With all this talk about residuals for creative people, I sure as hell expected to be paid for the use of 500 of my drawings on a DVD; whats with that?
You must already have done quite well for yourself for this to be an issue of concern. The idea which artists are supposed to accept is that a DVD provides exposure and notoriety – a sort of personal trade-ad and that anyone featured on a DVD should be grateful. Newer technologies are the Wild West, and exploitation runs rampant. The DVD situation is another thing which one would expect would ring an alarm bell among fellow artists whom for years have experienced seeing their work published in books with mentions such as “illustrator’s rendition of” None of the entities endowed with the mission of protecting our trade have ever proposed to do anything about this and similar issues. The fundamental truth about this line of work, is that film artists a considered a “low-status” bunch. Any illusion suggesting otherwise should be dealt with using a strong household cleanser. Please remember that as you make your career choice.
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