Klaudija Cermak
First published on LinkedIn on March 12th, 2025 – Reprinted/reposted/reblogged here with the permission of the Author
There is a huge realignment happening in the VFX industry in front of our eyes. 😳
All these wonderful and legendary Soho companies have operated on the narrowest of profit margins for decades as Hollywood studios and Streamers took advantage of the incredibly passionate VFX talent that worked on unpaid overtime to deliver massively profitable VFX films to them. The profits were never shared with VFX houses and most of the time current film in VFX companies was paying for the previous one as Studios asked for dozens of iterations for FREE.
While we are all in a shock there is a lot of happening behind the scenes, new companies are being formed in London and a lot of people have jobs already. Other VFX facilities and organisations are reaching out to artists as
the VFX industry is like a family. ❤️
However, it is now abundantly clear that we need a VFX Trade Body and a VFX Union to shape the industry and protect the industry from future shocks.
Klaudija Cermak
UG Programme Leader for VFX / VFX Compositing Lecturer at Escape Studios – VES London Board Manager – BAFTA member – Fellow HEA – Artist (RA Summer Exhibition 2024) – Writer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/klaudijacermak/
