AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER VFX Team Weta Workshop Faces Allegations Of Low Pay And Poor Working Conditions

There have been many Writer's Strikes, but will there be a Visual Effects Strike?

So you agree to work for certain pay and then complain when they pay you that pay that you asked to get paid. That you agreed to get paid. I love it! I make $32 +1000 a week, so 2200 after taxes, weekly, as a travel xray tech. I want more! Because I agreed to that much, and I’m tired of it! Stop giving me what I agreed to! Give me everything! Everything exclamation point

Pretty apt for the movie! Water is wet.

Go on strike, like it seems like everyone else has in the UK.

I could have sworn the last time this topic came up we agreed it was the director's fault because they're the ones ultimately making changes and wanting digital scenes be redone in post, creating more work and less time to do it in which results in more overtime, and the both studios are put in a position of not wanting to go over budget.

Cry me a river. $23 per hour is what he ended up with after he requested more money. He still left.

1) You aren't the only computer animator. There are literal armies of them making movies. So you are one of many.

2) Studios have a budget and have a business to run. So they need to manage their money in case of cost overruns.

3) Can studios pay more....probably, but if you want to complain talk to the actors who may $25 million a picture. These are the same actors that the people here fawn over all while complaining about the "elites" who they think should simply pay more taxes to solve the world's problems.

4) Aren't they in a union? Aren't unions supposed to FIX that situation? OH, You mean they don't?? You mean they simply fore you to pay money out of your paycheck for your "union dues" and do nothing to help you negotiate these "adverse workplace conditions"? The same union that uses your dues as a slush fund to donate to a particular political party (hint-hint).

5) What do you define as "adverse conditions"? You can't take naps? You don't get a calming room? You don't have your meals paid for? You know who all had that...the people at Twitter $400 per day per person for food...and they STILL complained about their workplace conditions.

6) Are you talented? Depends on which movie it is. But here is the beauty of the business world. If you think you have talent and ability and are worth it....then take your talents elsewhere and hope that the grass is greener....because it rarely is.

7) I know a TON of young people who want to get into VFX for a major studio providing consistent work who would MORE than happy to work for $23/hour.....or even $13.

That being said, I pay may staff far more than that $15 to $25 per hour...but I also don't have to employ thousands of people.

Cry me a river.