Started Hiring and amazed at some of the responses

I guess I figure that in what is often a highly exploitative business, we shouldn't be so darn shocked that applicants aren't treating every job application like they're applying for a life-long career advising the United Nations on how to end world hunger.
 
judging by the sheer number of job positions that offer such a benefit, many independent filmmakers apparently believe that offering to pay for the pizza is a gamechanger. :beer:
 
Wow, this got blown way out of proportion. First, I wasn't getting at the fact he couldn't spell. As a matter of fact, I had a few emails from India, one a rigger. Who got his point across, and his reel was great.

I am getting at the fact, why would you hire someone who couldn't follow application instructions. The true posting was on a trade forum in a freelance job. Compensation is offered thank you very much.

Creature Designer and Renderer
Short Term Contract

Independent ultra-low budget student short film requires a character designer to revamp basic conceptual sketches into full render with 4 views to present to visual effects modelers.

Basic artwork is completed, revamp of conceptual art and minor changes needed.

Candidate should have a fast turnaround and experience in character design. Full details will be presented upon contact. Employed should be comfortable with working under a Non-Disclosure Agreement. Include working rate when applying.

Send examples and resume to producer:

Subject: Conceptual Art Recruiting
watkajtys (at) gmail.com

We thank all that apply, however, only those contacted will be considered for the job.
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This wasn't a craigslist lowball deal. I did similar on a VFX forum. I had junior modelers at CORE who applied and inquired about longer term contracts. Every single VFX applicant I had was very professional. Cover letters and everything.

Most of the concept artists were the same. But then I had several who came in with. "I'm interested, here's my work, later"

When this is a offline contract, I want to be able to communicate with my artist and have them understand my concerns. If I have to type bashing my head into the keyboard to convey my message, I'll pass. If you can't simply include a working rate when asked, or a reel, or examples, or a resume when asked, then what makes you think they will actually deliver the product according to the contract. Why would they follow instructions once employed if they cant when applying?

Basically, that was my point.
 
And they're good points Mattykins. Thanks to you, lots of people probably got reminded that emailed job applications need just as much attention as any job application.

But it is a forum for discussion after all, and we all know how threads evolve. :-)
 
Ha! I thought he meant to say "features" not "creatures", but I see it really is for designing "creatures"! My bad.
 
chapelgrovefilms said:
As I said, to each his own. As for me and my house, we will judge people based on the quality of their work, not the quality of their email. :)
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chapelgrovefilms said:
BTW, a quick scan of the messages in this thread indicates that roughly 25% of them have spelling, punctuation or grammar errors. (That doesn't include the ones that were clearly intentional.)

Guess many of us should heed our own words, eh? :)
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'Hanging out' on an internet forum and applying for a job aren't quite the same thing.


-A
 
chapelgrovefilms said:
As I said, to each his own. As for me and my house, we will judge people based on the quality of their work, not the quality of their email.
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Harrumph. Demonstrating the ability to properly write and spell are part of it for me. God help them if they don't include all the information I request. If one can't provide everything I request, then they don't care enough about the job to be considered.

Of course, at the rate it's been going I may have to ease up a little. Dumbing down, that's what we're doing... it's truly sad.
 
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