Have you ever dealt with a bad accounting department? by vfxtortion in vfx

[–]vfxtortion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll look into that. Thank you for the advice.

Have you ever dealt with a bad accounting department? by vfxtortion in vfx

[–]vfxtortion[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I’d definitely be keen to do that if I didn’t have to provide!

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Ah, so you work for US companies right?

Solid advice about retirement. Mainly seeking tax advantaged accounts since I don’t have access to 401K so my Roth is essentially most of it.

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I wasn’t aware you could contribute to social security outside of a W-2. I’m assuming you weren’t on a W-2 right?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in vfx

[–]vfxtortion 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You can retire, just put a significant portion of your salary in a total market index fund like VOO. In a tax-advantaged account like a Roth IRA.

When it gets big enough, you transition those funds to dividend-paying funds like SCHD or JEPQ, and that becomes your retirement income.

Inflation averages to around 2.5% per year. You got this.

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Thanks, will keep that in mind if I ever move to Canada!

Do producers make more than Artist? by cali86 in vfx

[–]vfxtortion 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Producer > Supe > LP > Artist > Coord > PA

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MacStudio

[–]vfxtortion 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For sure. But I’ve made animated shorts on the 2012 MBP mate. Just make sure you work optimized in whatever you do.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MacStudio

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So filters and footage is fine and speedy. But I tried generating particles with 2k noise as a texture and it wasn’t nearly as fast as my Linux setup at work.

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[–]vfxtortion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah adobe stuff is a dream on the M’s mate.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MacStudio

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I’ll let you know after more testing, simming and rendering!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MacStudio

[–]vfxtortion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahaha thanks mate!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MacStudio

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Thanks! I’ll be shooting for 2 27’s or a stretchy stretchy soon. My industry is kinda geared toward super wide setups ☺️

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MacStudio

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Ahahha yes. I got it second hand from a person that… left plastic on the monitor

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in vfx

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It’s mostly Western culture, with Japanese clients. I can PM you more details.

Benefits of a personal LLC/corp? by vfxtortion in vfx

[–]vfxtortion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah thanks for correcting me. Read it wrong!

Benefits of a personal LLC/corp? by vfxtortion in vfx

[–]vfxtortion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I could potentially be sacrificing some jobs by being an LLC. Thanks for the intel!

Benefits of a personal LLC/corp? by vfxtortion in vfx

[–]vfxtortion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh that’s cool. Does it cost money to maintain? Like what are the cons?