tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post5331464998543943059..comments2024-03-29T02:18:35.303-07:00Comments on TAG Blog: Narrow CGI Profit Margins, Short CGI Company Life SpansSteve Huletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-14780663959779122872007-12-10T18:16:00.000-08:002007-12-10T18:16:00.000-08:00Which is why, with the exception of Sony, no major...Which is why, with the exception of Sony, no major studio has its own viz effx unit.<BR/><BR/>Far better to job the effects out and give the tight deadlines and headaches to a subcontractor.Steve Huletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-10006268938016908822007-12-10T11:51:00.000-08:002007-12-10T11:51:00.000-08:00It's not necessarily managements fault, but more t...It's not necessarily managements fault, but more the business model. FX houses have to bid to get jobs in order to get revenue. They bid low in order to get the job, barely able to meet the studio's schedule and budget. Then the studio changes their requests while refusing to alter the amount of the bid, the fx house uses tons of overtime to meet the ridiculous schedule, then folds when they are unable to pay their staff.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033520437729077065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-34575091966132934952007-12-08T13:03:00.000-08:002007-12-08T13:03:00.000-08:00And 2 of those 3 houses have had the same brillian...And 2 of those 3 houses have had the same brilliant management who rob Peter to pay Paul and drive the companies into the ground only to jump ship and move on to the "next big thing".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-48428921786231871202007-12-07T23:24:00.000-08:002007-12-07T23:24:00.000-08:00And then there are the canadian houses that I do i...And then there are the canadian houses that I do it right with.<BR/><BR/>The ones that kick ass and honor their commitments.<BR/><BR/>A combination of the studio's business savvy but, to be fair, a handful of animation professionals who care more than they should.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17349670871562090251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-10226307868882112732007-12-07T15:29:00.000-08:002007-12-07T15:29:00.000-08:00woah. Time Warp!woah. Time Warp!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com