Marvel Studios is under fire again after a report surfaced that their recurring negligence over their VFX Artists goes back to the culmination of the Infinity Saga, the big-budgeted Avengers: Endgame.
According to the report, Marvel Studios forgot to brief the VFX Team that Avengers: Endgame was impulsively moved to an earlier release date, causing tremendous pressure on the artists.
Marvel Studios' History in Mishandling Their VFX Team
According to a report from Gizmodo, Marvel Studios usually sends out a couple of shots with specific descriptions. Following that, a bidding producer at a studio will examine those shots to settle an estimate for the bid. VFX Artist David revealed:
Whereas H, an unnamed production coordinator, testifies about labor exploitation not just on a domestic level, but on a global scale. He said:
After Kevin Feige recently revealed massive surprises for the subsequent MCU Phases 5 and 6 at San Diego Comic-Con, fans all over the world rejoiced. However, for VFX Artist Jason, he claimed that Phase 5 would "dominate" his friends' careers for a decade. He said:
Marvel Studios Moved Avengers: Endgame to an Earlier Release Date, But Ironically Forgot to Inform The VFX Team
Marvel fans were absolutely delighted when Marvel Studios moved Avengers: Endgame to an earlier release date. However, for VFX artist David, he was caught off guard.
He recalled that time when the studio announced to the whole world that the release date for both Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame were "bumped up" by a month, without even telling the VFX artists working behind the films.
David went to tell his supervisor, who was also clueless about the development. Marvel eventually reached out to the VFX team and admitted that they have "forgotten" to tell them. David added:
Sam added that working with Marvel Studios was consistently awful and that it is the worst example of "a lot of the problems" in the industry.
Sam recalled the time when Marvel Studios abruptly reshoot a series, causing him to do exhaustive work for five weeks straight.
The VFX artists are the main reason we enjoy MCU's realistic sequences we see on either television or the big screens. For a company as massive as Marvel Studios, it's extremely disheartening to hear how countless VFX artists have complained about the injustices in terms of exploiting their employees and diminishing their work by not paying them what they deserve. Hopefully, Marvel Studios will step up their game and settle this persisting issue.
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