LIFE AFTER PI - How Oscar-Winning VFX Studio Went Bankrupt (Full Documentary)

Oh this is nothing.
I love the scam Hollywood uses to keep from paying residuals.

Hey did you know that according to Lucas and the numbers Return of the Jedi never made any profit?

Greed and sleaze rule in the land of Holly Wood.

@Jollem

You know it.

@Jollem, sure you can put your stuff up, but unless you find a way to monetise it, it'll be nothing more than a hobby. And the VFX artists in the industry have spent years honing their craft, they aren't your regular hobbyists...

How 'bout a summary for those who don't have 30 minutes?

Enphlieuwince - "How 'bout a summary for those who don't have 30 minutes?"

Only watched the first 7 minutes but they state their business models was flawed. They get a set amount of budget from. If the project over runs or somethings changes then they have to pay FX artists out of their own pocket.

Brilliant documentary and such a shame to see a great VFX go down like that.

Also surprised they didn't mention that Ang Lee complained about how much they were paying for the VFX.

I was Majoring in Graphic design new Media so when people complain about crappy cgi they have no idea the work and time put in. computer animation programs are always crashing its expensive and very time consuming the artist working on the cgi are ask to be directors and creative the folks who do the work deserve the money they ask for but the sad thing is Movie Studios would whether go cheap and start sending the jobs overseas for cheaper price. The Simpsons isnt even made in the USA anymore its made in India. I believe even now my college got rid of the New Media program.

Seeing something like this really sickens me, especially as a enthusiastic paying movie-goer. Knowing how much these movies make domestically and worldwide, it really disgusts me to know that one of the main assets of movies today isn't getting the appreciation it deserves. Companies like this deserve to be supported in every way for their culture, creativity and services.
As a student of Computer Animation, who is about to graduate with a bachelor's degree, its sad to know that my skills, which I paid a lot of money for, will be under appreciated and underpaid for. Thankfully the video game industry has a sound foundation and is thriving more and more every decade...but Movies are my passion. Creating the unbelievable and having a viewer sit back and fully enjoy the visual experience is what really inspires me.
I hope hollywood comes to their senses and fully supports all the vfx companies (especially the smaller ones), to restructure the foundations by which they operate so that vfx can stay in the U.S. and vfx artists can properly get paid to do the beautiful work that they do.

@DarkGrifter While it totally sounds like a SMcF move, I don't really think he had control over the sound engineering of the whole show...Usually shows like this are a pretty tight ship and they just had to cue music to make sure the show continues as planned. But the fact that they got less time than a lot of other winners to say their speech is just straight up HATING by the Oscars in general. Plus the protests outside the show probably weren't too welcome and this was their way of shutting them up. Despicable.

If you don't like it, find a different profession. No sympathy here.