: Everything is Better Free
by Amid Amidi   Thursday April 5, 2012   9:46 pm
Today we learned that some animation executives believe, “Free
labor is much better than cheap labor.” Cartoon Brew commenter …
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Douchey Digital Domain CEO John Textor: “Free Labor is Much Better Than Cheap Labor”
by Amid Amidi   Thursday April 5, 2012   3:25 am
VFX Soldier has dug up its pièce de résistance: a video of
Digital Domain CEO John Textor gloating about how not paying …
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John Textor Made $16 Million In 2011 While Digital Domain’s Revenue Dropped
by Amid Amidi   Tuesday April 3, 2012   11:00 pm
Students will soon be racking up huge amounts of student loan
debt while their money lines the coffers of vfx studio Digital …
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John Textor’s “Free Student Labor” Comments Have Staying Power
by Amid Amidi   Tuesday April 3, 2012   12:55 pm
Outrage over comments by Digital Domain CEO John Textor
continues to grow and has now spread across all corners of the …
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Digital Domain’s John Textor Brags to Investors about Exploiting Animation Student Labor
by Amid Amidi   Thursday March 29, 2012   2:12 am
Digital Domain CEO John Textor (pictured above with his wife)
envisions big things for his company’s new feature animation …
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