bcraig8870 t1_j8tjrui wrote on February 16, 2023 at 9:13 PM

Reply to comment by HappyGilOHMYGOD in How Much Is Too Much Marvel and ‘Star Wars’? Disney Rethinks Franchise Output by verissimoallan

And the same 9 year olds doing their visual effects, although I’m sure it’s more because they’re paying them a shit wage while simultaneously giving them unrealistic deadlines.

attemptedmonknf t1_j8usm3q wrote on February 17, 2023 at 2:23 AM

Yeah, absolutely none of that blame is on the artists. The studio gives them incredible amounts of work with impossible deadlines.

If you tell your contractor to build an entire house in a week, then don't blame them when your walls are made of cardboard

Worthyness t1_j8vn88s wrote on February 17, 2023 at 7:15 AM

But also should blame the CEO types of those VFX companies for taking on said impossible deadlines. They're also at fault for just piling up a bunch of shit on their employees and intentionally taking a low bid in order to get the prestige for the work.

Zalack t1_j8xi0n4 wrote on February 17, 2023 at 5:32 PM

The thing is it's self-selecting. VFX companies that have ethical working environments can't compete with the price point of the sweat shops and go out of business. The number of workers who want to be on the field is just too high.

That's why workers rights either via unions or law is so important.

Dman125 t1_j8u2x59 wrote on February 16, 2023 at 11:15 PM

6:15 - 7:30 of this is worth a listen. I don’t blame the artists for a moment lol, I commend them for not having burning the studio to the ground yet.

peanutdakidnappa t1_j8usalk wrote on February 17, 2023 at 2:20 AM

Nobody should spend any time listening to fuckin nerdrotic lol.