|
Pheeets posted:Yeah, there are some weird forces at work sometimes. Years ago a group of artists displayed at a gallery I co-owned, and in place of prices, one of the artists had a little card that said something like "God allows me to make art only as long as I never make any money from it". which kind of made her sound like a holier-than-thou rear end in a top hat. And her art really wasn't that good, so maybe it was a defensive move? I know that probably sounds harsh, but I really don't like how that sort of thing feeds into the public perception of the "suffering artist" as holy man/woman. You should be able to earn a living on what you're talented at, whether it's banking or painting pictures. It's also possible that that person found that when they were making art for money, all of a sudden it turned into a terrible burden, or it soured the emotional/spiritual mojo they needed to make their work. Some people are "pros" and thrive when they're getting paid. Other people can't stand associating their creative process with money. Obviously everyone's got to eat, but I wouldn't automatically assume that the person you saw was acting superior.
|
#
¿
Feb 8, 2013 13:58
|
|
|
|
| # ¿ Apr 24, 2024 13:53 |
|
|
jinpachistar posted:A fellow intern at the company I work at referred me to a guy that seems to be directing and producing his own TV series to pitch (on the phone, he claimed that he already had a potentially interested network and meetings set up with investors). He gave me a copy of his 60 page teleplay and asked me if I was willing to (a) proofread and format it (as it currently stands, its riddled with grammatical, spelling, and formatting errors) and (b) replace one of the characters and write in a new one. Because he wants to show off his script to a potential investor by the 21st, the guy wants at least the proofreading/formatting done by the 20th (and the new character done sometime later). RUN.
|
|
#
¿
Feb 12, 2015 16:07
|
|
|
Arthil posted:I guess the reason I felt it was a good opportunity is that I'm a little desperate. I've been working with illustrator for close to 6 months(going on seven) and I've just not had any luck with work.
|
|
#
¿
Apr 14, 2015 14:02
|
|
|
Arthil posted:Or I can just not be a doofus and link the text here in a spoiler.
|
|
#
¿
Apr 14, 2015 15:50
|
|
|
Run away. Do not illustrate children's books for anybody but a) yourself or b) a major publisher who has hired you. Do not illustrate entire books on spec. The book will never be published and you will never be paid. Trust me on this.
|
|
#
¿
Jan 28, 2016 22:58
|
|
|
Right and if it's your story, you're only on the hook to yourself.
neonnoodle fucked around with this message at 15:36 on Jan 29, 2016 |
|
#
¿
Jan 29, 2016 03:26
|
|
|
Yeah well, as long as that poo poo stays outta here. 
|
|
#
¿
Mar 17, 2016 19:53
|
|
|
|
| # ¿ Apr 24, 2024 13:53 |
|
|
Same as above, and also, don't take no for an answer when it comes to having all this poo poo in writing. I have had the experience several times of a client trying to be all buddy-buddy and saying "We don't need to go through all THAT, right? We'll just be bros about it!" Don't accept that. Be an rear end in a top hat.
|
|
#
¿
Aug 30, 2016 16:57
|
|