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EddieLeon

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  1. Hey Neil, thanks for bringing this to everyone's attention. Piracy is a big problem in our industry. This has unfortunately happened to us many times, but never to this magnitude. I counted about 40 renderings and 2 animations from SPINE. I assume everything on the site is stolen. I checked to see who owns the domain, but the info is hidden. I will contact them directly and politely ask that they remove all our copyrighted work immediately. The odds are that they will comply. If not, we can take some legal steps. We can even have their site taken down by going through certain legal channels. It just might take some time. So far, the best medicine for this type of problem is to what you did. Watch each others back by bringing out the offenders into the open. For this I thank you very much! Best Regards, Eddie
  2. These are all good suggestions for job titles. But, correct me if I'm wrong, the idea is to come up with a better name for our industry. My opinion is that "our industry" exists on the periphery of, or juncture between, many industries (Architecture, Engineering, Game, Film, Advertising, etc). 3d, Visualization, Simulation, Illustration, or Digital Art are good general descriptions of what we do within our industries. Fortunately, 3d is becoming a popular buzzword in Hollywood and the Tech Industry. People are starting to understand what we do, but I'm not sure what would be the best label to describe us. Keep in mind also that an industry is usually labeled after the final product and not necessarily the people that produce the product. 3D Rendering Industry sounds pretty dull, so I agree we need something a lot more sexy. What word best describes a beautiful image of something we dream to build?
  3. Very nice website and amazing work. Congrats!
  4. I agree with Jim that you need to send out your CV to as many companies as possible. You should also attend any industry events. Network, Network, Network.... Regarding availability of full-time jobs, I think it will be very low for a while. The first opportunities that we will see as our economies begin to recover are part-time, contract, and freelance. Companies that laid off a lot of employees will be slow in re-hiring full-timers until there is confidence the economy is strong and stable. Good luck!
  5. Freelancing is like riding a bike. You just get on it and go! The road might get bumpy every once in a while and you might blow a tire, but it is fun and rewarding. I got my first real freelance project when I was working at a large firm in Miami. One of the architects at the firm had a developer friend that needed a rendering. He refereed me to him and I got the job pretty easily. His referral and my work samples made the negotiation easy. Getting paid at the end though was a little tricky, but it all worked out fine. The rendering I produced was published in a local paper which felt very rewarding to me. This all helped to motivate me to share my success with my friends. They then began to refer work to me also from the firms they worked at. One thing always leads to another so you just need to start somewhere. Work hard, be honest, and your success will be guaranteed. Good luck!
  6. Studio/Institution: Spine3D Client: MGM Mirage Genre: Commercial Exterior Software: 3ds Max 2009 Website: http://www.Spine3D.com Description: Overall night view of the MGM City Center project. This was a screen shot from the animation.
  7. I just uploaded a rendering and everything went smooth. But, I notice that your guidelines on the first page ask for 800x600 instead of 1,000. Guidelines for image submission: 1. The uploaded image size should be no larger than 800 x 600 pixels.
  8. Wow!! Amazing work. Thanks for sharing!
  9. Thanks! Have a wonderful New Year also! May 2010 bring lots of success to all of us.
  10. Definitely not worth it. I bet they only received a partial payout (and spent it). The standard practice in mergers & acquisitions is to pay the selling partners incrementally over a 5 year period. They are kept on board throughout the term to help maintain company stability (clients). Let's assume a best case scenario where they get their office back and have no outstanding debts to a bank or liabilities with a client. Then what? It's almost like starting from scratch again. Most architects that sell their firms are in their 50's or 60's. It's not a good time to start over. We might be out of the woods, but as we look back, there isn't much of a forest left and it will take some time for the trees to grow back. Do we plant new ones or clear the ashes to create farmland?
  11. Some of the large firms won't be able to survive this recession much longer. Case in point: "Cubellis, One of Boston's Largest Firms, Shuttered" http://archrecord.construction.com/news/daily/archives/091204cubellis.asp On the other hand, Cubellis grew too big too quickly when times were good and probably didn't downsize fast enough when things started getting bad. I did notice back in April that many Boston firms had downsized by 50% or more. This will be a good case study on managing growth...
  12. How can you have a decent argument with only yes or no answers? I'll start anyway.....YES
  13. I have to agree with Tom on this. Things are not really getting any better for US based studios. Some architecture firms might be seeing an increase, but I don't think the work is trickling down yet. I also think the next 2 months will be very tough as things always slow down during the winter holidays. Gather your nuts and stay warm
  14. This is a very good point. I would also like to add that with so many freelancers out there looking for work a potential client barely needs to look for one. You need to find them first before they look. Also, any client bidding for dirt cheap work isn't worth being your client. So, I personally would not bother with sites like Elance or ODesk. Stay local and build strong client relationships. Also, diversify your client base and don't rely on a specific client type.
  15. Yeah. That sounds high, but isn't it relative to how much you want to make vs how much it's being sold for? Also, who sets the price? Is it the artist or the website?
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