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Is unionizing actually possible will other studios follow suit?

DNEG Montreal and Vancouver have unionized but as everyone knows, it’s a shitshow at DNEG. But a big studio like DNEG unionizing would mean something I think in the future.

Is unionizing actually possible in VFX considering the industry exists outside Canada as well…?

Will other studios do it as well?

What are the consequences/benefits if it actually starts happening?

25 Comments
2024/03/26
00:58 UTC

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Is there any case ever when a lens grid board needs to be a certain dimension?

Most lens grid boards I come across are 4’ x 8’ which works fine for mapping most lenses most of the time expect on the rear occasion that the lens is super wide. I guess my question is, if the grid feels the frame of the camera does it ever matter the size of the board? As long as there are a good amount of squares.

6 Comments
2024/03/26
00:17 UTC

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shy kids – “Air Head” (made with Sora)

26 Comments
2024/03/25
22:32 UTC

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Switching from 8yrs in Compositing to pipeline and TD's role any guidelines??

Hi,

I am workin in compositing since last 8 yrs and now thinking to switch from compositing to Pipeline because I think compositing is very frustrating and it's always overtime requirements are there.

Few of my colleagues told me that Pipeline people do less O.T. and earn more money.

Any guidelines? Also is it true about money and O.T.? what about work life balance want to know the dirty side of Pipeline.

17 Comments
2024/03/25
19:23 UTC

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Deepfake

My client asked me to create a deepfake for him by swapping a child's face with his own. I'm wondering what the best method for creating a deepfake is nowadays. Are there any AI tools that produce good results for deepfakes?

My client is aiming for a trashy aesthetic, so it doesn't need to be absolutely perfect.

7 Comments
2024/03/25
16:40 UTC

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Karma XPU vs Redshift

5 Comments
2024/03/25
16:38 UTC

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Ethical Rankings of Image Generators

Over on the VFXTalk Discord we recently wrote a great deep dive article on what I think is an important conversation. Ranking the top image diffusion generation models in terms of their ethicality of their datasets and the deep dive into WHY. Come check it out!

Server invite link: https://discord.gg/xzfcuxuc

Here's a brief taste though...Adobe's Firefly #1 in terms of ethics and Midjourney/OpenAI's Dall-E are DEAD LAST.

Read more and find out why here! https://discord.com/channels/1207369533254406247/1221830661250224189

20 Comments
2024/03/25
15:12 UTC

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How to "escape" from the industry?

In the past few months, I've start to feel burnt out from the productions (I still enjoy the profession itself). I'm facing multiple issues. Firstly, I am currently both a developer and a CFX artist simultaneously. We don't have enough artists, so I need to do simulations, while we also don't have a dedicated Houdini dev/TD. But because I know the most about how Houdini works under the hood, I do most of the developments in Houdini as well.

At the beginning it was enjoyable, but over the past few months, I've found myself constantly being pulled between tasks. On one hand, there's the pressure to "we need to close the shot ASAP", while on the other hand, there's the urgency to "implement this feature ASAP" at the same time. This constant switching has left me feeling exhausted, and I fear that I've become a 'Jack of all trades, but master of none.' Consequently, searching for another job has become challenging (I can't apply for a specialized role because I don't feel skilled enough as a developer nor an artist).

Secondly, I haven't been paid since December, which has completely demotivated me. Because of these two factors, I'm start to lean toward "start my own business" rather than relying solely on one company. Currently, in my free time, I'm working on my own open-source project and contributing to others to gain recognition in the industry. Later on, I plan to sell my scripts, offer paid courses, and become an instructor. However, I've observed that many experienced artists with much deeper knowledge still work in the industry while doing these kind of things. Two examples that come to mind are Yunus Balcioglu, the creator of Pragmatic Vex (a relatively expensive course) who also sells HDAs and scripts on Gumroad while still working at ILM. The other is Graham Thompson, a Senior Houdini TD. I checked his Github but despite his really in-depth codes, the traffic on his GitHub is low, and he still works at Rockstar Games. Based on this, I feel these kind of things is good as a side hustles but not entirely replace a regular 9-5 job.

46 Comments
2024/03/25
12:51 UTC

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Wizart DCC Platform

https://wizartsoft.com/

About two years ago a Russian Animation studio(WIZART) announced the release(open source) of their in house 3d animation software Wizart DCC Platform, which is based on USD ut ever since from that time it never came out.

does any one know of any news or updates, the software seemed promising and the fact that is was entirely built from the ground up on usd was amazing.

