The Roto-Monkey Survey: 2003

[hollywood]

The Roto-Monkey Survey: 2003

Least favorite thing to roto: Cars and Hair
Favorite thing to roto: Things I can paint and key (instead of hand animate)
Favorite VFX Movie of 2003: X2: X-Men United
Least Favourite VFX Movie of 2003: Matrix Reloaded
Favorite VFX related computer program: FLAME!
Program you don’t know but you’d like to learn: Shake(and more Flame)
Do you prefer working on Commercials, Music Videos, Episodic TV, or Features: undecided
Would you prefer working for a large company or a smaller one: smaller one
Talk Radio or Music while you work: music
Favorite Webpage(s): vfxpro, vfxtalk, urbanchillers, cgtalk, raph


Feel free to add new questions to this mini survey in your replies.

[Aruna]

Least favorite thing to roto: People and moving objects
Favorite thing to roto: Boxes and static objects
Favorite VFX Movie of 2003: Matrix Revolutions
Least Favourite VFX Movie of 2003: mmm.. dunno. I'm a movie freak, so like most of them.
Favorite VFX related computer program: inferno*
Program you don’t know but you’d like to learn: iQ
Do you prefer working on Commercials, Music Videos, Episodic TV, or Features: Film
Would you prefer working for a large company or a smaller one: smaller one
Talk Radio or Music while you work: none, sometimes music in my headphones (currently Dadamnphreaknoizphunk)
Favorite Webpage(s): vfxtalk, (none other, since I don't have much time to surf to other sites.. sometimes cgtalk)

[DarkAlien]

Least favorite thing to roto: fast non-linear movement (fight scene)
Favorite thing to roto: a box that doesnt move (i HATE roto)
Favorite VFX Movie of 2003: pure effects? - the cam-fly-thru-the-truck scene in matrix reloaded - nightcrawler effects, and i havent seen the hulk yet.
Least Favourite VFX Movie of 2003: Matrix cuz it had no fricken story :(
Favorite VFX related computer program: afx then combustion
Program you don’t know but you’d like to learn: FFI (would murder/strip naked/work for free for inferno)
Do you prefer working on Commercials, Music Videos, Episodic TV, or Features: commercials/post house advertising (more $$$$)
Would you prefer working for a large company or a smaller one: definitely a smaller one (again more money usually)
Talk Radio or Music while you work: house music (love the club)
Favorite Webpage(s): djmixes2k, vfxtalk, cgtalk when i have time to surf

[arvid]

Least favorite thing to roto: People, people with hair! Rather fast action than slow though.
Favorite thing to roto: Things I can at least partially create procedurally.
Favorite VFX Movie of 2003: Matrix Revolutions, great story (http://homepage.mac.com/sebimeyer/blog/C1079208195/E2040997294/)!
Least Favourite VFX Movie of 2003: [...mind went blank...]
Favorite VFX related computer program: Shake!
Program you don’t know but you’d like to learn: Inferno and Flame.
Do you prefer working on Commercials, Music Videos, Episodic TV, or Features: Film! Altho I dont have much experience of it, otherwise musicvideos.
Would you prefer working for a large company or a smaller one: How about mid-sized? :)
Talk Radio or Music while you work: Music
Favorite Webpage(s): google, vfxtalk, xsibase, synonym.com ;)

[Paul Moran]

Least favorite thing to roto: fast motion & fine details
Favorite thing to roto: easy stuff :P
Favorite VFX Movie of 2003: XMen 2 - Two Towers
Least Favourite VFX Movie of 2003: none come to mind
Favorite VFX related computer program: Combustion ...its the only one i know (still learning though ;))
Program you don’t know but you’d like to learn: Inferno & Shake
Do you prefer working on Commercials, Music Videos, Episodic TV, or Features: Any would do for now...id just love to lap up as much experience as possible!
Would you prefer working for a large company or a smaller one: Wouldnt matter to me ... although it would be cool having your name on a Pixar business card :)
Talk Radio or Music while you work: Dependes on my mood ...i usually just rondom play my 1000's of mp3's
Favorite Webpage(s): vfxtalk ('duh ;) ), cgchannel, cgtalk, 3DBuzz, 3dfestival, insidecg, flashkit

nice idea too hollywood :)

cheers

[specialk]

The Roto-Monkey Survey: 2003

Least favorite thing to roto: Hair and fast motion(blurred objects)
Favorite thing to roto: generic shapes that dont move.
Favorite VFX Movie of 2003: only seen one movie this year that really had any big budget fx and that was matrix2, so i have to say matrix2
Least Favourite VFX Movie of 2003: Transporter
Favorite VFX related computer program: dunno
Program you don’t know but you’d like to learn: Flame
Do you prefer working on Commercials, Music Videos, Episodic TV, or Features: they all have there ups and downs.
Would you prefer working for a large company or a smaller one: smaller one
Talk Radio or Music while you work: music
Favorite Webpage(s): vfxpro, vfxtalk, Adbusters, Rapmusic, Highend3d, Ilovebacon, cgchannel.
:hammer:

[dreggsy]

The Roto-Monkey Survey: 2003

Least favorite thing to roto: really fast motion (very blurred objects).
Favorite thing to roto: anything i can track to easily
Favorite VFX Movie of 2003:LOTR Two Towers
Least Favourite VFX Movie of 2003:Relaoded
Favorite VFX related computer program: Combustion photoshop 3dsmax
Program you don’t know but you’d like to learn: softimage XSI
Do you prefer working on Commercials, Music Videos, Episodic TV, or Features:whatever pays the bills
Would you prefer working for a large company or a smaller one: medium sized 80 people
Talk Radio or Music while you work: music music music
Favorite Webpage(s):\ vfxtalk , creative cow.net

[majik]

Least favorite thing to roto:People walking(arrrrrrrgh)

Favorite thing to roto: Removing booms (I'm a guru at it!)

Favorite VFX Movie of 2003:LOTR Two Towers

Least Favourite VFX Movie of 2003:Matrix ReRotoed

Favorite VFX related computer program: Flame, Shake & XSI

Program you don’t know but you’d like to learn: Maya, Nuke & DF

Do you prefer working on Commercials, Music Videos, Episodic TV, or Features: Don't do features yet ! :( so music promos it is

Would you prefer working for a large company or a smaller one:
Its all about the quality of work they do, not their size.

Talk Radio or Music while you work: music

Favorite Webpage(s): vfxpro, vfxtalk, www.arseblog.com, highend2d