Category: ves

http://www.awn.com/news/cinesite-and-image-engine-join-forces

http://www.awn.com/news/autodesk-acquires-tweak-software

http://www.cartoonbrew.com/artist-rights/japans-animation-industry-isnt-just-tough-its-illegally-harsh-110074.html

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/rhythm-hues-owners-sued-having-773839

http://www.cartoonbrew.com/business/breaking-dreamworks-animation-will-shut-down-pdidreamworks-studio-over-500-jobs-will-be-eliminated-108161.html

http://www.awn.com/news/disney-dreamworks-sony-hit-new-consolidated-lawsuit

http://deadline.com/2014/12/disney-dreamworks-animation-sony-class-actions-consolidated-one-lawsuit-1201306842/

https://pmcdeadline2.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/animation-studios-class-action-amended-complaint-dec-2-wm.pdf

http://vfxsoldier.wordpress.com/2014/12/03/sony-hack-reveals-croner-vfx-animation-games-industry-wages/

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hollywood-salaries-revealed-movie-stars-737321

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20141001-are-the-best-directors-tyrants

“When a film has got problems”, he says, “they’re usually little problems, but they build and build incrementally, and by the time you’re finished, there’s not much you can do about it. But if you’re like Fincher and you iron out these problems as you go along, it can save you. If you’ve got the money and the strength to do 50 takes, then do them.”

http://www.awn.com/news/japans-softbank-talks-acquire-dreamworks-animation

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/scott-ross-visual-effects-business-733950

http://www.awn.com/news/studios-hit-new-class-action-lawsuit

variety.com/2014/biz/news/prime-focus-do…ve-merge-1201246452/

http://variety.com/2014/digital/news/autodesk-acquires-shotgun-software-1201242213/

http://www.todd-a.com/2014/05/why-do-we-stay-in-jobs-that-are-bad-for-us/

http://www.animationmagazine.net/vfx/sony-imageworks-moving-to-vancouver/

http://www.reddit.com/r/vfx/comments/237tcf/render_man/

 

(To be sung to the melody of Piano Man)

It’s nine o’clock on a Friday

We’ve been here 40 hours straight

the client wants 10% more mystery

and then sent a 600 frame plate

 

They say “It looks great! Here’s a thousand notes

And the producers want this red thing less blue

And my niece likes cats

So we need some of that

And the deadline’s on Sunday at 2:00”

 

Render a frame, you’re the renderman

Render a frame tonight

Well, we’re all in the mood to be going home

so this time please render it right

 

Now, John over there is an industry vet

He’s been at it for 20 odd years

He’s a whole lot of fun

When the work day is done

But tonight he is almost in tears

 

He says, “Bill I belive this is killing me.”

As wires danced across someone’s face

“Well, I’m sure I would slap this damn movie star

If I could get out of this place.”

 

Now Paul is a VFX generalist

Who never saw his children or wife

And he’s talking with Scott, who’s still on that shot

And probably will be for life

 

And the interns are fixing up camera tracks

As the freelancers mutter and curse

And the boss says “You’re getting paid overtime

It could be marginally worse”

 

Render a frame, you’re the renderman

Render a frame tonight

Well, we’re all in the mood to be going home

so this time please render it right

 

We’re all still here on a Friday night

As the coffee pot starts a new brew

Mark eats a pannini

John’s crashing Houdini

 

And Jim waits for his renders to queue

And explosions erupt on our monitors

And the workstations smell like a zoo

And the kitchen’s asunder

 

And we sit and wonder

How the hell to make red things less blue

 

Render a frame, you’re the renderman

Render a frame tonight

Well, we’re all in the mood to be going home

so this time please render it right

http://www.scribd.com/doc/213125936/Sony-WARN-notice

http://area.autodesk.com/softimagetransition

We regret to inform you that the upcoming 2015 release will be the last one for Autodesk® Softimage®, which is expected to ship on April 14, 2014. Autodesk will continue to offer product support until Apr 30, 2016. We will also provide any necessary hot-fixes and service packs to all customers, at no cost, until Apr 30, 2016. We understand that you will now need time to re-evaluate your production capabilities.

To help you, we are offering Autodesk® Subscription customers special no cost options to migrate to either Autodesk® Maya® or Autodesk® 3ds Max® while continuing to use Softimage in production. These options will be available until Feb 1, 2016. Upgrade paths are also available for customers who are not on Subscription. Although this decision is a difficult one, we do believe that by focusing our efforts we can better serve the needs of the media and entertainment industry and provide customers with better products, faster. Autodesk wants to continue its relationship with you into the future. We regret any inconvenience that this may cause, however we believe you will find our new transition product offerings very attractive.

http://pando.com/2014/02/25/revenge-of-the-nerds-how-tech-geeks-found-a-secret-weapon-in-their-fight-against-big-hollywood/

“Congress has given the ITC broad authority to protect U.S. industries from unfair acts in importation,” said spokeswoman Kate Bedingfield, adding that if the government doesn’t recognize digital products as imports, “American businesses lose an important protection, which puts them at a significant international disadvantage.”

“In other words, emboldened by the MPAA’s filing, the (U.S.A.) visual effects workers are now in a position to use the big studios’ own arguments to compel the government to slap trade tariffs on those studios’ own productions in high-subsidy countries. Those arguments will be especially powerful because the MPAA made them to the very same governmental agencies that will process the visual-effects workers’ case.”

http://www.hollywoodendingmovie.com/