20||0|1374|0|yes 0|0|0|||1||Attn%3A Wedge|Sofaspud||17:48:22|05/06/2009|Re%3A your Star Trek post...%0D%0A%0D%0AYou worked on the movie%3F In what capacity%2C if one may ask%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A%28And%2C just so I can nudge my friends during the credits and say%2C %22See that guy%3F Yeah. I%27ve met%2A him.%22 If I%27m being honest%2C that is. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A--sofaspud%0D%0A--%0D%0A%0D%0A%28%2A for sufficiently loose values of the word %22met%22%2C that is%29 1|1|0|||1||RE%3A Attn%3A Wedge|Wedge||17:57:16|05/06/2009|[updated:LAST EDITED ON May-06-09 AT 06:01 PM (EDT)]I did data management stuff at Digital Domain%2C ingestion of fresh film plates and export of finished work to send off to the Digital Intermediate guys. The schedule at DD was such that we were done and wrapped with our share of the vfx work by the time I left the company in November. Between %5Bi%5DThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button%5B%2Fi%5D and %5Bi%5DStar Trek%5B%2Fi%5D%2C the last couple of movies I worked on at DD have turned out to be real humdingers. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0ASadly%2C I didn%27t make the credits this time around%2C but for various reasons%2C I%27m perfectly ok with that. %3B%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable border%3D%220%22 cellspacing%3D%220%22 cellpadding%3D%220%22%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.gweep.net%2F%7Ewedge%2Fufchad_ficon.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btd%5DChad Collier%0D%0ASmirking Kilrathi%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%230000CC%5DThe Captain of the Gravy Train%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D 8|2|1|||||RE%3A Attn%3A Wedge|Star Ranger4||19:50:56|05/07/2009|If you left DD back in Nov Last%2C whatcha doing now%3F %0D%0ASponging off of Janice%2C ya bum%3F %28J%2FK%21%21%21%29%0D%0AOr maybe just living off the princely royalties from being a member of EPU%3F 9|3|8|||1||RE%3A Attn%3A Wedge|Wedge||20:19:48|05/07/2009|%3EIf you left DD back in Nov Last%2C whatcha doing now%3F %0D%0A%3ESponging off of Janice%2C ya bum%3F %28J%2FK%21%21%21%29 %0D%0A%0D%0ASnort. I%27ll have you know I only sponged off Ard for about a month%2C and even then I was mainly riding off my last checks from DD.%0D%0A%0D%0AI%27ve been a Data Technician over at Method Studios %28nee R%21ot%29 since last December. The most notable things I%27ve worked on since moving over here have been a %28very%29 little bit of %5Bi%5DWolverine%5B%2Fi%5D and a lot of backend data management for the DI guys working here on %5Bi%5DCrank%3A High Voltage%5B%2Fi%5D.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable border%3D%220%22 cellspacing%3D%220%22 cellpadding%3D%220%22%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.gweep.net%2F%7Ewedge%2Fufchad_ficon.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btd%5DChad Collier%0D%0ASmirking Kilrathi%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%230000CC%5DThe Captain of the Gravy Train%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D 13|3|8|||1||RE%3A Attn%3A Wedge|Ardaniel||15:10:01|05/08/2009|%3ESponging off of Janice%2C ya bum%3F %28J%2FK%21%21%21%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AHeh. It%27s not uncommon for married couples to both work in VFX%2C or one in VFX and one in video games. At my last gig%2C we had an exec married to a comp supe and the VFX supe married to one of the lighters%3B at DD%2C I know we%27ve got a senior lighter husband-and-wife team and%2C I believe%2C an animator%2F producer team too. We briefly had a VFX supe%2F production manager pairing too%2C but one of them left. It%27s generally considered challenging at best to maintain a good relationship with a %22civilian%2C%22 given the hours VFX folks work and the weird schedules%2C but people do it.%0D%0A%0D%0AIn our case%2C I came to the party late-- in 2006-- and worked in the same department with Wedge for a while%2C doing different stuff. We were paranoid and careful about any appearance of impropriety%2C which by old company standards basically means %22you can make out in the office%2C but if you screw over your coworkers using your Wonder Twin powers%2C we%27re going to have to talk.