From: "Anders Sundstedt" Received: from DUB004-OMC4S3.hotmail.com ([157.55.2.78] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5515944 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 01 Jul 2014 14:02:14 +0200 Received: from DUB128-DS21 ([157.55.2.73]) by DUB004-OMC4S3.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(7.5.7601.22701); Tue, 1 Jul 2014 05:02:14 -0700 X-TMN: [Dlwls7NoqX4Xg6Whp2pZDGPftXBuq2Q4eRs0oqYqlWw=] X-Originating-Email: [anders@sundstedt.co.uk] Message-ID: Return-Path: anders@sundstedt.co.uk To: "After Effects Mail List" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [AE] [OT] a WTF ad for an animator, with reply Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2014 13:02:13 +0100 Organization: Sundstedt Animation MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00BA_01CF952C.AD6327D0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 16.4.3528.331 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V16.4.3528.331 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 01 Jul 2014 12:02:14.0066 (UTC) FILETIME=[4BD53920:01CF9524] ------=_NextPart_000_00BA_01CF952C.AD6327D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable LOL that=92s really funny I think the job ad is just as funny as the = reply. Thanks for sharing Chris. Anders From: Chris Zwar=20 Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2014 10:48 AM To: After Effects Mail List=20 Subject: [AE] [OT] a WTF ad for an animator, with reply Sorry for the OT but this job ad from Craigslist has been generating = equal amounts of laughter and despair on a local jobs forum:=20 http://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/cpg/4529563953.html While depressing ads like this are unfortunately not uncommon, at least = one local guy here has gone to commendable efforts with his application, = including a demo video! On 1 Jul 2014, at 1:15 pm, stib wrote: I want to apply for the job. Now first off - you do realise that Rise = of the Guardians cost $62,285 per frame, don't you? But don't worry, I = can get you the same quality per frame at a budget you can afford. It's = simple: I make something of the same quality, but just a lot smaller. If you do the maths, a budget of $4000 divided by 4320 frames (for you = I give a discount, I'll call it 4000 frames) comes out to a dollar per = frame. Now I'm assuming that the master to RotG was 4096 pixels =D7 2160 = digital cinema print which means 8847360 pixels per frame. So $1 gets = you 8847360 / 62285 =3D 142 pixels, and again I'll give you a discount = and round it up to a 12 x12 pixel square. You can't get fairer than that. Real Dreamworks quality at a price you = can afford! Here's a sample of what you could expect for your budget (and just to = sweeten the deal for you I'll throw in sound recording, music and mixing = for nothing, just because I really want to work with a visionary like = you). http://bit.ly/1k8uxmO Note that the web player does stretch it out to fit in their frame, = and compress it. The version you get will have full 12x12px resolution = uncompressed 10-bit video and will be crystal clear and sharp. Since you won't be storyboarding it we can get moving straight away. = You won't want to see any character design, art direction or animation = tests etc, that's all just a waste of time. I can see you're a busy man, = so I'll just do the whole thing, render it, and have it ready to go, = without all that to-and fro that gets in the way and drives up costs. = Once you pay I'll send you a link to where you can download the whole = completed thing, ready to go. It saves you the worry and makes life = simpler for me. I can get moving on this at any time, and can have it = done in a week, tops. Just paypal me the money and I'll send you a link. = Of course you can trust me, I trust you don't I? -stib When our producers start getting unreasonable, we've starting saying = 'we can do it, but it will be 12 pixels square=85' -Chris ------=_NextPart_000_00BA_01CF952C.AD6327D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
LOL that=92s really funny I think the job ad is just as funny as = the=20 reply.
 
Thanks for sharing Chris.
 
Anders
 
 
From: Chris Zwar
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2014 10:48 AM
Subject: [AE] [OT] a WTF ad for an animator, with=20 reply
 
Sorry=20 for the OT but this job ad from Craigslist has been generating equal = amounts of=20 laughter and despair on a local jobs forum:=20
 
http://miami= .craigslist.org/mdc/cpg/4529563953.html
 
While depressing ads like this are unfortunately not uncommon, at = least one=20 local guy here has gone to commendable efforts with his application, = including a=20 demo video!
 
On 1 Jul = 2014, at 1:15=20 pm, stib <stib@pureandapplied.com.au= > wrote:
I want=20 to apply for the job. Now first off - you do realise that Rise of the=20 Guardians cost $62,285 per frame, don't you? But don't worry, I can = get you=20 the same quality per frame at a budget you can afford. It's simple: I = make=20 something of the same quality, but just a lot smaller.
If you do = the maths,=20 a budget of $4000 divided by 4320 frames (for you I give a discount, = I'll call=20 it 4000 frames) comes out to a dollar per frame. Now I'm assuming that = the=20 master to RotG was 4096 pixels =D7 2160 digital cinema print which = means 8847360=20 pixels per frame. So $1 gets you 8847360 / 62285 =3D 142 pixels, and = again I'll=20 give you a discount and round it up to a 12 x12 pixel square.
You = can't get=20 fairer than that. Real Dreamworks quality at a price you can=20 afford!

Here's=20 a sample of what you could expect for your budget (and just to sweeten = the=20 deal for you I'll throw in sound recording, music and mixing for = nothing, just=20 because I really want to work with a visionary like = you).

http://bit.ly/1k8uxmO

Note=20 that the web player does stretch it out to fit in their frame, and = compress=20 it. The version you get will have full 12x12px resolution uncompressed = 10-bit=20 video and will be crystal clear and sharp.

Since=20 you won't be storyboarding it we can get moving straight away. You = won't want=20 to see any character design, art direction or animation tests etc, = that's all=20 just a waste of time. I can see you're a busy man, so I'll just do the = whole=20 thing, render it, and have it ready to go, without all that to-and fro = that=20 gets in the way and drives up costs. Once you pay I'll send you a link = to=20 where you can download the whole completed thing, ready to go. It = saves you=20 the worry and makes life simpler for me. I can get moving on this at = any time,=20 and can have it done in a week, tops. Just paypal me the money and = I'll send=20 you a link. Of course you can trust me, I trust you don't = I?

-stib


When our producers = start=20 getting unreasonable, we've starting saying 'we can do it, but it will = be 12=20 pixels square=85'


-Chris
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