“That should just about do it!”, said Wendy Pollreisz triumphantly as she clicked the publish button in tank and began the snappy publish to go through down through pipeline. “That’s one shot down, lets move on! I’ll be done with all my shots in no time at this rate. Happy Feet 2 is definitely going to be much better than number 1.”
Let me check off my list in my head quickly:
- My lead likes it, and he’s pretty sure the anim supervisor will like it too. That’s good enough for me!
- The feet are on the ground like I was told by FX. Well, not really but at least through the camera it’s looks that way;)
- I’m pretty smart, I had troubles getting Lovelace framed in the camera everything so I moved and scaled her down a bit to 0.94 and moved her down a bit. I had to unlock some stuff, but they said the were not looking for just some “button pushers”, so this should really impress my lead Mark.
- Some other artists who just started with me told me to just scale down the hat to 0,0,0 and hide inside Lovelace’s body but I think might cause some problems so move it out quickly to just behind the camera in one frame, too. It happens so fast that nobody will ever notice it! See, I have some tricks up my sleeve and I’m just a year out of SCAD.
Six hours later when this publish is done, I imagine the rest of the glorious pipeline, jumping happily and dutifully to work: from character finaling (thank God for them), to cloth/hair (such sweet guys), to lighting (it’s so good to really see what I’ve animated), fx (ugh, those grumps) and finally those amazing compositors that bring it all together, how do they do what they do?! Quite a process! But really, after it’s all and done, we’re just storytellers and I count myself lucky that I’m one of the fortunate ones to help bring it all to life.
I’ve heard some people really complain about tank (No, I won’t repeat those words here!), and they keep saying tank2 will be lot better, but I don’t know what they’re complaining about. It seems to work just fine for me, and I can just get busy finaling my second shot while it publishes – maybe I can get another one mostly done before trying out the ping pong table next to the kitchen… Version 37! Hee hee, I’ve heard some people go that high, can you believe? Sure, I can respect that a story change or something might push it to version 3 or 4, but version 37! That sounds just cuh-razy!
“It happens so fast that nobody will ever notice it!”
Actually, it make cause a one frame smear when rendered with motion blur.
He was joking =/
“just a year out if SCAD” I lol’d
Good morning BrendanI am woiknrg as a Supporting Actor with one payslip away from joining Equity. I am starting at the bottom but as soon as I get the card’ I will be looking for small parts to start with. I know with SA its what is asked for but what annoys me is that after joining the Agency, how when I go on an assignment, people have not joined or signed a contract and paid to have photo’s done and yet they get constant work and I have done this thinking I would not get work. Not only is it unfair, but puts me in a position where I feel if I complain, I will be putting myself in a bad position which is why I have not. I have read your book which is great and I noticed that I have already do the some of things you talk about naturally. Thank you for that xx I am not yet an Actor and have only gained the B-Tec National with 16 Distinctions, 8 Merits and one pass. I have not been in a position to take up the work until now some time after my B-tec. I joined a local theatre and was totally ingnored as they are a click’ even after reading for every play, woiknrg as a lighting tech, painting sceans etc. I gave it my best and currently looking for another theatre to join. (Brush myself off and start again)! I live outside of London but was about to join an Agency there as well as where I live, but at this time, its the cost. The reason for this is how to get work on other projects like Downtown Abby etc. I know I have probably answered my own questions but it is good to talk. With kindest regardsThe old fossil
Dear Old Fossil. It is as you know and have experienced a tough old game. The free makert, smaller budgets etc opens the industry to non-card holders. This brings with it many good and bad things, one of the bad things you have listed. One of the good things is that certain great projects would never have been made if people had to work within the equity guide lines. Another point I would like to make is that you should not wait to be told your an actor, a card, training, showreel, merits etc should not define you as an actor ..you become an actor when you have respect for the craft, others and the fact its a tough industry. As for approaching Downtown Abbey etc, your agent or you could send your info to the casting director or you could send it directly to the production office. Either way it should get reviewed. Keep on thriving dear Old Fossil.
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