%22 I left to take a seven-month TV gig at Jim Henson%2C with the understanding that Wedge would cover our insurance and so on while I did crazy freelance shit. I came back from Henson to DD%2C and Wedge decided he wanted to move on in November...%0D%0A%0D%0A...so these days%2C I cover the insurance while he does crazy freelance shit. You strike that balance when you%27re both in the industry at our level%3B he%27s the experienced pro in a technical discipline%2C while I%27m the newbie feeling out my options%2C and we trade off the hardcore household support as needed.%0D%0A%0D%0AArd Collier%0D%0Athat Janice chick%0D%0AUsual Suspect and general menace 20|4|13|||||RE%3A Attn%3A Wedge|Star Ranger4||00:57:19|05/09/2009|%3Ewhich %0D%0A%3Eby old company standards basically means %22you can make out in the %0D%0A%3Eoffice%2C but if you screw over your coworkers using your Wonder Twin %0D%0A%3Epowers%2C we%27re going to have to talk.%22 I left to take a seven-month TV %0D%0A%3Egig at Jim Henson%2C with the understanding that Wedge would cover our %0D%0A%3Einsurance and so on while I did crazy freelance shit.%0D%0A%0D%0AIHNJ%2C I just love that Wonder Twins line... That and wondering what was it like working for the Hensons%3F 2|1|0|||1||RE%3A Attn%3A Wedge|Ardaniel||18:05:46|05/06/2009|Digital plate restoration lead%2C Digital Domain. Taking all that ingested footage and cleaning off the hair%2C dust%2C scratches%2C and water spots that the scanning process produces%2C assigning plates to other artists%2C serving as the liaison between the VFX production staff%2C the compositing supervisors%2C and the plate restoration team.%0D%0A%0D%0AThis was my first show in that lead role%2C after two years of doing plate restorations at DD and seven months of data management at Jim Henson%2C and it involved abruptly being handed the reins after being back at DD for two weeks.%0D%0A%0D%0AI am damn proud of that show%2C and of my production staff and artist colleagues who made me a better lead.%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bsmall%5DI might also have a credit.%5B%2Fsmall%5D%0D%0A%0D%0AArd Collier%0D%0Athat Janice chick%0D%0AUsual Suspect and general menace 3|2|2|||1||RE%3A Attn%3A Wedge|Sofaspud||18:22:29|05/06/2009|%0D%0AThat%27s pretty awesome%2C credits or no. For both of you%2C I mean.%0D%0A%0D%0AI did some theater work waaaaay back when%2C and hang out with theater types despite not being one myself... I know a lot of people who%27d cheerfully commit murder just to be associated with an actual real film production. Of any sort.%0D%0A%0D%0AMuch less a Hollywood soon-to-be blockbuster. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0ACongrats%21 And Ard%3F I%27m gonna look for that credit roll. %2Agrin%2A%0D%0A%0D%0A--sofaspud%0D%0A-- 4|3|3|||1||RE%3A Attn%3A Wedge|Wedge||18:31:42|05/06/2009|%3EI did some theater work waaaaay back when%2C and hang out with theater %0D%0A%3Etypes despite not being one myself... I know a lot of people who%27d %0D%0A%3Echeerfully commit murder just to be associated with an actual real %0D%0A%3Efilm production. Of any sort. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EMuch less a Hollywood soon-to-be blockbuster. %3A%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AMuch like theater %28been there%29%2C what it%27s like in the wings is nowhere near as glamourous as what it looks like in there from the outside. But in much the same way%2C nothing beats that feeling of opening night. I just bought tickets to see it again in front of a real crowd tomorrow night. Looking forward to it.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%3ECongrats%21 And Ard%3F I%27m gonna look for that credit roll. %2Agrin%2A %0D%0A%0D%0ALike I said%2C my lack of credit be damned. You%27ll understand when you see it. %3B%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable border%3D%220%22 cellspacing%3D%220%22 cellpadding%3D%220%22%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.gweep.net%2F%7Ewedge%2Fufchad_ficon.