its so mortifying and frustrating that the crew of spiderverse were so overworked. by people who didnt understand the sheer work and effort that goes into all parts of the pipeline. but a new generation of artists are seeing the concept art, and going, “i want to do this too!” getting to see the release of so much behind the scenes work makes me want to do things like this. i aspire to this. but i dont want to have to deal with the death of creativity in the form of constant reworking. i couldn’t watch coworkers leave because of how stressful it becomes.
i hope the crew knows just how many artists walked into that theater, and then walked out going, “i want to make art as thoughtful as this. i want to make art as genuine as this. i want to make art with this much love in it. i want to do this too.”
hey as an entertainment industry burnout i am compelled to tell you this line of thinking is so dangerous.
artists who have been destroyed by the work practices of the studios who employ them are not comforted by the fact that the product of their workplace abuse is inspiring younger less experienced artists to fall into the same trap.
you know what passion gets you, as a professional artist? taken advantage of.
imagine this: you’ve gotten your dream job. everyone you work with is so fantastically talented and inspiring. everyone is working together to make the best story they can. you pour your blood sweat and tears into your work. you would do anything to meet your deadlines. to do a good job. but there isn’t enough time. the budget is too small to maximize future profits so the crew is understaffed. you’re doing the work of two or maybe three artists. the studios demand rewrites. the writers (who weren’t allotted enough time to polish the story before the artists went into production) are making changes in an effort to make the story better.
you start to lose steam. you feel like you’re not keeping up as well as everyone else. so maybe you stay a little late to meet a deadline. maybe you start working weekends. maybe you start working every weekend.
but it’s okay, because you love what you do. it’s your dream job. you love that you are part of something that changes lives. that makes art that will long outlast you. a job that surprises and delights people when you tell them what you do.
You will do anything to keep doing the thing you love. you worked so hard to get there, and you will not fail yourself.
OP, you already have this mindset. Look at what you said. “i couldn’t watch coworkers leave because of how stressful it becomes.”
Catastrophic burnout is not something that happens to other people. It happens to everyone. It will happen to you.
the entire system is set up against you, and you know it’s unfair, but you don’t know just how deep it goes, how insidious it really is. Not just from the system created by people without a creative bone in their body with more money than brains. But from the passion and energy surrounding you as you work with other artists. From the entire structure of society, where when you have a job you love, you’ll never work a day in your life. When the career that you would and did do anything for is the career that takes everything from you.
Elia Bonci, who also spoke to la Repubblica, said: “I took courage, used my deadname and signed up for Miss Italy because fighting transphobia is intersectional and even though I’m not a trans woman, I’ve decided to fight for their rights.”
the whole point is to show how “afab” being used as a replacement for woman is fucking stupid and fundamentally incorrect and. whatever else. and it gives me hope to see the community rising up like this. solidarity and unity and peace on planet earth.
Emerald cup with Persian verse carved inscription
16th-17th century. Mughal India. 41 mm H, the maximum width of the side: 38 mm.
The 252 carat cup made of pure emerald which belonged to the Emperor Jehangir in the end of the 16th century.
(via The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait)
