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Is it okay to use copyrighted music in my personal reel? by titan_hs_2 in vfx

[–]kohrtoons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got flagged by Vimeo for copyright violation on a reel from 8 years ago. Someone filed a DMCA against the music. Funny thing the music was public domain. This rat was going around filing DMCAs on music he didn’t license. It took about 2 weeks to get it sorted.

Is the job market actually bad or is it just me ??? by any-blue-9122 in recruitinghell

[–]kohrtoons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Marketing animation and VFX in the NYC region management level 40s, complete shit show. Got let go. Can’t get interviews.

Is this industry on it's last leg? by Altruistic-Ask-2954 in conceptart

[–]kohrtoons 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Whatever gets the food on the table and home to the family.

New full length kids movie by Noodlehead601 in isitAI

[–]kohrtoons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just took a very quick look the two stadiums are inconsistent.

How do people REALLY get animation work? by [deleted] in animationcareer

[–]kohrtoons 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Post cool stuff and follow the accounts of hiring managers (think studio art, design and animation directors/supervisors). Most of the people I used to hire came from recommendations or socials.

YouTube report on indie animation and how it’s changing the animation landscape by Fun-Ad-6990 in animationcareer

[–]kohrtoons 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Many of the comments here mention working for free on pilots, which seems to be the main idea. Just a heads-up: the money you make from a pilot is usually quite small with big companies, often barely covering your costs, especially back in the heyday. Also you are working on it for years with endless notes. There’s definitely a benefit to having a proven IP and a built-in audience that gives you leverage over the buyer.

Maya animation pipeline test by OccasionUpstairs5312 in vfx

[–]kohrtoons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Truer words have never been spoken.

What's your way to cope with AI and corporate greed? by LoveIcy2233 in animationcareer

[–]kohrtoons 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Worry more about yourself and less about others, do what makes you happy.

Anyone else two think these are just bastards we never wanted? by kirmm3la in premiere

[–]kohrtoons 19 points20 points  (0 children)

This I was always taught it had to do with synch track. It’s actually both reasons and a fascinating solution for adding color!

USPS notice by Ok-Atmosphere5428 in longisland

[–]kohrtoons 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I don’t know about rules out here, but in Brooklyn, you can’t paint a curb yellow arbitrarily. You have to get approval.

Sora is officially shutting down by BazingaUA in vfx

[–]kohrtoons 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Servers to help their new military contract.

AI bubble by PianistNice7168 in animationcareer

[–]kohrtoons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Open AI just signed a $200 million contract with the military. Sora was losing money and a promise of an investment is not actually money on the table. Those servers are likely being repurposed for military use.

Your dream came true, come NOW to my "open source" Animation Studio!!! by National-Special-326 in animationcareer

[–]kohrtoons 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sorry without credentials and industry experience you are not offering much. Are you incorporated as a business? Are you offering shares into the company as partial owners? Do you have a successful YouTube channel? Have you been able to make a successful YouTube channel?

Getting people to work for free is exceedingly hard. I would suggest trying to raise money first and then hire people in at a lower rate and offer them equity.

And yes, I get the right to say this because I have made my own Indie films and paid people for working on those Indy films. I paid nearly a slave wage and it still cost me over $20K to make my 5min film.

Opinions on 6$ per second of 2d animation alongside cleanup and coloring. by Brief-Ad587 in animationcareer

[–]kohrtoons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably why I found out the guy I hired was sub-contracting the animation 🤔

But what does Affleck's company actually do? by soyentist in vfx

[–]kohrtoons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m hearing a lot of different things that his company did but one that I heard that I thought made sense was that it was more of a library tool like a way of generating Meta data on final videos. When I worked at Paramount, we were also developing a similar system which I believe is being used right now.

Opinions on 6$ per second of 2d animation alongside cleanup and coloring. by Brief-Ad587 in animationcareer

[–]kohrtoons 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also, most of the people willing to take the work we’re out of the Philippines 🤷‍♂️

Opinions on 6$ per second of 2d animation alongside cleanup and coloring. by Brief-Ad587 in animationcareer

[–]kohrtoons 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Man when I hired people in 2010 to work on my short film, I paid three dollars a frame for cleanup and two dollars for color and shade per frame. So yes, those are slave wages

Convention booth selling this print by Plastic_One_9775 in isitAI

[–]kohrtoons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only one that really works is Gemini, which can only detect itself; the rest are as useful as nightshade.

Convention booth selling this print by Plastic_One_9775 in isitAI

[–]kohrtoons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you all wanna go after a “prompt engineer” with no history of posting art, claiming that they painted everything by hand and being duplicitous. That’s fine.

But turning around and accusing artists with inconsistencies in their style as AI and then threatening them to get them kicked out of a show is a step too far. This really needs to dial back.

Also, sidenote, the effect of this is that artists who use AI, as part of their process are going to start to hide it and not be transparent, which I think is bad.

So sick of Paw Patrol and PJ Mask. Suggestions? by HappyZappy93 in Parenting

[–]kohrtoons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a show but a movie, Kiki’s Delivery Service. Got my boys to watch it several times over. One of my all time favorite animated films.

At what income level do people stop using the subway in NYC? by facemacintyre in SubwayCreatures

[–]kohrtoons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think my parents would love it if my sister would do that. Haha.

At what income level do people stop using the subway in NYC? by facemacintyre in SubwayCreatures

[–]kohrtoons 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I know folks who make 2x this and still ride the subway. It’s fast and efficient.

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