5 Comments
2024/03/25
08:19 UTC

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Does anyone use Twitter (x) anymore? There used to be a good VFX community.

Many years ago, early 2010's I was pretty active on twitter. I was part of a nice little VFX community but after a while I moved on.

Does it still exist? Is twitter the platform of choice anymore or are most people on Discord, Reddit, Art Station? Curious to find where all the conversations are happening.

48 Comments
2024/03/25
02:22 UTC

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What's your gameplan for when things pick back up?

Will you jump at anything or up your rate?

55 Comments
2024/03/25
01:08 UTC

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How would Computer Science help VFX?

Hey I'm choosing courses to study in University and I'm interested in post production like video editing and want to learn VFX. I was originally considering doing a creative arts degree or screen productions degree but I would like to know if studying computer science would help in learning VFX and for entering the industry. (I'd continue making my own video projects during University)

Specifically, what type of computer science programs would help VFX. Also, in what way does it actually help.

10 Comments
2024/03/24
21:15 UTC

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How is this stretched look achieved? Is it some sort of displacement effect with the man walking and then a plate with people walking comped into the background, with a robotic camera track to match the two shots? Thanks!

7 Comments
2024/03/24
18:55 UTC

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Escaping the industry

Hi everyone, I have been a VFX Graduate for almost 3 years now and haven't done anything VFX related since. I love the industry and I'm amazed by what you guys do but I don't think I'm cut from the same cloth and seeing how the industry is and how it's going. I'm not sure if I even want to be apart of it...

I was wondering if anyone had any opinions on similar career paths I could take? I love being creative and I just don't want to lose that.

Thanks everyone :)

16 Comments
2024/03/24
18:42 UTC

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Why can’t our government do something about jobs lost to India?

When a company like Prime Focus funnels work out of the U.S.A why does our government allow them to operate on our soil? Why are they not required to keep a percentage of their employees hired in the country they take work from? Are politicians merely complicit? Do they want to depreciate our salaries? Prime Focus got PPP loans from our government so why are they allowed to wreck our livelihoods?

135 Comments
2024/03/24
16:43 UTC

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Need help with Blender on a budget

Hey party people, I have a little bit of a dilemma.

I am currently a student and I am trying to learn all about the world of Blender and CGI as I'd like to use some CGI in an upcoming short film I'm trying to create. I have no idea how to get around this issue without doing thorough research, but I just needed help from someone or any suggestions on what to do instead. My film includes a CGI pig, that interacts with other things and people in the short film and I was wondering how do I go about it. I only know the basics and if so, is this doable especially on such a small budget if no budget even?

Some far-fetched things I'd aim to animate are the pig driving a car and doing a dance routine with myself, for the montage sequence of the film.

Hope to hear your suggestions :)

2 Comments
2024/03/24
14:47 UTC

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Compositor with 3 years of experience is looking to change field, need guidance!

Hello fellow artists. I work as a compositor in India, looking to switch careers because I am tired with the underpay, working hours and not to mention the level of toxicity that I face along with the job insecurity. I am truly scared with all that an AI can generate with merely some prompts. What other fields compositing skills can be used in and if not, then which other field at the moment is best to switch jobs given the current set of AI development? Thank you.

4 Comments
2024/03/24
11:50 UTC

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Mari Help

anyone knows why i cant paint the mask in mari node graph? my goal is to paint the roughness and i want to paint the tmask zone to be more darker but it seems the paint node can only paint the white color

https://preview.redd.it/sd2swiuzr9qc1.png?width=1290&format=png&auto=webp&s=ae435c0c15b8b662480e08fbaa1b38614217b9db

1 Comment
2024/03/24
11:45 UTC

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Afraid to even start learning all of this…

Hello dear Reddit friends!

I have been monitoring this page for quite a while now, and the amount of difficulties VFX artists are currently facing is simply stressing me out. I truly hope things get better for all of you!

I study a game design related degree in the Netherlands where I was considering doing a film VFX project and potentially going abroad to study it on exchange. When it comes to game projects, I usually partake 3D and VFX roles, therefore, if I keep doing that, I am planning to go deeper into Technical Art.

