tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15503145.post6069898677840374394..comments2024-03-22T23:14:47.686-07:00Comments on Effects Corner: Sad state of the Visual Effects IndustryScott Squireshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15920073387249178066noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15503145.post-7697039256989496132014-03-10T10:11:03.893-07:002014-03-10T10:11:03.893-07:00Projects employ more 3D artists and many other vfx...Projects employ more 3D artists and many other vfx positions that concept artists. Concept artists work in a range of mediums and may or may not have 3D skills. I know a number that use SketchUp and similar tools who don't know Maya, compositing, etc. Their main tools are Photoshop and painter along with traditional mediums. So don't feel you have to go to a vfx school. Now knowing moreScott Squireshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15920073387249178066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15503145.post-67832766723956728682014-03-10T09:31:32.472-07:002014-03-10T09:31:32.472-07:00Hi Scott, I'm so glad to have found your blog....Hi Scott, I'm so glad to have found your blog. I'm an industrial designer (graduated 2years) and I've always been a concept artist at heart so I planned to attend Vancouver Film School this summer for 3D Animation & Visual Effects. I'm passionate about design sketching and doing concept vehicles, environments, props, etc, but 3D modelling with ZBrush, Maya, and compositing VFXAda Chiuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08527841500959257150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15503145.post-57742103062273069122013-07-24T10:04:42.871-07:002013-07-24T10:04:42.871-07:00I wanted to mention to everyone, ALL the Art Insti...I wanted to mention to everyone, ALL the Art Institutes are predatory. They all are $70+ for a degree and most of them provide very poor education. I've heard horror stories from the Art institute in Denver, Chicago, etc. all over the country. They are all crooked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15503145.post-42285387051968618372013-07-10T06:14:25.260-07:002013-07-10T06:14:25.260-07:00This discussion is very focused on the topic and I...This discussion is very focused on the topic and Iām satisfied with the researched material as is is authentic and unbiasedCygnisFXhttp://www.cygnisfx.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15503145.post-42878531048841376672013-06-12T23:20:08.575-07:002013-06-12T23:20:08.575-07:00i totally agree withh the article. i am an indian....i totally agree withh the article. i am an indian. i did my VFX course after passing 12th. nowdays Animation schools are spreading here in villages too like mushrooms!! everyday they print eye catching articles gloryfying the future of animation industry in india and attracting students!! <br /><br />but being in the field myself i know the truth that here there is limited job opportunity. batmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15503145.post-9513781286656455792013-06-12T17:22:06.203-07:002013-06-12T17:22:06.203-07:00That article "VFX in Los Angeles ā 100 hour w...That article "VFX in Los Angeles ā 100 hour weeks & homeless" is misleading.<br />The choices he made were irrational. <br />You can't blame the industry the way it is. Just cause you go to a school and graduate from it doesn't mean you're guaranteed a job. No industry is like that.<br /><br />Do you homework before you apply for the school. I went in one of those Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15503145.post-47608362433828738122013-06-11T14:55:04.549-07:002013-06-11T14:55:04.549-07:00Hi Scott,
Your article reflects many valid points....Hi Scott,<br />Your article reflects many valid points. The problems are not just happening around VFX industry but more generally, in all CG related industries. I was lucky to be able to moonlight a few full time animation jobs in the course of 10+ years and it was a good career in the late 90s, but I always kept a second career open since I was seeing the industry exploited not just Yasumikohttp://www.yas-studio.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15503145.post-34278311698675935532013-06-11T09:11:54.335-07:002013-06-11T09:11:54.335-07:00Hi Catherine, Student loans do apply to visual eff...Hi Catherine, Student loans do apply to visual effects trade schools. Obviously UC Berkeley and other colleges/universities make a profit. But they have a criteria and selection process before a student is accepted. They are not a for-profit school in the true sense that their only fixation is making money. They don't take everyone. Nor do they try to crank through as many students as Scott Squireshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15920073387249178066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15503145.post-55497129441255310862013-06-11T08:38:35.224-07:002013-06-11T08:38:35.224-07:00Hi Scott,
There is a lot of valid industry speci...Hi Scott, <br /><br />There is a lot of valid industry specific information here. But the student loan situation does not only apply to visual effects. Can you name some examples of the institutions you are referring to? Many respected universities are for profit, and if someone goes to UC Berkeley for example, there is still going to be debt. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853752438925119743noreply@blogger.com