Hitting the Street

Hundreds of VFX artists turned out on Hollywood Blvd. (ahead of the Oscar festivities) this afternoon. Apparently there is a wee bit of anger over how they're being f*cked with by Our Fine Entertainment Conglomerates. ...



As a foreign publication noted:

... Several hundred people reportedly congregated outside the Dolby theatre in Los Angeles as the stars walked the red carpet, demanding better treatment for the artists who make the spectacular visuals for blockbuster movies possible. The protest was planned after the well-known Rhythm & Hues effects house filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week, shortly after winning a Bafta for its work on Life of Pi. ...

[A] chartered plane has been circling overhead towing a banner with the protest slogan: "Box Office + Bankrupt = Visual Effects vfxunion.com" ...

Add On: How much media coverage the demonstration gets, I donno. But Deadline writes of it here, and Variety here:

The Oscars are no stranger to protests, both on the podium and on the surrounding streets, but Sunday's street rally of visual effects artists was unlike any other.

It's a running joke in vfx circles that its workers rarely see the sun due to their long hours in front of computers, but they were out at Hollywood and Vine on Sunday, some 200 of them sporting greenscreen ribbons and carrying signs saying "Respect for vfx" and "We want a piece of the Pi" ...