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Bad Ideas

Turkish TV Show
Forgets To Add Visual …

One of the memes that has gained popularity during the recent visual
effects industry turmoil is asking, What would Hollywood films …

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Business

Tippett Studios Lays Off 40 Percent of Its Staff [UPDATED]
by Amid Amidi   Friday March 29, 2013   12:08 pm
The Hollywood Reporter confirmed today that the Berkeley-based
VFX studio Tippett Studio has laid off 40% of its workforce, …
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Business

Rhythm & Hues is Hiring Hundreds of People—In Taiwan
by Amid Amidi   Monday March 18, 2013   6:04 pm
A little over a month after Life of Pi VFX studio Rhythm & Hues
declared bankruptcy and laid off hundreds of employees at its …
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respectvfx

Ideas/Commentary

“We are at a tipping point in our industry”
by Amid Amidi   Monday February 25, 2013   6:41 pm
A commentary worth reading by Jeffrey A. Okun, Chair of the
Visual Effects Society: “We are at a tipping point in our …
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oscarvfx

Awards

Hear This Uninterrupted Statement from “Life of Pi” VFX Winner
by Amid Amidi   Monday February 25, 2013   12:41 am
The Oscar organizers cut off his speech when he tried to talk about the VFX industry. What did Bill Westenhofer want to say?
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Life Of Pi

Events

VFX/Animation Industry Will Protest at the Oscars Tomorrow
by Amid Amidi   Saturday February 23, 2013   1:06 pm
What better time to protest Hollywood’s woeful treatment of
animation and visual effects artists than on the film industry’s …
Comments
indianvfx

Ideas/Commentary

Guest Commentary: The Life of an Indian Visual Effects Artist
by Amid Amidi   Thursday February 21, 2013   11:12 am
Within the last 6 months, two of the biggest U.S. visual effects
houses—Digital Domain and Rhythm & Hues—have declared …
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Business

Rhythm & Hues To File For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Today [UPDATED]
by Amid Amidi   Monday February 11, 2013   12:33 am
Animation studio Rhythm & Hues began informing its employees tonight that they will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday …
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brave-pi

Animators

“Brave”, “Life of Pi” and “Game of Thrones” Win Big at VES Awards
by Amid Amidi   Wednesday February 6, 2013   5:58 am
The winners of the 11th Annual VES Awards were announced
yesterday in Los Angeles. The two most honored films were Brave …
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Tired VFX Artist

Business

The High Cost of Working in Visual Effects Animation
by Amid Amidi   Saturday April 21, 2012   12:36 am
There’s a price to pay for working in visual effects, and we’re
not talking about the money that students need to pay John …
Comments

Business

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 …
Comments

Business

EXCLUSIVE: Interview With The Artists Who Demand Better Working Conditions At Sony Pictures Imageworks
by Amid Amidi   Wednesday April 11, 2012   9:50 am
At first glance, the incendiary comments about free labor by
Digital Domain CEO John Textor may appear to be an isolated …
Comments

Business

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 …
Comments

Business

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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Business

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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