tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post6108679781253235611..comments2024-03-26T22:42:06.412-07:00Comments on TAG Blog: Ann Daly: How DWA WorksSteve Huletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-11148202037057535012009-10-03T00:33:27.628-07:002009-10-03T00:33:27.628-07:00Steve-
Is PDI also under a union contract, or just...Steve-<br />Is PDI also under a union contract, or just Dreamworks in Glendale?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-30275296200204234632009-10-02T19:03:05.995-07:002009-10-02T19:03:05.995-07:00and there is PDI/Dreamworks Animation in Redwood C...and there is PDI/Dreamworks Animation in Redwood City with 500 employees. Not just the Glendale studio. fastidiously maintained ponds and fountains. <br /><br />Although doing well, DWA DO let people go and early this year, many in the company were either forced to go on sabbatical or strongly encouraged to do so, as there was only one feature on the 2009 release schedule. So yes, the future looks bright, but the non-franchised films need to do well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-63107060872036360672009-10-02T15:41:37.599-07:002009-10-02T15:41:37.599-07:00Morale was pretty high on Bolt and Princess and th...Morale was pretty high on Bolt and Princess and the Frog. At the end of Bolt they announced the layoffs and wage reductions which pretty quickly killed morale. We'll see if morale is able to rebound on Rapunzel.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033520437729077065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-25434298099786024162009-10-02T03:56:53.734-07:002009-10-02T03:56:53.734-07:00Wow.
Does everything posted here have to instantl...Wow.<br /><br />Does everything posted here have to instantly descend to the level of jeers and negativity ? <br /><br />Steve posted something positive about one of our major animation studios, where it seems that at the moment morale is fairly high and long term employment (such as it is in animation now) is more the norm than elsewhere. This is a good thing. Hooray for Dreamworks Animation . I hope they keep it up. Why run down Dreamworks so much ? <br /><br />That morale thing counts for a lot. Maybe the management at Disney should remind themselves and take to heart something that Brad Bird said a few years ago in an article that ran in the McKinsey Quarterly: <br /><br /><i>Brad Bird: "In my experience, the thing that has the most significant impact on a movie’s budget—but never shows up in a budget—is morale. If you have low morale, for every $1 you spend, you get about 25 cents of value. If you have high morale, for every $1 you spend, you get about $3 of value. Companies should pay much more attention to morale."</i><br /><br /><a href="http://gigaom.com/2008/04/17/pixars-brad-bird-on-fostering-innovation/" rel="nofollow">http://gigaom.com/2008/04/17/pixars-brad-bird-on-fostering-innovation/</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-52711400662754503382009-10-01T21:15:12.148-07:002009-10-01T21:15:12.148-07:00Is Ann Daly that red-haired old broad that towers ...<i>Is Ann Daly that red-haired old broad that towers over Jeffrey Katzemburg? MAN she's a terror.</i><br /><br />No and no.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-48271320545244276622009-10-01T21:05:26.811-07:002009-10-01T21:05:26.811-07:00Is Ann Daly that red-haired old broad that towers ...Is Ann Daly that red-haired old broad that towers over Jeffrey Katzemburg? MAN she's a terror.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-25378772147884982942009-10-01T21:00:04.397-07:002009-10-01T21:00:04.397-07:00Walt Disney Animated Studios doesn't begin wit...<b>Walt Disney Animated Studios doesn't begin with the second word. How about we just call DreamWorks Animation WA? </b><br /><br />You're right.<br /><br />I'm so old I can remember when the whole company ... animation division and all ... was Walt Disney PRODUCTIONS.Steve Huletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-88177018168813183232009-10-01T17:08:27.661-07:002009-10-01T17:08:27.661-07:00Dreamworks does let people go...make no mistake ab...Dreamworks does let people go...make no mistake about that! But it does seem to have a happier vibe than the other D-house.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-55604119255513122822009-10-01T15:58:53.915-07:002009-10-01T15:58:53.915-07:00I've known artists at both Disney and Dreamwor...I've known artists at both Disney and Dreamworks for a very long time now. The morale at Dreamworks is very high right now. The friends I have working there are for the most part, very happy. With the work and the studio.<br />Unfortunately the morale at Disney is at a low. Pay cuts continue and the continuing threat of a lack of future hangs over the crews heads.<br />Friends being constantly laid off has also had an effect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-32082315589592713062009-10-01T14:58:04.160-07:002009-10-01T14:58:04.160-07:00Alright....settle down Pixies.Alright....settle down Pixies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-8203207341783849962009-10-01T14:45:10.474-07:002009-10-01T14:45:10.474-07:00Steve, it's WDAS please.
It took me a bit to ...Steve, it's WDAS please.<br /><br />It took me a bit to figure it out. I was goin' DreamWorks Animated Studios?<br /><br />Walt Disney Animated Studios doesn't begin with the second word. How about we just call DreamWorks Animation WA?Dysitopic Enuciatornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-68908570095625850172009-10-01T14:40:34.722-07:002009-10-01T14:40:34.722-07:00Who's their Head of Bodily Function Jokes Depa...Who's their Head of Bodily Function Jokes Department?<br /><br />That guy is a keeper. Brilliant stuff he comes up with.Hannah Barbontananoreply@blogger.com