VFX artists are refusing to work with Marvel

[Dr. Narcisse]

In a thread titled "I am quite frankly sick and tired of working on Marvel shows", Reddit user Independent-Ad419 expressed their frustration with the studio. "Marvel has probably the worst methodology of production and VFX management out there", they write. "They can never fix the look for the show before more than half the allocated time for the show is over. The artists working on Marvel shows are definitely not paid equivalent to the amount of work they put in."

Others in the replies are quick to agree. "On Thor they ask for a complete mini-sequence 2 or 3 weeks before deadline", says samvfx2015.

Those who haven't been able to avoid working with Marvel confirm that it hasn't improved in recent years. "I'm on almost three years straight of Marvel. Welcome to the seventh level of hell". Another user shares that their time at Marvel has been a "black hole of sleep deprivation and eating bad".

Another thread from three months ago contains even more damning accounts of what it's like to work with Marvel. These allegations were shared when another VFX artist was disappointed to lose out on the opportunity to work with Marvel - something their industry peers reassured them was no great loss.

Those who haven't been able to avoid working with Marvel confirm that it hasn't improved in recent years. "I'm on almost three years straight of Marvel. Welcome to the seventh level of hell". Another user shares that their time at Marvel has been a "black hole of sleep deprivation and eating bad".

Another thread from three months ago contains even more damning accounts of what it's like to work with Marvel. These allegations were shared when another VFX artist was disappointed to lose out on the opportunity to work with Marvel - something their industry peers reassured them was no great loss.

Mickeym00m00 shared a particularly shocking account of their time working with the studio: "Marvel has seen grown men punch walls and throw monitors from stress. I broke down a couple of times and have seen the strain it can put on marriages. But hey the $$ was fantastic. fukk Marvel as a client, the credit name is not fukking worth it."

Raistlinuk agrees: "It took me over six months to recover from WandaVision's crunch. It’s not worth it. Not when there’s better run projects that look just as good out there."

Given how recent some of these projects are, it's unlikely that there's been a dramatic change in the past few months. It remains to be seen if Marvel addresses these criticisms as they become widely shared online.

VFX Artists Are Refusing To Work With Marvel Due To Stress And Unrealistic Deadlines

VFX artists call Marvel the "worst" client to work for.

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[AnonymityX1000]

Welcome to the big leagues. lol

 

[Lootpack]

 

[Marks]

They don't want these companies unionizing so they gonna keep foot on neck.

 

[King Sun]

They don't want these companies unionizing so they gonna keep foot on neck.

That's actually going to push them more.

 

[Ethnic Vagina Finder]

If you hate working that much then leave

Having 1 years worth of Marvel work on your resume should be enough to secure other gigs.

 

[FlyRy]

Marvel feeling very Rocafella in 2004 ish lately

 

[MrLogic]

and yet marvel effects been trash

 

[AnonymityX1000]

Marvel feeling very Rocafella in 2004 ish lately

About to turn into the mighty Rocnation?

 

[Black Man of the Nile]

All that hard work and Marvel VFX ain't even all that great

 

[Lootpack]

Marvel feeling very Rocafella in 2004 ish lately

Curious if Marvel will change their ways or continue being complacent on this end, because financially they will always be set with the Disney backing.

 

[Cornershooter]

Vfx/cgi takes time You can’t just throw money and be like i need it in 4 months. That’s why their vfx doesn’t even look that good

 

[Killigraphy]

Then leave. I'm tired of stooges getting a proper gig then complaining about deadlines. You're working for one of the biggest companies of all time....shut up, get paid your millions and move on.

 

[PoorAndDangerous]

Then leave. I'm tired of stooges getting a proper gig then complaining about deadlines. You're working for one of the biggest companies of all time....shut up, get paid your millions and move on.

I doubt the standard vfx people are getting paid millions. Maybe upper management

 

[Deltron]

Then leave. I'm tired of stooges getting a proper gig then complaining about deadlines. You're working for one of the biggest companies of all time....shut up, get paid your millions and move on.

lmao they ain't getting paid millions.