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What managerial items should be included when discussing scalability for a cg pipeline? * Skillset and learning curve for your crew and potential recruits are realistic. * A toolset and workflow that can produce shots quickly without bringing your infrastructure and network to it's knees. * A toolset that can adapt to a variety of styles and looks. * A toolset that can supported, and does not

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l always aim to establish and create a cohesive team that feels like a family, so that people have a sense of loyalty and commitment to their colleagues and the studio. Another goal is to always keep the motivation of the team at a very high level. I feel that It is important to provide opportunities for group members to become acquainted. One method that I use is eating together. I've always

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Productions don't run like an organized, gantt-charted schedule. Real productions are chaotic: Missed deadlines, miscommunication, director’s scope/artistic creep, new tasks, new people in, old people out. This is why information needs to be centralized and archived. No more he-said she-said. No more forwarding 500 emails to a person who gets involved in the middle of a project. No more losing

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Here are my top 5 tips on recruiting the best talent for your production. 1.) Only hire A people. If you start making compromises, B level people will start to hire C level people who will in turn bring on D Level staff. 2.) Only hire people who are smart. You want to recruit and hire staff that have aptitude, not a particular skill set. You want to find those that are going to be able to

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