A thread posted on the Reddit forum is amassing several allegations of poor working conditions for the visual effects teams of the Marvel Studios productions.
The discussion reveals that many professionals refuse to work with the company due to impractical deadlines, low pay and extreme billing, situations that create a stressful environment and unsatisfactory results, delivered anyway, just to fulfill the contract.
Those who can’t help but work with Marvel confirm that the situation has only gotten worse in recent years, due to the start of series productions. “I’ve been with Marvel for nearly three years straight. Welcome to the seventh level of hell.” Another user shared that his time at Marvel was a “black hole of sleep deprivation and poor nutrition”.
One Reddit user said the studio has the “worst visual effects handling around.”
Another gave an example of the madness required: “On the new ‘Thor’, they asked for a complete sequence of effects in two or three weeks” to be completed.
Another user said he started turning down the studio’s projects, despite working for a company with a contract with Marvel. “I ask not to work in films and series [da Marvel]. Unfortunately, they are becoming our biggest customer. They expect a smorgasbord of effect options so they can choose and change their minds three times. “
All the demonstrations were done under pseudonyms on Reddit, but an industry professional decided to confirm the allegations on his official Twitter.
“Working on Marvel productions is what pushed me out of the special effects industry. I’m a horrible customer and I’ve seen many, many of my colleagues have psychological problems from overwork, all while Marvel tries to spend less on. the effects. “, commented Dhruv Govil, who worked on the effects of” Guardians of the Galaxy “(2014) and” Spider-Man: Homecoming “(2017).
He added that the problem hasn’t exploded now, with the series and with Bob Chapek’s management at Disney. Stress is old. “The problem is that Marvel is too big. They can demand what they want and the effects that companies have to accept the job. It’s a toxic relationship.”
Marvel has yet to comment on the allegations.
So just because a lot of people have mentioned it, this has been the case since the early days of the MCU. It hasn’t started recently and it’s not thanks to Chapek.
The problem is #Wonder it’s too big and can ask for anything they want. It’s a toxic relationship.
– Dhruv Govil (@DhruvGovil) July 10, 2022
Source: Terra
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