She-Hulk Star Tatiana Maslany, series creator Jessica Gao, and producer Kat Coiro discuss the CGI criticisms imposed on the show and their own concerns about the treatment of visual effects workers. The trio’s comments on She-HulkPanel at Wednesday’s Television Critics Association summer press tour.
In the last few weeks, some stories have emerged VFX House and its employees sue Disney Especially difficult to handle. According to the story, Disney often has bidding wars on its own projects, driving down prices thanks to its size and power in the industry. This results in a smaller team for each project and a higher demand for working hours. What’s more, Disney often requests changes very late in the process, forcing artists to work even longer hours, said the employee, who asked to remain anonymous.
“I feel incredibly respectful of how talented these artists are and how quickly they have to work. “I know there’s a lot of eyeballs on CG and critiques and stuff like that. Working conditions aren’t always optimal, and they’re going to have a lot to do with the industry.” I think we have to be very conscious that we’ve made these amazing advances in technology.It doesn’t look like a video game cutscene.
“And we stand in solidarity with what they say,” Coiro said. “The truth is that we work with them, but we are not behind the scenes in this long night and day. and listen to them.”
Faced with this situation, many VFX houses and studios have launched attempts to form unions, giving both artists and employees the opportunity to guide studios and offer higher and fairer prices to Marvel. We are giving more collective power to demand.
“Having a show of this scale where the main characters are CG is just a big undertaking. It’s terrifying to be in the middle of nowhere,” said Gao. He said. “I think everyone on this committee stands in solidarity with all workers and is very supportive of good working conditions.”
“Pro-Union,” added Maslany.
She-Hulk After each trailer release so far, including last month’s trailer at Marvel’s San Diego Comic-Con panel, it has received backlash against CGI. She-Hulk‘s release date was also delayed by a day, with a quiet announcement on Wednesday via the official disney plus schedule In August.