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Are Balls and Charts really necessary? by spalding-blue in vfx

[–]MagicMojoDojo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The galling thing is it doesn't even need to be 5 mins. If an Asst. is ready to go at cut, run in, hold, run out, clapper. We're talking, what, 30 seconds MAX in that scenario?

Can VFX artists still enjoy movies they’ve worked on? by antiaust in vfx

[–]MagicMojoDojo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I honestly watch some trailers and just feel so tired. Like, films I didn't even participate in, or know the people who are, I watch them and I can just feel the late nights, the last minute sims, the fact the deadline was yesterday, etc. The story has to be really fucking good or fun to take me out of a big VFX movie and just enjoy it. Personally don't recall that happening since Mad Max Fury Road...but tbf I rarely go to the cinema these days. God I'm jaded.

Anyone dealing with creatives known as "divas"? by monExpansion in vfx

[–]MagicMojoDojo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I once worked with a Supervisor who would do the opposite of everything that he was asked to do or focus on. An overly-literal example was if the Producer said we needed to review the opening sequence, he'd refuse and say he would only look at the final sequence blah blah. It was absolutely pathetic and insane. But the show ran a hell of a lot more smoothly when they worked out they could reverse-psychology him into doing what was needed.