Episode 9 - It's Whiskey! - Ten Giant Robots

 The whiskey cast. And an animatic anecdote. And back to the Weta Effect video--again! * (We no longer cross-post to YouTube. Maybe if demand is expressed, we'll return to that.) * GarageBand is regressing-- no more podcast features * Logic Pro X is our recording platform * Then a rundown on how we're posting our podcast * Tech nonsense (web hosting issues) * Wordpress * Specialized hosting for podcast files: blubrry.com and libsyn.com * Sean's catch-up * working with a brand, and agency, and a client * and how it sometimes pinches the vfx team the most * and dealing with ad agency jobs * James Cameron working on framing his shots * an animatic anecdote * And Efram has more on "The Weta Effect" * Santa Clarita Studios * Imagineering book * Disney weenies * Efram's catch-up * Working on his short...and working on getting work! * Sorry about the g-g-g-glitch on the "soft hold" * Pay to Play. Kill Fees. What are they? Will a vfx artist ever get one? * Lessons learned with hiring or being hired * PJ's guess about what percentage of jobs make no money * And introducing the concept of the bonding company * we'll need to follow up more on this in the future * SAG possibly striking for videogame voice actors * Obama has acknowledged the plights of freelancers * There's a freelancer union * Freelancers are, on average, missing $6000 in compensation a year (sited from the Freelancers Union) * ...and the Canadian subsidies! * Interviews are teased... and other nonsense * Weta Effect ... Part II! * Questions and Answers about the Questions and Answers * And is the problem with Prometheus* the VFX? * Correction: The other giant (dead) aliens in Alien were not "Starshooters" * Efram's argument against the Weta Effect video * Sean thinks the video creator's intention has to do with the strengths of movies themselves * Augmented Reality games * The origin of the name "Ten Giant Robots" As always, you can contact us on our Facebook page or Twitter. Let us know what you think, if you have any questions, or if there's anything you might like us to cover in the future!