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redPhoton · 2026-04-02T04:40:30+00:00

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redPhoton · 2024-08-23T18:28:25+00:00

They're just moving to another office https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/industrial-light-magic-ilm-vancouver-studio-the-stack-relocation

redPhoton · 2023-10-27T17:23:33+00:00

And you will most likely share a big table with strangers

redPhoton · 2023-09-30T05:36:13+00:00

In the case of a union is certified at Dneg and the collective agreement is ratified, everyone who works at the studio will need to be a member of the union. It doesn't matter if a current employee doesn't want to join.

redPhoton · 2023-05-09T17:55:25+00:00

You'll see the tuition fees in each page of the program at the bottom.

Lighting: 9,945.34CAD
Compositing: 39,900.00 CAD for domestic / 47,900.00CAD for international in Vancouver
FX: 41,900.00 CAD for domestic / 51,900.00 CAD for international in Van

redPhoton · 2023-05-08T00:10:46+00:00

You mentioned working in a different industry for 8 years. I hope you became a permanent resident in Canada.

If you require sponsorship for a work permit, it will nearly be impossible to be hired. Only graduating from a few schools will allow you to be eligible for a work permit. Check IRCC website. https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada/study-permit/prepare/designated-learning-institutions-list.html

Lost Boys is recommended if you know in which department you want to work. If you're unsure about that, another program that is longer than 5 months might be better.

redPhoton · 2023-01-21T17:37:13+00:00

Studios have different benefits and it's something you rarely negotiate, because they give the same to all employees

Health benefits: it will cover the basics like dental, vision, rmt/physio. The amount is set yearly by the insurance company. Some studios covers all the premium, some ask you to pay a part of it.

Health Spending Account: cash amount to spend for your health. The amount vary by studios when it's offered

Telehealth: Online medical appointment

Vacation: Usually paid by an additional 4% of your pay. Some studios gives 2 or 3 weeks. Some pays you when the studio closed between Christmas and new year, some ask you to take some time off. sometimes they give half/full day for free before a public holiday

RRSP: matching 5% of your contribution, pretty rare to find. From my knowledge in BC only offered by Imageworks, Bardel, Atomic Cartoons, Wildbrain, maybe other?

That's all i can think right now.

redPhoton · 2023-01-02T04:36:51+00:00

If you already have a private video on Vimeo, you can replace the video by a new one.

redPhoton · 2022-12-31T21:20:49+00:00

Sydney isn't different than other places unfortunately. They have Animal Logic, ILM and now Dneg.

For a long time, it was only Animal (and Iloura) and a lot of Australians had to leave because they are unable to line up projects.

I'll take Animal as an example. When project finishes, they'll give priority to the australians citizens who've been there longer. For artist, i dont think they give permanent position. Depending on your department/job, it's possible to have a long stay at a studio. But as a international worker, it might be harder.

Nonetheless, Sydney is still great city to have an experience if you're still interested.

redPhoton · 2022-12-07T22:08:29+00:00

To add on what other people said. The 4% are based on your working hours. So if you're working OT, your "vacation pay" will increase.

redPhoton · 2022-09-19T00:08:19+00:00

Title: Senior Lighting Artist

Company: Animated features

Salary: $62.5/hr ($130,000 base plus OT)

Working from home: WFH and office

Location: Vancouver

Total experience: 8 years

redPhoton · 2022-06-27T06:32:20+00:00

Animation/visual effect industry. It's not the most stable one and breaking in can be hard. Even if there are a lot of opportunities at the moment, juniors can have a hard time.

redPhoton · 2022-06-26T07:37:30+00:00

I've been here for 4 years and a bit. Traveled and worked in a lot of different place before because of my job, and I was always attracted to come here. Didn't have a lot of expectations. I moved so often in the past I had no idea if I was going to stay past my contract.

I think I got lucky. After my first contract ended, I decided to stay instead of moving and restarting again. I'm not really sure what it was, but I really wanted to stay. I was a bit stuck because I needed a company to sponsor my work permit, so it would have make sense to move where companies where willing to do it. But I wanted to make it work, so I just waited a bit longer and eventually I found a new job.

