I Got Beef
So my wife and I get to go to the occasional movie at the theater. We get a babysitter, we get some popcorn, she may get a box of Raisinettes, a Coke, etc.
Since I started school, we have been staying to watch the end credits. Not only for me to point out names of Animators that are mentors from AM, but out of respect for everyone involved in the picture.
Here’s where I have a problem. The Animators are usually so far down the list it’s insane! I understand that the actors, writers, editors and others should come before Animators, but some credit lists are crazy.
For example, I know that caffeine is important in the making of any piece of art. It’s just plain ridiculous though when “Coffee Provided By.........” is listed about 45 seconds before the Animators in The Chronicles of Narnia.
So we wait, and wait, until they finally come. I’m ready, I’m going to call out the mentors at my school to my wife. Well, I would, if I could speed read. See, once they get to the Animators they split the columns from 2 (name…………position) to at least 4 (name, name, name, name). So, I can usually only pick out two or three names as they fly.
“ok, ok……there’s Charles Alleneck! and Rick O’Conner! was that Delio, did you see Delio Tramontozzi? ahhh man what a crock!”
So my wife asks me, “Don’t the Animators bring characters, like Mr. Beaver, to life? Why are they so far down in the credits?”
I answer, “If it weren’t for the Animators, Modelers, Lighters, Texture Artists, and Riggers, Mr. Beaver would be nothing more than a vocal track by Ray Winstone. I don’t know why all these folks are listed so late in the credits… at least they're listed though.”
Here’s to bumping up the CG Artists in movie credits!
Since I started school, we have been staying to watch the end credits. Not only for me to point out names of Animators that are mentors from AM, but out of respect for everyone involved in the picture.
Here’s where I have a problem. The Animators are usually so far down the list it’s insane! I understand that the actors, writers, editors and others should come before Animators, but some credit lists are crazy.
For example, I know that caffeine is important in the making of any piece of art. It’s just plain ridiculous though when “Coffee Provided By.........” is listed about 45 seconds before the Animators in The Chronicles of Narnia.
So we wait, and wait, until they finally come. I’m ready, I’m going to call out the mentors at my school to my wife. Well, I would, if I could speed read. See, once they get to the Animators they split the columns from 2 (name…………position) to at least 4 (name, name, name, name). So, I can usually only pick out two or three names as they fly.
“ok, ok……there’s Charles Alleneck! and Rick O’Conner! was that Delio, did you see Delio Tramontozzi? ahhh man what a crock!”
So my wife asks me, “Don’t the Animators bring characters, like Mr. Beaver, to life? Why are they so far down in the credits?”
I answer, “If it weren’t for the Animators, Modelers, Lighters, Texture Artists, and Riggers, Mr. Beaver would be nothing more than a vocal track by Ray Winstone. I don’t know why all these folks are listed so late in the credits… at least they're listed though.”
Here’s to bumping up the CG Artists in movie credits!
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posted by Rick Blankenship at 1/16/2006 08:29:00 AM
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3 Comments:
I agree that it totally sucks. I heard that the reason they are so far down is because of a union thing. The "craft service" people have some sort of union that mandates that they get listed at a certain place in the credits. Go figure. :-(
I know just what you mean. When I went to watch the Incredibles I stayed to watch the credits and when animation came up I shouted out "Yeah! Lets give it up for the real actors of this movie!" Which went over better than you might expect, it was a late show and I think only one other couple was in the theatre by that time. I remember that the first clue I had that Neil Blevins had gone from Blur studios to Pixar was when I saw his name in the credits to that movie. (Blevins wrote a lot of tutorials for shaders that helped me.) Though I feel like I ought to be able recognise more. I knew of another animator who had gone to Blue Sky but I couldn't find his name in the credits in "Robots" which he worked on, apparently as an animation supervisor. And the thing is, they roll by so quickly in the theater that its hard to watch, particularly when you've been slurping he ice from your coke for an hour and you're busting to go pee, and then on the DVD the letters are so small and fuzzy on the screen that you can't make them out. I've wished on several occasions that I could just go to some movie website and download the credits to movies I was interested in.
Haha, yeah, cokes and credits do not mix! Especially if you're waiting to see the animators.
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