I started getting interested in VFX through the film projects I worked on besides my studies. I worked in the camera department (AC) but I thought VFX would be a good way to apply my knowledge of game development processes and learn how to implement them into film.

VFX industry in the Netherlands seems not to be the biggest, although there are a few good studios out there.

But, because I was considering a film VFX “minor”, I’m still thinking of whether I should do it or not. It seems like everything I get interested in is under “AI taking over” problem.

I would really appreciate if anyone could share their opinions on the future of the industry and if you honestly think it is a good idea to start learning VFX now! It would be very helpful for me to read.

7 Comments
2024/03/24
10:03 UTC

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How to achieve fangs growing in mouth effect

The scene where Gary Oldman opens his mouth and we see his fangs grow in Bram Stoker's Dracula -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrLVuKks6lE

Can anyone tell me how they did this? It doesn't look like it should be that hard.

If I had to guess, the prosthetic fangs were already there, and then they used CGI to make them look like they had grown.

Please let me know if you know how they did this effect. Or if not, what else would be a good way to do it.

3 Comments
2024/03/24
04:50 UTC

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Here we go again...

60 Comments
2024/03/23
22:19 UTC

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Experience from VFX Industry to Games as a Houdini Artist

I'm a fx artist 3+ years for films actually shifting to vfx for games..
Just wondering if people/studios will just see me as a junior even so I'm quite experienced in houdini and other DCC's like Unreal too
Even wondering what's really happening for game dev and if it's worth it anyway... ?

14 Comments
2024/03/23
22:15 UTC

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Glassdoor alternative for vfx

Hi folks,

I've seen here and in a few subs that glassdoor is involved in shenanigans (again?).

What would a vfx centric one look like?

This sub almost has all the ingredients, we have the pay spreadsheet and mostly candid discussions about what's what.

I wonder what people would want to see? Or if anyone has started putting stuff together?

I've seen a lot of local type replacements which are nice because those who run it are usually from that locality but it might be nice to have a conglomerate of it all.

For me a key bit would be specific pay ranges, and a differentiation between short term contractors, longer lengths and salaried folk.

6 Comments
2024/03/23
21:16 UTC

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Remote baking?

Hello!

Is there like a render farm for bake files? I have flip fluids and a i9- 13900k and I’m super impatient lol

I don’t mind paying to have it baked much faster. Maybe like a remote threadripper?

Anyone have any leads on this? How does ILM or Pixar bake a sim lol I love doing big scenes with a lot of ridged bodies splashing and it’s taking foreverrrrrrrrrr

1 Comment
2024/03/23
21:11 UTC

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Fun way to see how to animate a dragon!

6 Comments
2024/03/23
19:22 UTC

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Vfx spheres

I want to buy an 18 percent gray ball

, I found positions for half mirrored and half gray or two spheres, one gray and the other mirrored. Is it worth overpaying or is half sphere is enough?

7 Comments
2024/03/23
13:57 UTC

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Fear for my future in the industry

I was one of the many people who were let go by studios after the writers/actors strike last year. I was let go in September of last year and still haven't found another position since then

I've been applying tirelessly every single day but haven't gotten one positive response from any of the 150 applications and counting I did so far. I know times are tough in the industry and everyone is struggling to get jobs at the moment but it seems like my time in the industry is coming to an end at this rate. It's incredibly upsetting as I love my job and what I do but I can't afford to keep looking for much longer

I'm partly scared that my applications are getting denied because the studio that I was let go from denied me any of my work so I can update my showreel for the job hunting they know I'd have to do but now I have nothing to show for the past 3 years of working on amazing TV shows and movies other than a "yeah, I worked there on that". I'm not blaming all my failures on that alone though, I know I could be doing more but this whole situation has me spiralling into a depression that's getting harder and harder to shake off

I don't know exactly what responses I want from this post. Maybe just some reassurance? Maybe I just wanted to vent? Any wise words of advice or encouragement will be appreciated though

Sincerely

  • a scared 3D artist who just wants to make cool shit with other cool people and be able to put food on the table for her family
79 Comments
2024/03/23
12:46 UTC

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Vfx apprenticeship?

Hello! I’m searching for apprenticeship in vfx or animation as an alternative to university!

Can anyone help me find some or lemme know if you know any :)

3 Comments
2024/03/23
10:37 UTC

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