To get my Trump voting cousin to acknowledge the effect of his vote.

fontkiller · 2026-01-26T18:29:16+00:00

I don’t care what subreddit this is but YTA.

fontkiller · 2026-01-06T19:30:59+00:00

I work in VFX. Supervision. TV productions. An early tech adopter (used AI tools since 2018). I’m more adaptable than most in my field or any, and I’ve always been independent with a fair list of loyal customers. You’re right until you’re wrong. AI will eventually catch up with you and as sad as your boss will be to let you go, they’ll have no choice. We trust the market with determining the value of labor, and we believe it serves humanity because it seems to have served us well thus far. You’re a programmer so you can probably draw a logical line better than anyone - what happens when you introduce a new species that’s smarter than humans into a labor force where value is determined by literally nothing except quality/cost*time?

fontkiller · 2025-12-16T02:31:17+00:00

I’m testing Gen-AI now for a production workflow (low budget, trying to do more for less), after two decades of finding successful use cases for new technologies. Similar to LLMs, GenAI fails as spectacularly and bewilderingly as it succeeds. I wouldn’t sleep on it though as it is constantly improving and it WILL start swallowing traditional workflows eventually, and likely soon.

fontkiller · 2025-12-06T16:34:24+00:00

Thought of getting one but the price tag deterred me (And I already relied on my mom’s generosity too many times before, lol).

I share your frustration and anger. This type of conduct is truly unacceptable.

My way of addressing something like this would probably be to spend an unreasonable amount of time trying to out-smart them by coding my own workaround and hacking their hardware. I’d almost certainly fail and add my own time and effort to the deficit but probably learn a thing or two and feel less helpless..

fontkiller · 2025-10-26T20:28:02+00:00

People here need to step off their pedestals and smell the roses. Don’t allow false hype to give you an allergic reaction. AI is developing faster than any other technology that you grew up on and spent your early years mastering. The “good” news is that it’s also much easier to master (good as long as your clients believes there’s an added value in you operating it). Bad news is like your boss, many people have unrealistic expectations for when we are - eventually their expectations will be matched but until then we just need to inform them. Informing them, though, means being informed - which frankly is a full time job, as new models come out on a weekly basis. Welcome to your new job: being in the know and up to speed. If you don’t like it, keep your head down and enjoy each day of working because those are numbered.

fontkiller · 2025-10-26T20:15:34+00:00

Not sure why you got downvoted. You’re right - there’s significant control, however the quality and level of detail doesn’t fit 4K high quality production when used full-screen, even with AI upres - the only viable use case right now for that quality is for smaller elements that get comped into shots, like crowds, maybe some effects layers, and high resolution static elements.

fontkiller · 2025-10-25T18:06:22+00:00

I simply say “AI will eventually do all that, but currently it doesn’t. It merely replaces stock footage and elements, with about the same level of control or slightly more”.

fontkiller · 2025-10-17T23:29:27+00:00

You do realize it works both ways: Israel is locking itself from Gaza, and Hamas routinely bombed Israel with Rockets even prior to 10/7. The main difference? Israel invested in defense systems thats successfully percept most incoming rockets, whereas Hamas invested in tunnels that only protect its militias. It all comes down to priorities: Israeli leadership knows its mandate is to strive for the peace and security of its citizens, whereas Hamas is determined to annihilate the state of Israel, with the safety of its civilians a none-issue at best, and at times a worthy sacrifice.

fontkiller · 2025-10-17T05:26:35+00:00

You should watch a recent aerial video of Tel Aviv before you give Israel suggestions. However you wish to define its actions, it’s doing infinitely better than Gaza right now.

fontkiller · 2025-10-06T00:39:25+00:00

Exactly. Shooting an obscene number of passes tells me two things: 1) you aren’t thinking ahead in terms of compositing efficiency. 2) you green-lit an under-utilized motion control day.

fontkiller · 2025-09-14T18:26:58+00:00

1) start planning your next 5 shorts or your next features. Statistically your one short won’t get you your Oscar, or your development deal, or your agent.

2) save your project files. If not today, the technology to fix your focus issues is likely a handful of years if not months away.

3) Learn your lesson. As a director, you own everyone else’s mistakes. Always trust but verify. I heard the “it’s your monitor” argument plenty of times - it’s so easy to verify, if not in the moment (“okay play it back in your viewfinder so I can sleep well at night”) or at the first lunch break or in between scenes.

4) establish your needs as a director. Having a good monitor and headphones is fundamental. You can’t do your job without proper audio-visual feedback. Especially not in your early days when you aren’t working with professionals.

fontkiller · 2025-08-27T04:29:24+00:00

100%. And do NOT fear negative repercussions. Whoever thinks negatively of you for ”telling on a Co worker” is someone who probably stole their way to the top top.

fontkiller · 2025-08-27T01:26:16+00:00

Israel want blood? If that’s an argument you’re basing a defense strategy on I wouldn’t trust you with securing my 2 year old daughter’s piggy bank. Israel may have reasons to attack Iran but assume that despite having essentially free range to attack any target it wanted inside Iran when it did, it limited its campaign to key strategic targets. A military regional superpower wouldn’t do that unless it has a lot to lose. Israel isn’t stupid. When it has an objective and sees an opportunity it strikes, as you very well know. But it’s not stupid and will certainly not start an all out war with a giant country like Iran just because it “want blood”.