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btd%5DChad Collier%0D%0ASmirking Kilrathi%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%230000CC%5DThe Captain of the Gravy Train%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D 5|3|3|||1||RE%3A Attn%3A Wedge|Ardaniel||18:39:04|05/06/2009|%3EI did some theater work waaaaay back when%2C and hang out with theater %0D%0A%3Etypes despite not being one myself... I know a lot of people who%27d %0D%0A%3Echeerfully commit murder just to be associated with an actual real %0D%0A%3Efilm production. Of any sort. %0D%0A%0D%0A90%25 of my job is %22clone brush ninja%2C%22 and the other 10%25 is %22I have a pen%2C a highlighter%2C and a list of shots%2C and they%27d all better get done or I%27m for it.%22 %3B%29%0D%0A%0D%0AArd Collier%0D%0Athat Janice chick%0D%0AUsual Suspect and general menace 6|2|2|||||RE%3A Attn%3A Wedge|CdrMike||00:59:03|05/07/2009|%3E%5Bsmall%5DI might also have a credit.%5B%2Fsmall%5D %0D%0A%0D%0AWell%2C according to TrekMovie.com%2C you do indeed.%0D%0A%0D%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Ftrekmovie.com%2Ftrek-xi-movie-info%2Fcrew%2F%0D%0A%0D%0ADigital Plate Restoration %09JANICE BARLOW COLLIER 7|3|6|||1||RE%3A Attn%3A Wedge|Ardaniel||01:07:54|05/07/2009|Indeed. I wondered if they credited it as lead or not%2C but there were only a couple-few plate resto folks on Trek%2C and I%27m mostly a lead because I fear neither supervisors nor telephones.%0D%0A%0D%0A%28I%27m the %5Bi%5Donly%5B%2Fi%5D plate restoration artist on %5Bi%5DTransformers 2%5B%2Fi%5D at DD%2C so %22lead%22 is kind of immaterial there...%29%0D%0A%0D%0AArd Collier%0D%0Athat Janice chick%0D%0AUsual Suspect and general menace 14|4|7|||1||RE%3A Attn%3A Wedge|Sofaspud||16:50:41|05/08/2009|%0D%0AJust thought I%27d note that I%27m going to see it this afternoon. The geek brigade here at work is abandoning ship en masse and descending upon the theater for a matinee showing.%0D%0A%0D%0AI%27ll be watchin%27 them creds. %3AD%0D%0A%0D%0A--sofaspud%0D%0A-- 10|3|6|||1||RE%3A Attn%3A Wedge|McFortner||07:33:13|05/08/2009|What%27s funny is Janice is not listed as working on it in IMDB%2C but Chad IS.%0D%0A%0D%0AWhat a world.... %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0AMichael%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable border%3D%220%22 cellspacing%3D%220%22 cellpadding%3D%220%22%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd width%3D%2265%22%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.railroadforum.com%2Fupload%2Fmcfortner%2Fsabrina.gif%5B%2Ftd%5D%0D%0A%5Btd%5D%5Bfont color%3D%22black%22 size%3D-1%5DMichael C. Fortner%5B%2Ffont%5D%5Bfont color%3D%22red%22 size%3D-1%5D %0D%0ARCW %232%5Bsup%5Dn%5B%2Fsup%5D%2B1%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22green%22 size%3D-1%5D%22I smoke in moderation. Only one cigar at a time.%22%0D%0A-- Mark Twain%0D%0A%5Bfont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D %0D%0A 11|4|10|||1||RE%3A Attn%3A Wedge|Wedge||11:29:02|05/08/2009|%3EWhat%27s funny is Janice is not listed as working on it in IMDB%2C but %0D%0A%3EChad IS. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EWhat a world.... %3A%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AHeh%2C one maintains one%27s own IMDb page%2C they don%27t just update automagically. Unless you%27re famous%2C in which case an assistant probably gets to go through the utterly byzantine process of submitting an update.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe production company was %2Avery%2A touchy about security for %5Bi%5DStar Trek%5B%2Fi%5D%2C which is why you haven%27t heard either of us talking about it until opening weekend. Since I wasn%27t at DD any more%2C I didn%27t see any issue with going ahead and adding it in my last batch of additions a couple months ago- some of my coworkers had already done so. Ardie%2C being an ever cautious being%2C hasn%27t bothered with updating yet.%0D%0A%0D%0AThis very post will probably make her go do it later today or this weekend%2C and it should appear in 3 to 6 weeks once it finishes being processed by IMDb%27s crack squad of gnomes and lesser demons.