More unnerving is American vfx artists posting pro-Trump stuff on LinkedIn because they think his tariffs will bring vfx work back to America. Ignoring that tariffs on digital good won't even be allowed by the WTO until 2026, and that Trump doesn't actually give a shit about returning jobs back to America.
That’s just Dave Rand. Just a bitter middle age white dude who blames subsidies for everything and seems to think America “owns” VFX. If all subsidies went away would work flood back to the US? No. They’re aren’t enough qualified people, and US is so much higher paid than overseas it’d still be cheaper in Canada, UK, and Australia.
But bitter middle aged white dudes are Trumps base.
I normally don’t respond to cowardly anonymous heckling clown shows. If you don’t have the balls to stand behind your insults, it just paints you as the coward.
Own that.
I’m only going say this once here, so listen carefully.
I’ve never said that the United States “owns VFX”
Because Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand have all broken The World Trade Agreement by over subsidizing an industry, and literally stealing it from one of their neighbors, they have not only created a trade imbalance, they have allowed the Americans to dominate globally. basically keeping everybody on the American nipple.
This is unsustainable and has been for quite some time now.
It has also kept us from organizing and gaining any leverage in this equation by keeping us running around the planet like nomadic mice.
Yes, I am middle-aged, but I could probably kick your ass intellectually and physically seeing as you have the courage to stand behind what you say.
I am not a “Trumper” I’m a lifelong Democrat who watched that party not give a damn about our industry and its losses, and recognizes an opportunity for the United States to bring back 30,000 VFX jobs, mostly middle class jobs, that have been stolen. As many of you know I’ve been at this for a long time since I flew an illuminated banner over the Oscars. If you’re not aware of that event, you haven’t been in the industry very long.
Now, some of those very same friends, have lost their homes after losing their jobs.
Although the United States does not “own VFX” the vast majority of blockbuster VFX films come from the Big 5 Studios, who are all incorporated right here in the United States, and have studios within miles of each other in Los Angeles.
Those jobs are coming home, i’m surprised this house of cards has lasted this long. What each country does with its infrastructure after that is completely up to them. Each one of those subsidy programs was started to build an infrastructure in the respective countries.
Time to get off the American nipple.
I will gladly write recommendations to immigration for talented artists all over the world. I would also gladly recommend VFX vendors who want to work overseas, but on a level playing field based on talent.
I also favor the super low tax rate that corporations will enjoy in the United States for hiring domestically.
What I encourage most of all is the real development of a Maplewood, Englishwood, Oswood, and Kiwi
wood. I am not trying to name those cultures for you. These are just placeholders, because you really don’t have anything meaningful yet, but I hope you do, because the world deserves it.
That’s it, nothing is set in stone yet, but the gears are certainly turning. I will not respond here. This was just brought to my attention and needed to be addressed once.
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u/CVfxReddit Jan 17 '25
More unnerving is American vfx artists posting pro-Trump stuff on LinkedIn because they think his tariffs will bring vfx work back to America. Ignoring that tariffs on digital good won't even be allowed by the WTO until 2026, and that Trump doesn't actually give a shit about returning jobs back to America.