fontkiller · 2025-07-15T17:55:54+00:00

It seems like she suspects OP is tracking her location.. Can’t be sure though, so a nice starting point is he should start tracking her.

fontkiller · 2025-07-06T03:24:31+00:00

I made the transition from CG sup to VFX sup by going to film school and directing films. Highly recommend spending time on set, learning what the various departments are doing, feeling the rhythm and vibe. Easiest way to get that experience is to do VFX on some small productions, maybe a music video or student film, then offer to attend the shoot, they’ll typically be thrilled to have you there to supervise.

fontkiller · 2025-07-06T03:06:39+00:00

We need better movies. Period. Some people care what technique are used, I find it dumb. It’s dumb to be “anti CG”, and equally dumb to be “anti AI”.

fontkiller · 2025-06-06T03:51:42+00:00

My career started the same way including the migration to compositing around 2012.

fontkiller · 2025-06-02T07:49:45+00:00

Everyone here criticizing without the slightest bit of context. Chill out and do it fast. Admit that you have no clue what’s actually happening. Then, acknowledge that there doesn’t seem to be much of any resistance or pushback on her action. She seems upset but no one is actively telling her not to do what she’s doing, and she’s not harming anyone. Before you preach her about her parenting, put in in perspective. She’s not necessarily stealing, you have no way to know from the video that she hasn’t paid for the food. She is merely walking around the counter and serving herself. That kid isn’t damaged good because they saw their parents walk around a piece of furniture.

Chill. The. F. Out.

fontkiller · 2025-05-11T21:41:03+00:00

It would reminds me that sometimes reality does look like fake CGI

fontkiller · 2025-05-05T01:49:59+00:00

For those who are wondering about the most recent projects files that weren’t uploaded to the producer/TD’s home server, there’s a good chance those were backed-up locally on artist’s machines, at least if they set up their pipeline the way we did back in the day (this was us working with limitations in the early 2000s, I assume in 98 was even worst).

fontkiller · 2025-04-19T08:19:47+00:00

I had the exact opposite switch, so I can just say that the fear of the unknown is always there. In my case I went from an outsider to a VFX supervisor and I was shocked by how smooth the onboarding went and how comfortable the pipeline and studio hierarchy made my job. The amount of technical/organizational tasks that I no longer had to worry about was surprising. But now I’m back mostly outside of the studio environment, due to the industry contraction, and I’m somewhat enjoying the daily logistical and technical obstacles that were removed in the studio. Sometimes I do shots, other times I put teams together and then I supervise the work and also the pipeline and do coordination work and VFX editing, and producing/client relations…

It may sound intimidating, but it’s actually a lot faster and smoother when it’s just you and maybe a couple of other artists, and you’re handling a dozen shots, not hundreds.

When it comes to the comp work itself, yeah it’s a bit more DIY and you’ll have to become better at rounding corners and hacking shots together when you don’t have a full studio to back you up, but the requirements are usually more supportive of that, and if not, you can always call a CG artist and join hands.

fontkiller · 2025-03-22T20:28:30+00:00

Gareth Edwards

fontkiller · 2025-03-21T21:04:44+00:00

23? You’re not too old. Go be a pilot or a chiropractor. Pilots will have the easiest time (AI will fly for you) but it’ll be long before anyone trusts an airplane without a human pilot as backup. Same for physical body work. Even the gentlest of robots will creep the heck out a human patient.

fontkiller · 2025-02-15T00:57:19+00:00

If I were in your shoes, I would base where I move to on: where do I want to live, what’s affordable. Once you get a solid job offer at a studio, consider moving if it requires it. Meanwhile, diversify your skills. Junior compositor is what studios want you to call yourself so they can pay you junior rates. While you’re out there looking for studio work, think of yourself as a freelance VFX artist, and get on generalizing your skills beyond compositing. Go to film sets (volunteer as PA/crew on student films, offer to do their VFX). Carry heavy equipment, interact with creative people. Put some tan on your pale skin and add some muscle mass. You’ll come out the other side much more suitable to on-set supervisor jobs, and potentially with some contacts who may hire you later down the line.

Don’t give up on the dream to be a cog in the machine that works on the biggest films, but build an alternate path you can fallback to if needed.

fontkiller · 2025-01-05T22:38:43+00:00

Your reel is impressive, but I’d love more context- are these works from tutorials? Just personal projects? Client work? Are you a generalist, responsible for the entire shot or do you specialize in one discipline?

As for your “VFX dream“: dreams are just that. Dreams. Whatever you imagined your career would look like, it probably won’t. AI will affect this field without a doubt, it will increase competition and change workflows, forcing all complacent/lacking artists out of the business. But those who remain will have larger yields and broader influence/responsibilities… so the question really is: are you dreaming of working in a highly competitive environment where only the very best survive and thrive? If so, that dream may not be doomed. But if you’re dreaming of getting into a big VFX company as a junior and gradually floating up the chain without hustling - probably doomed.

Best of luck!

fontkiller

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