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'It needs to stop': Marvel Studios SLAMMED after insider reveals VFX team is 'underpaid and understaffed'

'It’s pretty well known and even darkly joked about across all the visual-effects houses that working on Marvel shows is really hard,' the insider revealed

Marvel fans are in love with the graphics and VFX effects seen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies. While audiences and fans think that working in Marvel’s core team might be like a dream come true for the VFX and graphics designers, sadly that is not the reality.

An anonymous VFX artist has revealed the awful and dark hidden side of working on the graphics for Marvel Studios in an interview with Vulture. The insider mentioned that VFX artists generally are underpaid and the team is understaffed. The artist also talked about the pressure of working 64 hours per week. The insider shared, “It’s pretty well known and even darkly joked about across all the visual-effects houses that working on Marvel shows is really hard. When I worked on one movie, it was almost six months of overtime every day. I was working seven days a week, averaging 64 hours a week on a good week. Marvel genuinely works you really hard. I’ve had co-workers sit next to me, break down, and start crying. I’ve had people having anxiety attacks on the phone.”

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The unnamed VFX artist also added that the reason of the problem is embedded in the way the studio works. “Part of the problem comes from the MCU itself just the sheer number of movies it has. It sets dates, and it’s very inflexible on those dates, yet it’s quite willing to do reshoots and big changes very close to the dates without shifting them up or down. This is not a new dynamic,” he explained.

Netizens and Marvel fans were shocked to learn the dark side of the company after the interview was published. Resonating the same emotion, an Indian VFX artist also slammed Marvel for their inhuman working conditions in his tweet.

"Working on #Marvel shows is what pushed me to leave the VFX industry. They're a horrible client, and I've seen way too many colleagues break down after being overworked, while Marvel tightens the purse strings," Govil tweeted. He also posted a series of tweets, claiming that the VFX artists are underpaid. "The people who make the majority of the film get paid less than a percent of what an actor you don’t even see gets," he said. 

Fans slammed the company and agreed that even VFX artists have a right to be treated like normal human beings.

“Do you even care about Human decency and Human Mental health,” said a fan. “The replies to this tweet are giving me an out of body experience, people don't seem to realize even if you work a "cool job" for something popular, you still have the right to be treated like a human being,” added another fan.

“Something honestly needs to be done it is not ethical to force vfx companies to pump out a dozen movies/tv shows yearly with such tight schedules they should genuinely get a trade union involved or something to show marvel that these business practices are not ok,” a fan added.

“Do better Marvel! VFC artists make your movies possible. Give them the respect and professionalism they deserve. @MarvelStudios,” shared another fan.

“This is a problem throughout Hollywood. The VFX houses are pressured by studios to finish work in tight timetables. Sometimes studios want to make a last-minute change and expect a fast turnaround. VFX houses have gone bankrupt from these bullying tactics. It needs to stop,” shared a fan.

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