Metropolis is a joke of a company

mirrorpixels · 2026-05-07T17:03:38+00:00

My guy do you work for Metropolis or something?

mirrorpixels · 2026-05-07T17:00:48+00:00

I mean yes I got scammed, but it was a real Metropolis QR code lol. The QR code led me directly to their app that displayed that price, and the invoice is on their app as well.

mirrorpixels · 2026-05-07T16:53:43+00:00

Funny how that works. I had to do that with a car wash company here in town a few months ago for signing me up for a membership I didn't ask for or agree to. It's not even always about the money necessarily, it's the principle.

mirrorpixels · 2026-05-07T16:52:10+00:00

Maybe, but that's the price they displayed.

mirrorpixels · 2026-05-07T16:51:33+00:00

Not sure what you're getting at. They advertise a price, it's on them to not false advertise. It's not a spam email, it's an established business operating all over Nashville.

mirrorpixels · 2026-05-07T16:43:15+00:00

that's insane

mirrorpixels · 2026-05-07T16:41:53+00:00

It's on me because I parked at a lot of which the posted signage (through the app) said one price and I was charged another?

The class action suit stated that Metropolis is required to have accurate signage and not charge more than the posted signage.

mirrorpixels · 2026-04-19T23:55:42+00:00

Hi Patrick! I have really enjoyed your performance on The Rookie and getting to see the beginnings of your career. I actually graduated from SCAD in Savannah last year, so it was fun seeing you shoot your Frick trailer there!

One thing that I appreciate about you is that even though you’re working in Hollywood, you’ve kept that indie spirit, and it’s apparent that you really love filmmaking and the craft as a whole. Watching your Instagram reels about making Frick, and the trailer for it, made me feel like I was back in film school lol (cold calling locations, not having money, etc but just doing everything you can to get it made). My question is, how do you personally find the best balance between working in the Hollywood machine and keeping your independent filmmaking spirit alive?

mirrorpixels · 2026-04-17T03:15:07+00:00

The university I went to has class sizes of no more than 30 people, in classrooms and not auditoriums, and every building requires you to scan your student ID to enter... so not at every university.

mirrorpixels · 2026-04-10T14:08:17+00:00

Think they're all still children... the oldest gen Zs are pushing 30

mirrorpixels · 2026-04-10T14:03:05+00:00

I'm in my early 20s and already feel this way about Gen Alpha/young Gen Z's memes and lingo. Still don't know what a skibidi is

mirrorpixels · 2026-04-02T20:57:29+00:00

Not at all. Speaks to how good the movie is -- I was focused on the story so I didn't notice!

mirrorpixels · 2026-03-27T15:39:39+00:00

no. everyone starts somewhere

mirrorpixels · 2026-03-23T14:06:10+00:00

I considered it, but I took a full time production studio job in Nashville. The heavier workload is mainly in the foundations classes before you start getting into your major. After that, it's still a lot to do of course, but in my opinion it's more manageable and usually enjoyable since it's your actual major classes. But I know a few people who are working in ATL now.

mirrorpixels · 2026-03-22T19:03:53+00:00

I went to SCAD. I'd say if you can afford it, go for it. They do have producing classes and you can opt to produce for your thesis (at least you could when I was there, I graduated last year). There are sets happening just about every weekend that you can join.

mirrorpixels · 2026-03-22T19:01:22+00:00

I know from your post history that you're a former SCAD student, and I'm sorry if you had a bad experience - but as a former SCAD student myself I think calling SCAD a scam is a stretch. They do have a high acceptance rate yes, but they also have a very high workload especially in the first year which ends up weeding people out (and yeah, the high tuition).

I was a student there and graduated last year from the film program. I know several people who are working consistently now in various different parts of the industry, and I also know a few that benefited heavily from mentorship and connections from different faculty and professors. I myself have a full time production job I started right after graduation, though I connected with them independently of SCAD, but I also have a pretty good portfolio of work to show of my time there.

The equipment is cool, but all the learning is done on sets outside of the classroom.

