tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post8365541607519425177..comments2024-03-29T02:18:35.303-07:00Comments on TAG Blog: 01/2008 LinkfestSteve Huletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-37711477719540769692008-01-10T15:52:00.000-08:002008-01-10T15:52:00.000-08:00It isn't just ILM that outsources to India. Other...It isn't just ILM that outsources to India. Other effx houses do it as well.<BR/><BR/>And you're right. Nothing is forever. The world is an ever-changing place. Happily*, since the U.S. dollar is dropping like a stone, we should be cost-competitive with some of the other countries around the world.<BR/><BR/>As long as our voting population keeps electing candidates who enact unrestricted free trade at the behest of international congloms, we'll have more outsourcing.<BR/><BR/><I>* This is <B>sarcasm</B>, in case you're wondering...</I>Steve Huletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-62938705844580326242008-01-10T14:14:00.000-08:002008-01-10T14:14:00.000-08:00"So why would EA have a big presence there? Becaus..."So why would EA have a big presence there? Because labor cost is not necessarily the driver. There are lots of other things, like available talent, infrastructure, small items like that."<BR/><BR/>That this is currently true doesn't mean it will remain true. What happens when things like infrastructure and available talent improve in places like Bangladesh, as they inevitably will? Do you think labor costs will be an issue then? Over on AWN, LucasArts is advertising for an Outsourcing Manager, and I doubt it's to deal exclusively with domestic studios, given that ILM has begun outsourcing some of their effects work to asia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-25745412451321531792008-01-09T16:32:00.000-08:002008-01-09T16:32:00.000-08:00Re "everything going to India."I keep telling peop...Re "everything going to India."<BR/><BR/>I keep telling people I don't think so, witness the game company Electronic Arts. EA has production companies around the world, and one of the major sites is in Playa Vista. In Southern California. U.S.A.<BR/><BR/>And let's face it: the work force and real estate in So. CA is far pricier than in, say, Bangladesh.<BR/><BR/>So why would EA have a big presence there? Because labor cost is not necessarily the driver. There are lots of other things, like available talent, infrastructure, small items like that.Steve Huletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-45012620369891409822008-01-09T14:07:00.000-08:002008-01-09T14:07:00.000-08:00"When they "peg" the Indian animation industry at ..."When they "peg" the Indian animation industry at $550 Million what does that mean?"<BR/><BR/>It means that you'd better develop a love for curried foods...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-29684678618916413282008-01-09T13:25:00.000-08:002008-01-09T13:25:00.000-08:00When they "peg" the Indian animation industry at $...When they "peg" the Indian animation industry at $550 Million what does that mean? Payroll? BO Gross? Stockmarket capitalization of the companies?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com