Comments on: Casualties Of The Subsidy Trade War: Rockstar Vancouver http://vfxsoldier.wordpress.com/2012/07/10/casualties-of-the-subsidy-trade-war-rockstar-vancouver/ Commentary On The Visual Effects Industry's March To The Bottom Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:40:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: jonavark http://vfxsoldier.wordpress.com/2012/07/10/casualties-of-the-subsidy-trade-war-rockstar-vancouver/#comment-8196 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:36:31 +0000 http://vfxsoldier.wordpress.com/?p=2752#comment-8196 If you want to know more about me, feel free to write privately, with your info as well.

]]> By: jonavark http://vfxsoldier.wordpress.com/2012/07/10/casualties-of-the-subsidy-trade-war-rockstar-vancouver/#comment-8190 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:22:46 +0000 http://vfxsoldier.wordpress.com/?p=2752#comment-8190 by “design” I mean write/develop/produce.

]]> By: jonavark http://vfxsoldier.wordpress.com/2012/07/10/casualties-of-the-subsidy-trade-war-rockstar-vancouver/#comment-8189 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:17:35 +0000 http://vfxsoldier.wordpress.com/?p=2752#comment-8189 They are immensely different than Feature VFX, unless you’re talking cinematics. Actually generating game code and assets is remotely similar to VFX but nowhere near the same thing. They are vastly different.

The reason I don’t really care much about video game companies is that they design/produce and develop a product and are responsible for its success. Most VFX companies provide a service and don’t design and take the same risks.

Having done a few stints in video game companies over my time as an artist/developer I can say that the success or failure isn’t something I worry about. It’s the risk they take.

]]> By: jonavark http://vfxsoldier.wordpress.com/2012/07/10/casualties-of-the-subsidy-trade-war-rockstar-vancouver/#comment-8188 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:13:50 +0000 http://vfxsoldier.wordpress.com/?p=2752#comment-8188 yes. Many. First one was Die Hard 1. About 40 since then including a biggie in 2010. Not my favorite thing to do but I do it when I am asked. Why?

]]> By: VFX Soldier http://vfxsoldier.wordpress.com/2012/07/10/casualties-of-the-subsidy-trade-war-rockstar-vancouver/#comment-8126 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 15:51:28 +0000 http://vfxsoldier.wordpress.com/?p=2752#comment-8126 Vfx and games are totally intertwined. Many workers jump in between the two. In fact many of the subsidies are directed at both industries in one bill. So we may actually need to work together on the issue.

Btw, I know you comment on my blog alot. Do you work in vfx? Have you actually worked for a facility that does feature film vfx work?

]]> By: El Zappo http://vfxsoldier.wordpress.com/2012/07/10/casualties-of-the-subsidy-trade-war-rockstar-vancouver/#comment-8124 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 15:41:43 +0000 http://vfxsoldier.wordpress.com/?p=2752#comment-8124 @Jonavark – Wow, dude. ‘Cause they’re so completely different and no one who works in vfx can or will ever work in games, right?

]]> By: jonavark http://vfxsoldier.wordpress.com/2012/07/10/casualties-of-the-subsidy-trade-war-rockstar-vancouver/#comment-8123 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:57:00 +0000 http://vfxsoldier.wordpress.com/?p=2752#comment-8123 It’s a video game company. Don’t care.

]]> By: El Zappo http://vfxsoldier.wordpress.com/2012/07/10/casualties-of-the-subsidy-trade-war-rockstar-vancouver/#comment-8101 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:07:42 +0000 http://vfxsoldier.wordpress.com/?p=2752#comment-8101 Uh oh. Will we see film studios start looking here in the near future?

]]> By: ambertreto http://vfxsoldier.wordpress.com/2012/07/10/casualties-of-the-subsidy-trade-war-rockstar-vancouver/#comment-8100 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:55:48 +0000 http://vfxsoldier.wordpress.com/?p=2752#comment-8100 Reblogged this on TNG Visual Effects and commented:
VFX industry changes may affect 3D scanning services and visual effects technology.

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