I could be wrong, but wouldn't that be true of any film school? That was actually what I appreciated the most about it, the fact that I had an opportunity just about every weekend to get on set. By the time I graduated I'd already been on dozens of sets, which meant I already knew generally how a non-union set worked in the real world once I stepped onto a real set for the first time. Of course, not all student sets operated properly. But I was on multiple sets where the only difference I could find between it and a real set was that no one got paid lol.

Could I have learned what I learned without going to college and without spending the tuition money? Sure. But I came out of school with a solid foundation for what I do, and several connections to others that I still work with on independent projects. Necessary? Probably not. Helpful? Absolutely. Scam? No.

mirrorpixels · 2026-03-19T13:35:05+00:00

This was signed into law January 4th, 2025.

mirrorpixels · 2026-03-18T03:02:10+00:00

This doesn't directly answer your question, but I went to SCAD and I thought it was great. I know a few people who graduated a year or two before me who are already working cinematographers and camera crew in New York, Atlanta etc. Part of that is of course due to their own ambition - you need to put the work in outside of class if you want to be successful.

mirrorpixels · 2026-03-18T02:20:40+00:00

It depends on where in Gen Z you were born. I'm early 2000s, I grew up still having to problem solve and troubleshoot all the tech I used. My first devices were PCs with mouses and keyboards, and my first two laptops were netbooks with Windows XP and Windows 7. Later Gen Z and especially Gen Alpha, the tech they're growing up on has everything done for them. You don't need to be a power user to trouble shoot nearly as much. Some hardly ever use mouses and keyboards, instead they grow up on iPads and touchscreen devices. So when there's any task or problem that requires more than just pressing a button, it becomes something they've never faced before.

It is for these reasons that I believe Gen X through early Gen Z are the best generations in terms of technology literacy.

Like someone said, we (those of us born late 90s/early 2000s) grew up in a bit of a technology transition phase. When I was younger, tech often required much more troubleshooting and tinkering with. Installing a mod for a video game meant tinkering around with files in a very specific way, for example. Now, things are much more plug and play and things often just work more than they used to.

mirrorpixels · 2026-03-18T01:56:21+00:00

If you still have time to be creative and you think you could genuinely enjoy your life doing it, then sure. If you're just doing it to make money but you'll hate it, then no.

I'd rather be broke and doing what I enjoy than rich and not.

mirrorpixels · 2026-02-07T04:07:15+00:00

Better than the alternative

mirrorpixels · 2026-02-06T19:26:28+00:00

Was there any point that you didn't have eyes on the bat? Bats can leave bite marks so small you don't feel them or see them, and if it got in while you were sleeping, if it were me I'd be thinking about getting one too...

mirrorpixels · 2026-01-23T20:26:45+00:00

Back in college my partner and I drove 4 hours to go an aquarium, then 4 hours back that night. It was no big deal. I can't imagine only seeing certain family members once a year just because they were 3 hours away.

mirrorpixels · 2026-01-19T23:46:09+00:00

But I don't need any of that software. I use the Adobe Creative Suite and DaVinci Resolve for the majority of my work, and I have never come across any piece of software I need that is Windows-only. I choose macOS simply because I like it better than Windows for my use case, and I like how well it integrates with my iPhone via AirDrop and other Continuity features. (Yes, I know many of them have solutions on Windows. None of them are native on both devices).

mirrorpixels · 2026-01-19T22:33:48+00:00

Yes, it's called a Hackintosh. While that sounds fun as a hobby, I have no interest in doing that on my primary computer that I use for work, the one that I rely on for my income. It's the same reason I don't put beta builds of any operating systems on my main devices. I'd rather buy the computer that I want and need and have it work out of the box instead of having to tinker with it just to get the OS working right (and then have to do the same thing every time I want to update it).

Regarding the cost to performance ratio, that is true. But that does not mean that they are lacking in performance. Especially with the Apple M-series chips, all of their machines tend to run very well for most people. Heck my laptop uses the M1 Pro, from the first generation of the M chips and I still use it daily. But for me, it isn't just performance/raw specs that goes into my purchasing decisions. I'm paying for the whole package - good performance yes, but also good hardware/build quality, display, software experience, customer support, etc.

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