VES Production Summit to Address Paradigm Shift
"Vfx is no longer the domain of a few companies," Brown suggests. "Sequences can be sent all around the world. The business is now relatively mature but still improving its offer in terms of greater skill and cheaper price exponentially. Pipelines, animation tech and artist technique is improving as speeds go up and storage costs come down. The question here might be could artists be replaced by smart machines?
"Do [studios] love vfx or regard them as an expensive necessary evil? Most studios have had in-house vfx and then got rid of it. And if vfx are (as we'd all agree) crucial to big budget success, why don't credits reflect this?
"Vfx are riding a wave of formulaic superhero and/or disaster extravaganzas. What if this changes? Vfx drive major day and date releases. What if the distribution paradigm changes and studios can no longer justify $200m bets?
"Lastly, where are the big new facilities capable of producing a 'blockbusterful' of FX on an industrial scale being built?"
Bill Desowitz is senior editor of AWN & VFXWorld.
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It must be wonderful in this economy for an organization to promote an event that costs $495.00 for one day of 'Ritzy drinks watching the boats' at the Ritz Carlton when so many companies and individuals have been struggling in all areas of the production industry during this recession year.
I guess the free crayons and pads to draw along with the totally unplanned seminars will help to educate VES members and other industry players on how to cope and adjust to the huge business losses of 2009 in today's complex production paradigm shift.
And, of course, for VES members all of the fun, insight and education is only $395 for one day. Finally, it is nice to see less than 10% of the speakers are women reflecting the VES appreciation of their role in the process.
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