State of the industry

Traditional and future roles

• What VFX studios may accept:
• Being paid by shot as flat fee and not by hours taken – even if bidding on project is still a guessing game.
• Whatever clients’ rules: they must compete with other studios.
• Whatever high-profile job: it’s good to show in their portfolio.
• Paying from own pocket for the numerous corrections, changes and additions that occur throughout the whole production process even after the project scope has been defined.
• Paying from own pocket for the pricey software, hardware, and staff.
• Clients’ high expectations even if it’s not in line with reality, budget, and deadlines.
• Clients’ lack of understanding of how exactly VFX works (i.e. simulation takes computer power and time) and accepting their unrealistic demands and requests

• Why learning Unreal for VFX / Animation ?
• Real-time tools, Interactive 3d content and reasonably high-quality renders.
• Adaptable and flexible workflows with parallel pipeline.
• Remote collaboration and multi-user approach.
• Adopted in Virtual Production (VP) by media organizations + content producers + VFX studios + software develop. + hardware manuf. + indie.
• ICVFX (in-camera visual effects) = 2 types:
• a) LED Wall Cinematography: series of light emitting screens seamlessly
• integrating and synchronizing the virtual BG + foreground actors and
• physical assets.
• b) Projection Screen Cinematography