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From: Ace Miles <ace@got.net>
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Subject: Re: games (fwd)
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At 10:51 AM 1/15/96 -0500, you wrote:
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>From: Sultan Ghahtani <legacy@execpc.com>
>I just got a job offer to work on 3D modelling with a big game company in
>the silicon Valley area. At the moment I do Lotus Notes Development
>professionally. I realize that I will have to take a pay cut if I do
>decide to work for this BIG game company (they use ALIAS I guess on SGI)
>since I make 70k+/year at the moment, but it will be doing something that
>I enjoy. I know it is hard to judge but what is a good rate that I can
>ask? I realize that I have to move from the midwest (cheap cost of
>living) to Bay area(expensive).
Actually, most REALLY hot Alias animators can demand 60k and up (not that
game companies are paying that much). The other factor is experience in the
game industry (It's not all just 3D movies).
If your new to the game industry and you're an OK animator, start-up pay
could be 30K. If your new to games but are a GREAT artist, you might start
at 40k or so. IF you have experience in games (have your name on a title) &
you kick butt as an animator, then you can expact 50k and up.
You may find the BIG game companys don't have to pay as much because it's a
great prestige to work for such a great name ;) (It'll look so good on your
resume). Disney seems to think animators should pay them!
>I also find it a challenge to see if I
>can persuade them to drop ALIAS and show them the real power of animation
>using LIghtwave (SO I WILL NEED YOUR HELP, DAMN IT ;) ) I hope to get
>some feedback on this and to some written arguemtns of why LIghtwave is a
>much better system ( I believe it is)
>
Better for polygonal modeling? YES!!
Better for character anim? not yet
Better for special FX (volumetric lights,fog,etc.)? not yet
Less expensive? Duh...let me get my calculator.. :o)
Of course this is all just my opinion and anything is possible.