%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable border%3D%220%22 cellspacing%3D%220%22 cellpadding%3D%220%22%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.gweep.net%2F%7Ewedge%2Fufchad_ficon.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btd%5DChad Collier%0D%0ASmirking Kilrathi%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%230000CC%5DThe Captain of the Gravy Train%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D 12|4|10|||1||RE%3A Attn%3A Wedge|Ardaniel||14:58:02|05/08/2009|A coworker of mine updated his back in August of 2008%2C when we started work.%0D%0A%0D%0AHe was immediately %5Bi%5Dbesieged%5B%2Fi%5D by email from Memory Alpha editors%2C demanding to know details of plot%2C details of his work%2C and other things we are not allowed to discuss with the media due to our NDA. They did not particularly seem to want to take %22I can%27t talk about this with you%22 for an answer until he shunted them to DD%27s publicity coordinator.%0D%0A%0D%0AYou can understand how a lady prefers her privacy. %3B%29%0D%0A%0D%0AArd Collier%0D%0Athat Janice chick%0D%0AUsual Suspect and general menace 15|5|12|||||RE%3A Attn%3A Wedge|Rickdominated||19:47:47|05/08/2009|I%27ll be sure to shout out your name as the buds and me do our customary %22Dramatically Pick out Random Names from the Credits and Say them as such%22 ritual afterwards 16|6|15|||1||RE%3A Attn%3A Wedge|Ardaniel||19:54:08|05/08/2009|Some dude in the credits rejoices in the middle name %22Rxtedi.%22 You%27ll HAVE to do that one.%0D%0A%0D%0AArd Collier%0D%0Athat Janice chick%0D%0AUsual Suspect and general menace 19|5|12|||||RE%3A Attn%3A Wedge|Star Ranger4||00:54:34|05/09/2009|%3EYou can understand how a lady prefers her privacy. %3B%29 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0ANot to mention a really really cool looking hunka steel to help... get the point. 17|4|10|||||RE%3A Attn%3A Wedge|CdrMike||00:15:37|05/09/2009|%3EWhat%27s funny is Janice is not listed as working on it in IMDB%2C but %0D%0A%3EChad IS. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EWhat a world.... %3A%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AThat%27s alright. On Digital Domain%27s page at Memory Alpha%2C he%27s listed under %22Unconfirmed crew%22%3A%0D%0A%0D%0AChad E. Collier - Render I%2FO Administrator%0D%0A%0D%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fmemory-alpha.org%2Fen%2Fwiki%2FDigital_Domain%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A 18|5|17|||1||RE%3A Attn%3A Wedge|Wedge||00:47:24|05/09/2009|[updated:LAST EDITED ON May-09-09 AT 00:52 AM (EDT)]%3E%3EWhat%27s funny is Janice is not listed as working on it in IMDB%2C but %0D%0A%3E%3EChad IS. %0D%0A%3E%3E%0D%0A%3E%3EWhat a world.... %3A%29 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EThat%27s alright. On Digital Domain%27s page at Memory Alpha%2C he%27s listed %0D%0A%3Eunder %22Unconfirmed crew%22%3A %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EChad E. Collier - Render I%2FO Administrator %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3Ehttp%3A%2F%2Fmemory-alpha.org%2Fen%2Fwiki%2FDigital_Domain%0D%0A%0D%0AThey%27re almost certainly recursively making their lists from IMDb%2C though I%27m mildly amused that I%27m not mentioned for %5Bi%5DNemesis%5B%2Fi%5D. %3B%29%0D%0A%0D%0Aedit%3A There are %2Amany%2A people that go uncredited on any film%2C usually for simple lack of physical space in the credits- credits eat into runtime%2C don%27cha know. It%27s a process that%27s ultimately decided by the film%27s production company and not%2C say%2C DD. My name could very well have been on the final list of credits for %5Bi%5DStar Trek%5B%2Fi%5D that left DD only to be cut further down the line. It happens.%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable border%3D%220%22 cellspacing%3D%220%22 cellpadding%3D%220%22%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.gweep.net%2F%7Ewedge%2Fufchad_ficon.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btd%5DChad Collier%0D%0ASmirking Kilrathi%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%230000CC%5DThe Captain of the Gravy Train%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D