VFXtalk.com responses to the Cameron letter
Over at VFXtalk.com there’s a big discussion going on about the “Open letter to James Cameron” that readers of this blog might be interested in.
Archive for 24th February 2010
Editors Guild instructions on How to Organize
Over at The Editors Guild, they have a really great set of articles on how to organize you place of work. While I like the idea of VFX Artists getting together to hash things out on the interwebtubeblognets, it really does come down to boots on the ground at individual facilities. Nobody is going to come down off the proverbial mountain, wave their hand, tell Number One to Make It So and get me an Earl Grey, hot, while you are at it. It’s easy to sit here on a blog and suggest that “someone organize the VFX industy labor pool” or write an “Open Letter to James Cameron” but without the workers getting together and voting to organize under federal labor laws it’s probably not gonna happen. I really recommend heading over to The Editors Guild web site and read what they have to say. There’s all sorts of contact information and resources to help organize labor. Check it out! You don’t need a union to organize. A facility can self organize just by taking an internal vote. I did not know that!
The Editors Guild seems to have a lot of experience with post production which in some cases may be more applicable to VFX work than The Animation Guild, though I’m sure one could argue that case. Either way, the following links are interesting reads if you are so inclined.