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From: [e-mail] (Dave Thomas)
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Subject: Re: VTU: New LW at NAB
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>At 06:10 PM 4/2/96 -0800, you wrote:
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>>Dave Thomas - Moving Pixels
>>South San Francisco, CA
>>"You didn't actually expect to be paid for your work, did you?" - Actual
>>ex-employer quote
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>I'd really like to know the story behind that ex-employer post.
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>
>Andy Hofman
>LumaQuest Productions
>Animation and Dual Raptor 3 Rendering
>[e-mail]
>513-643-7333

I'll relate it,as it may help someone else. When I was just starting to do
animation, I worked on a project for a guy with a small production company
in Hollywood. When it came time to be paid, I got a lecture about how I
should be happy to work for little or no money, after all I was working in
the "entertainment industry" (even though I found very little entertaining
about it at that time). The above mentioned quote came about when I
attempted to use logic (bad idea) in explaining why I should get the amount
of money we agreed upon. I did eventually get some money (not what I
expected), suppressed my thought of committing various vile and most
certainly illegal activities against this individual, and moved on.

Although this brings up something that I've always wondered about. I'm
always reading articles and such about how computer or 3D animation is a
great field, where the money is high and the animators are richly rewarded.
I'd like to say that this hasn't been the case for me. Granted, I've made
money and worked on some good projects, but the majority of people I've had
contact with seem to operate on the same mindset as the guy I described
above. Ninety percent of the work I've done in the past has been logo work,
not much of which I've thought has been at a stellar pay rate (then again,
much of it is stuff that I could model and set-up for animation in an
afternoon).

I haven't worked on an animation project in almost a year. Some of this is
by choice, some by health reasons, and some by the fact that we moved last
year and I know no one in this area. I've also decided that my body of work
to date has only produced a few pieces that are worth showing to others.
Sure some of the logos I've done are pretty cool, but I don't want to do
flying chrome with glints for the rest of my life. Just once I'd like to
work on a project that is challenging, was a great experience, and resulted
in a nice wad of cash. Is this possible, or am I dreaming?

Dave Thomas - Moving Pixels
South San Francisco, CA
"You didn't actually expect to be paid for your work, did you?" - Actual
ex-employer quote
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