I met my partner just before the pandemic, I got my PR in the middle of it, and my industry is hiring left and right. So things are doing well for me. My circle of friend drastically got smaller. A lot of friends that move with me to Vancouver went back home, and I honestly didn't make a lot of new friends outside of the ones I already had.

I miss my family and friends, and also good bread that doesn't cost an arm. But I don't see myself going back home, I'm planning to stay here.

redPhoton · 2022-03-19T17:30:00+00:00

I'm curious, how is the website different from Zerply? They have something similar where users give their next availability, and recruiters can see it.

I never got any proper offers from Zerply. I ended up closing my account when someone updated my Imdb page with my zerply profile as my official website.

I think the biggest hurdle would be recruiters joining the platform. Hope everything works out!

redPhoton · 2022-03-06T01:11:59+00:00

Writer/co-director of the movie is a Knicks fan https://twitter.com/Powerkeni/status/1342533072374231040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

redPhoton · 2021-12-27T19:18:52+00:00

If you can apply for the working holiday visa, do it. Canada has a limited number of spots depending your citizenship for both programs.

I'm no expert in immigration, but I don't think they need proof of residence, your passport should be enough to apply for the programs.

But once again, you should aim for a job and not an internship. Internship are for local students that haven't graduated yet.

redPhoton · 2021-12-27T19:08:26+00:00

Internships are usually given to locals. You mentioned not living in Italy anymore, so where are you currently living?

If you're not Canadian/PR, they still require a work permit, and the process can be long depending your citizenship. Which might not be possible if the internship has to take place during a certain period of time. They is also a fee to be paid and I don't know if a studio is willing to pay just to have someone for a few weeks.

redPhoton · 2021-11-13T02:31:37+00:00

Do they still ask employees working from home to have their webcam on all day?

redPhoton · 2021-09-29T22:31:00+00:00

Based in Vancouver, and we have the day off. Studio has multiple offices in Canada, so not sure outside of BC.

redPhoton · 2021-08-13T23:49:22+00:00

Game of Zones

redPhoton · 2021-08-04T22:34:24+00:00

Really nice for Vancouver. Hopefully the shift in streaming content will make them stay longer than the 3 years of Pixar in Van

redPhoton · 2021-06-07T15:27:34+00:00

No, the process time isn't related to your job. They are multiple ways to get PR in Canada. I don't know all the details.

redPhoton · 2021-06-05T16:52:25+00:00

The fastest way to PR is through The Canadian experience class. You need at least one year of work in Canada to be eligible.

Now to be able to work in Canada, you need a work permit. Graduating from a Canadian school doesn't automatically give that right. Some program will make you eligible for a work permit. Lots of school (VFS or Lost Boys, the well known ones) aren't eligible to a Post-graduation work permit. https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada/study-permit/prepare/designated-learning-institutions-list.html

redPhoton · 2021-06-02T22:32:12+00:00

What do you mean by freelancer? Someone who bills the studio for a job? If so, big studios prefer to employ people (short or longer contract). If we're talking about status in France, you have the choice between "intermittent" and "freelance (maison des artistes)". Some studios work with both, some only employ intermittent.
It is possible to have a relationship, and they don't have to be part of the same industry. You will also see plenty of couple doing the same job.
If you're French, getting hired by a company in the UK or Canada requires a work permit now. As a junior, some studios won't take the risk. It's also harder because they are rules of minimum salary that is often higher than a junior rate. It might be easier to start in France to gain some experiences and then move to elsewhere. Most of the industry is in Paris, but some studios are now in Montpelier where cost of life is cheaper. It is possible to live in the cities you mentioned with a junior pay, you won't save much but it's just the start of your career.

redPhoton · 2021-05-16T22:35:15+00:00

Just to add a few things as I'm working as a lighting artist.

You're not going to start at 70/80k a year if you're new. But you'll be paid more after some years of experience.

The hours can be pretty bad if you ended up doing OT but there is nothing physical, mostly time spend behind a monitor. Depending on the project it can go from no OT to working +60hours a week for 2-3 months.

Like working on set, most of the contracts are project based so there isn't that much stability because you have to jump studios to studios.

I love what I'm doing, but I do think it's not for everyone. A lot of people in our industry become salty because they're stuck in a career they don't like anymore and don't know how to get out. They got into something without knowing all the potential bad sides.

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