IUI Design Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Anyone want to help this guy out ????…………………….I think he’s deperate !!! PS. I can forward the email he sent me to anyone interested. From : Ala Lababidi Sent : 14 March 2006 08:15:32 To : "Ala Lababidi" Subject : 3d animation ________________________________________________________________ Hi there! We saw your work online! And really like it. J good job! We are a full service multimedia agency and also offer 3d. we have a new contract but we are very busy doing another big 3d contract. We are looking for a freelance who is VERY RELIABLE in the quality and DEADLINE. And wants to work for us on a longterm base/ The project is a series of new towers, ( around 10 ) We start with the first tower, which will be an office tower in dubai. They have a small budget, but they really want to work with us, and they have 10 other towers coming up starting in may. Which we all will get if we provide excellent work. This project needs to be finshed till 5th of april. because they are launching the tower for pr. They would need some perspectives in 300 dpi for print and a ca. 1,5 to 3 min. clip. The outside of the tower from different angles. Around they only want to have a lake and a swimming pool area / trees and some rough glass/milkyglass or white plain box towers to see that it is a big office location. They will provide all files, autocad and perspectives. Following scenes have to be done: The intro animation which basicly builts the tower out of particles/ boxes (see storyboard) The lobby with the entrance One or two sample offices with office furniture modern style ( they provide some furniture pictures) as a sample office. ( the office is round, walls out of glass and very modern) The swimming pool area. They do want to have a progressive modern video, the marketing guy has a big overview in design and is very competent. The shape of the tower is very simple, as you can see in the attached picture… Sound will be taken from kraftwerk, transeuro express, No speaker. Can you PLEASE let me know if you would be interested to do a freelance job with us and how much this costs today. Ala Lababidi Key Account Manager muse | business solutions | design FZ-LCC | Dubai Media City | Postbox: 500564 | L. Office 1/205 | Dubai, U.A.E. phone: +971-(0) 4 36 71 74 9 | fax: +971-(0) 4 36 72 65 9 | mobile: +971-(0) 39 49 001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesTaylor Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 I'd be intersted in this if you could forward any info on to me, thanks James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesTaylor Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 sorry, should add me email address, james@virtualform.net i can let you have some samples of my work too if you need it as i don't have a website as yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUI Design Posted March 14, 2006 Author Share Posted March 14, 2006 Hey James!................. I've forwarded the above email to you! (I'd be carefull mate, It may be a hoax!) Ifty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesTaylor Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Ifty, have you spoke to these guys about the work yet? the more i read the requirements, there is a lot of work to be completed in a short period of time, like you say I'm a little concerned about it being a hoax!! Thanks james Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IC Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 I've had a few emails and PMs along this line and they've all been genuine. It's just all a bit too remote and relying on trust for me though. Get a contract no matter what anyone says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Sosa Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 I did mail Ala today about the job....but wondering if you need to move and live in Dubai?....I live in Denmark!!! I can see lost of jobs for 3D guys down there....I suppose they build a lot. btw...thanks for allowing me to be part of your comunity.. great site!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4DM Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Don't you just love those clients with their grandiose schemes (10 office towers, swimming pools, lakes, modern glassy offices etc etc..) their tight deadlines, and their small budgets! If a client tells me he has a small budget I am immediately not interested unless it's a friend, relative, or possibly a charity, and even then...! But on a big commercial scheme? Oh, come off it... Nah, wouldn't touch it with a bargepole. Cheers, D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawyer Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 But on a big commercial scheme? Oh, come off it... Nah, wouldn't touch it with a bargepole.. Really good point. Multi-million dollar project but only a couple thousand for the ad campaign? I would think either some ad/marketing money wound up in the wrong persons pocket or the company needs to rethink their budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesTaylor Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Yeah, i emailed the guy and got a responce. To be honest seemed to be a lot of huff and puff about himself etc. not to mention small budgets, the need to produce ground breaking work to "blow away all other 3d animations seen in the industry" (!!!!) and all in two weeks, internals, externals, particle effects build up of the tower.......... needless to say i politely declined any work and tactfully suggested that his brief and time scale didn't relate to one another. always worth finding out about these things i guess, after all you never know?! anyway i guess we should thank Iftikhar Ismail for throwing the contact out to everyone, someone may hopefully benifit from it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anvaraziz Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 " all in two weeks, internals, externals, particle effects build up of the tower.........." ha ha ,, thats blody clients here,,, they dont know or they dont mind how much effort and time we need to put behind to make a good animation or for a 3d still.. they came today evening and they need the out put next day morning or maximum before noon.. i hate such BUSY clients,,,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUI Design Posted March 16, 2006 Author Share Posted March 16, 2006 anyway i guess we should thank Iftikhar Ismail for throwing the contact out to everyone, someone may hopefully benifit from it? Thanks Guys!................ I'm looking to start my Laundrette business next year!........ It's alot less stressfull !! Regards, Ifty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesTaylor Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 any discount for CGA members going to be available.......maybe free soap suds?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihabkal Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 I also contacted him and he told me he'd let me know if he will hire me to do the job today. I hope he doesn't because if he chooses me I'll end up spending $8000 or more to get some machines to render his animation. I always tell myself if the deal sucks get away. I'm going to kick myself in the behind in a few moments for wasting my time and contacting him in the first place. This is a bad deal even for someone living in the Middle East in places were the income is low. In any case if you need to get good equipment and play with the big boys, you can't waste your time with this type of fussy non paying client. from his looong e-mail it seems he had a lot of problems with freelancers and how they don't meet deadlines. maybe it's not their fault: maybe he is the reason why they can't meet unhumanistic deadlines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Denby Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 Dodgy! I get a few of these. Anything that starts 'Hi there!' get's me suspicious straight away. Ask yourself, even if it'd genuine, would you ever get paid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesTaylor Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 "Ask yourself, even if it'd genuine, would you ever get paid?" that was another concern! i guess you get a feel for how genuine people are by speaking to them tho. i had stated in my initial contact to him that i'd want 50% payment up front and 50% once he'd check the work (any work would have been plastered with draft / sample etc until i'd been paid) but once he replied and i read what he had to say i figured no one would this guy as client.....!!! like ihab said "from his looong e-mail it seems he had a lot of problems with freelancers and how they don't meet deadlines. maybe it's not their fault: maybe he is the reason why they can't meet unhumanistic deadlines." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronaldgaite Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Hi guys! Well here's my opinion, this deadline is possible and the client should adjust the budget. My suggestion is, this is gonna be a real group effort, 6 to 8 well experince and fast modeller dudes, a really good super group of machines and a well coordinated render farms! But thats gonna cost a fortune for this client dude. Just an opinion. Ronski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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