The VFX Artists Podcast

Creativity, Money and the Freelance Career, with Courtney Pryce | TVAP EP 48

β€’ The VFX Artists Podcast β€’ Season 1 β€’ Episode 48
Audio Player
00:00
00:00:00 | 01:05:03

This week we caught up with Courtney Pryce. The industry veterans know him from his years as a Creative Specialist at Foundry.

We cover a lot of ground, beginning in the "Rock&Roll" years of London VFX in the early 2000s. Also covering the role of the Creative Specialist and the secrets of financial stability as a Compositor. Courtney worked with UK Film and TV industry Union, BECTU, to put together a suggested rate card for freelance and contract staff in VFX. We get to engage with the methodology and consequences of open disclosure of the often taboo subject of the pay scale.

Courtney also engaged strongly with the industry-wide discussion of racism sparked by the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020. We don't shy away from tackling the issue of racism and nepotism in the workplace and there is a forthright but ultimately optimistic discussion.

Nevertheless, we never lost sight of Courtney's key skills as a solid professional compositor and reactive as he shares a wealth of knowledge that will benefit artists of all levels and from all backgrounds.

You won't want to miss out on this discussion!

As always, if you liked this episode, please πŸ‘ like, πŸ“ comment, πŸ“’ subscribe, and πŸ“£ share!

Listen to all episodes on our website
https://www.thevfxartistspodcast.com/

Watch our other videos
πŸ“£The Effective Freelance Compositor, with Shonda Hunt | TVAP EP31
      https://youtu.be/Ggz82uk6KxI
πŸ“£How I manage being a VFX artist and a mother of two - Rebecca Holdstock  | TVAP EP41
     https://youtu.be/D6zzhlay_Ac

Follow Us πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ“ŒπŸ“Œ
β—‰ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thevfxartistspodcast/
β—‰ Twitter: https://twitter.com/vfxartistspod
β—‰ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-vfx-artists-podcast/

Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheVFXArtistsPodcast

Listen on πŸ”ŠπŸ”ŠπŸŽ§πŸŽ§
β—‰ Apple Podcasts:  https://apple.co/3NSllZG
β—‰ Amazon Misuc: https://amzn.to/3UrOrSn
β—‰ Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fWyuog
β—‰ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/3EjHUmY


#thevfxartistspodcast #vfxpodcast #compositing #FoundryNuke #vfxartist #Freelancing #financialliteracy 


00:00:00 : Intro - what to expect
00:18:17 : The Role of  a Creative Specialist at Foundry
00:20:06 : When you're too comfortable
00:24:00 : Freelancing "Year Zero"
00:27:01 : Having kids as a freelancer
00:31:01 : Burnout
00:34:52 : VFX Rate cards: methodology and controversy
00:43:41 : Black Lives Matter and Racism in the Industry
00:54:25 : Projects most proud of

Chapters by [Chaptered.app](https://Chaptered.app)

Thank you for your support!