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> base pay isn't so far off, but you don't get equity. This is the best summary of the situation. Sadly, there doesn't seem to be any levels.fyi data from any
by boulos 6y ago
> base pay isn't so far off, but you don't get equity.
This is the best summary of the situation. Sadly, there doesn't seem to be any levels.fyi data from any of the studios. Anecdotally, film, like the game industry, has a history of paying less than the overall market rate for software engineering because there are a lot of people who love it.
Some of the [animation] studios (e.g., Pixar, PDI) have also historically issued annual bonuses based on how the films performed. Visual Effects, however, isn't like that because the work is done for other studios. For example, MPC did much of the visual effects for both Jungle Book and The Lion King, both of which were produced and distributed by Disney.
- bradknowles 6y agoDon’t forget Rhythm and Hues who famously went bankrupt and out of business, in the same year they won an Oscar for Best Special Effects. This is not a business you want to be in, if you care about making money. If you do this kind of thing because this is who you are, what you eat, breathe, drink, and dream, and there is no other thing you are capable of doing on the planet, then you might be able to make enough money to eat ramen for dinner.