India grabs more U.S. film special effects work

With the recent closing of some old names in the VFX industry, the effects of last year’s writer’s strike are more evident than ever. Combined with the recent economic downturn and studios are looking at new and creative ways to trim budgets and save costs.  One of the newer tools is outsourcing VFX work from the big names in Hollywood to India.  COO of Mumbai’s Visual Computing Labs notices it:

“In 2003 and 2004, when I would visit the U.S. and meet with visual effects companies, I’d be told we can’t outsource it. It requires creative control and you are too far away,” said Pankaj Khandpur, the company’s creative director.

Now, he said, those naysayers are telling him, “’Hey, let’s talk.”’

via India grabs more U.S. film special effects work : Tech : Ventura County Star.

This story written by Randall Hand

Randall Hand is a visualization scientist working for a federal research lab, aiding researchers to discover the insights buried within their terabyte datasets generated on some of the most powerful supercomputers in the world. He also runs VizWorld.com .

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