A Former Disney Storyboard Artist Explains Why She Quit The Industry In Disgust
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Some key points:
> The executives have poor creative judgment > “I was on a preschool show where we were given this note: ‘We are no long allowed to draw angry eyebrows.’… The executive said, ‘It’s because we don’t want to teach children being angry is okay.’… Aren’t preschool shows supposed to be teaching children how the world works?”
> Networking is king
> “It’s not about how good you are — it’s about who you know… In order to keep climbing that corporate ladder, it’s more beneficial for you to form alliances or cliques rather than to be good at your job.”
> Professionalism is sidelined
> “Unqualified people fail upwards while many talented people are passed up for promotion and ignored… Sometimes [this] can throw entire productions into chaos because of one person’s incompetence and ego.”
> Toxic behavior is rife
> “Oftentimes people are only kind to you if you’re of value to them. So if you’re on the lower rung of the totem pole, you’re treated like dirt… Imagine going to work at a place filled with people you respect and admire, and no one makes eye contact with you.”
> The industry isn’t honest about all this.
> “There’s absolutely nothing wrong with having a corporate job. It’s just I wish my school, the recruiters, the studio itself told me what I was walking into.”
Personally, this proves to me that in addition to not caring about quality animation or storytelling, a the bullshit about diversity and feminism is a PR front: to them you're still just a replaceable corporate pawn.
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/video-essay/a-former-disney-storyboard-artist-explains-why-she-quit-the-industry-in-disgust-185920.html
Here's the archive if you don't want to give CB clicks: http://archive.is/Z34VY
> The executives have poor creative judgment > “I was on a preschool show where we were given this note: ‘We are no long allowed to draw angry eyebrows.’… The executive said, ‘It’s because we don’t want to teach children being angry is okay.’… Aren’t preschool shows supposed to be teaching children how the world works?”
> Networking is king
> “It’s not about how good you are — it’s about who you know… In order to keep climbing that corporate ladder, it’s more beneficial for you to form alliances or cliques rather than to be good at your job.”
> Professionalism is sidelined
> “Unqualified people fail upwards while many talented people are passed up for promotion and ignored… Sometimes [this] can throw entire productions into chaos because of one person’s incompetence and ego.”
> Toxic behavior is rife
> “Oftentimes people are only kind to you if you’re of value to them. So if you’re on the lower rung of the totem pole, you’re treated like dirt… Imagine going to work at a place filled with people you respect and admire, and no one makes eye contact with you.”
> The industry isn’t honest about all this.
> “There’s absolutely nothing wrong with having a corporate job. It’s just I wish my school, the recruiters, the studio itself told me what I was walking into.”
Personally, this proves to me that in addition to not caring about quality animation or storytelling, a the bullshit about diversity and feminism is a PR front: to them you're still just a replaceable corporate pawn.
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/video-essay/a-former-disney-storyboard-artist-explains-why-she-quit-the-industry-in-disgust-185920.html
Here's the archive if you don't want to give CB clicks: http://archive.is/Z34VY
