Comments on: How Pixar Fosters Collective Creativity http://john.jubjubs.net/2008/08/28/how-pixar-fosters-collective-creativity/ my semi-regular stream of consciousness Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:21:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: VF http://john.jubjubs.net/2008/08/28/how-pixar-fosters-collective-creativity/#comment-6073 VF Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:39:22 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/2008/08/28/how-pixar-fosters-collective-creativity/#comment-6073 I stumbled into your blog researching chrome. wow. Sometimes, there's a gold nugget out there and I'm lucky to find it - your blog. From someone as busy as you, I really appreciate the effort you take to update it with your thoughts. Keep up the books and comments posts - I enjoy those, even tho short. It's refreshing not to have to read through other reviews that spend as much time proving the readers qualifications and credibility - you read it, these are your thoughts. Please keep it up. <br><br>-Fortune 500 Marketing Exec. I stumbled into your blog researching chrome. wow. Sometimes, there's a gold nugget out there and I'm lucky to find it – your blog. From someone as busy as you, I really appreciate the effort you take to update it with your thoughts. Keep up the books and comments posts – I enjoy those, even tho short. It's refreshing not to have to read through other reviews that spend as much time proving the readers qualifications and credibility – you read it, these are your thoughts. Please keep it up.

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]]> By: Christopher Blizzard http://john.jubjubs.net/2008/08/28/how-pixar-fosters-collective-creativity/#comment-5962 Christopher Blizzard Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:35:35 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/2008/08/28/how-pixar-fosters-collective-creativity/#comment-5962 It's especially interesting given the way that the animation industry works. I did a little work with the studios at my last job and the usual model is that people are hired on in project-driven contracts. i.e. you're there to help render the latest toy story movie and that's it. The best people are offered contracts for the next project and most are let go. It's a brutal system.<br><br>It's good to see some thoughts on this front from one of the studios. It's especially interesting given the way that the animation industry works. I did a little work with the studios at my last job and the usual model is that people are hired on in project-driven contracts. i.e. you're there to help render the latest toy story movie and that's it. The best people are offered contracts for the next project and most are let go. It's a brutal system.

It's good to see some thoughts on this front from one of the studios.

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