She is heavy star Tatiana Maslany, series creator Jessica Gao, and producer Kat Coiro spoke out about the CGI criticisms made at the show, as well as their own concerns about the treatment of the visual effects staff. The trio’s comments on the issues raised in She is heavyof the jury at the Television Critics Association summer press tour on Wednesday.
Over the past few weeks, several stories have emerged from VFX house and their staff accuse Disney especially hard to work with. According to narratives, Disney often created bidding wars on its projects, driving prices down thanks to its size and strength in the industry. This results in smaller teams per project, increasing the need for hours of work. In addition, Disney frequently requests changes extremely late in the process, causing artists to work longer hours, the employees said.
“I feel great admiration for how talented these artists are and how fast they have to work. Obviously, much faster than what should be given to them,” Maslany said during the TCA panel. “I know a lot of people have their eyes on CG and criticism or whatever. I think we have to be extremely aware that working conditions are not always optimal and that they have made amazing strides in industry and technology. I watch it and I think, you know, it doesn’t look like a cut from a video game.”
“And we stand in solidarity with what they say,” Coiro said. “It is true that we work with them but we are not behind the scenes during these long days and long nights. So if they feel pressured, we stand by them and listen to them,”
In the face of those conditions, many VFX houses and studios have begun a consolidation effort, giving artists and employees both collective power to help guide their studios and demand higher prices, fairer from Marvel.
“It’s just a huge commitment to have a show of this size where the main character is cg, it’s such an overwhelming and huge thing to take on and it’s terrible how so many artists feel rushed and emotional. find the workload too overwhelming,” said Gao. “I think everyone on this board stands in solidarity with all workers and has very professional working conditions.”
“Professional unions,” Maslany added.
She is heavy received backlash for CGI after its release each rickshaw so far, including a month ago at Marvel’s Comic-Con panel in San Diego. She is heavyIts release date was also delayed by a day, with a silent announcement on Wednesday through official Disney Plus schedule for August.
