Visual Artist Reveals Why Filipino Artists Could Not Create Good Visual Effects Like Hollywood
A visual artist has revealed the real reason why do Filipino artists could not create very good visual effects like Hollywood.
Visual effects in fantasy series or films are very important as one of the most vital elements in action scenes.
The Philippine fantasy series usually receive criticisms from both Filipino and foreign viewers because of its unrealistic visual effects.
Recently, a Facebook user named Boy S. Bardagol has revealed the reason why do Filipino visual effects team could not create good effects.
Bardagol narrated that he met an awarded and good Filipino visual effects maker in the country with drooling artworks on his portfolio.
The visual artists said that Filipino artists have the capability to create good visual effects but clients were not paying them enough.
Supervisors advised them that visual effects artists should only base the effects on the amount paid by their clients since their overtime were not even paid.
Here is the full story:
“For all the flak that Viktor Magtanggol is getting from netizens, here’s the sad true fact about our visual effects team in the Philippines at kung bakit “hindi na tayo pumantay-pantay sa standards ng Hollywood”. A few months ago, I met an awarded and a very good visual effects maker in the Philippines whose portfolio will leave you drooling. Sabi niya, “Kaya naman natin, Direk ‘yung ginagawa ng Hollywood. May pinagawa nga sa akin na effects, hindi mo mahahalata na visual effects sa linis ng pagkakagawa. Pati ‘yung sword na pinagawa sa akin, pinagbutihan ko talaga at realistic na realistic yung dating, pati ‘yung apoy akala mo talaga apoy. Pero sabi ng superior namin, huwag daw gandahan. Huwag ipakita na kaya natin ‘yung ginagawa sa Hollywood. Kailangan daw ‘yung kung ano lang ‘yung presyo na ibinabayad sa amin ng mga networks, ‘yun lang daw ang worth na ipakita namin na visual effects at huwag daw tindihan. Kasi kapag nakita daw ng mga kapitalista na kaya na nating pumantay sa Hollywood sa kakarampot na ibinabayad nila sa amin, aabusuhin na daw kami at laging magrerequest na pantayan na namin ‘yung Hollywood standards sa presyong di-makatarungan. E sa Hollywood, bawat galaw ng effects, maraming tao ang gumagawa at binabayaran nila ng sobra-sobra. Dito sa Pilipinas, kaya lahat gawin ‘yun ng isang tao at isang machine lang pero babayaran nila ng barat. Hindi nga kami bayad sa overtime namin e! Kaya may tama din ‘yung superior namin na huwag ipakita sa mga kliyente na kaya naming gawin ‘yung effects at pumantay sa Hollywood. Hanggat hindi nababago ang sistema ng bayaran at hindi nababayaran ng tama ang talento ng mga artists sa Pilipinas, hindi rin maayos ang mga makikita nilang mga effects sa aming mga visual artists. Ang ganda ng effects na manggagaling sa amin ay ibabagay namin sa kung magkano ang budget na ibibigay nila sa amin.” Kaya huwag na tayong magtataka at aangal kung bakit ganun na lang ang visual effects ng Viktor Magtanggol, Bagani, at iba pang mga fantaserye sa Pilipinas. Product = Value.”
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