http://www.reddit.com/r/vfx/comments/237tcf/render_man/
(To be sung to the melody of Piano Man)
It’s nine o’clock on a Friday
We’ve been here 40 hours straight
the client wants 10% more mystery
and then sent a 600 frame plate
They say “It looks great! Here’s a thousand notes
And the producers want this red thing less blue
And my niece likes cats
So we need some of that
And the deadline’s on Sunday at 2:00”
Render a frame, you’re the renderman
Render a frame tonight
Well, we’re all in the mood to be going home
so this time please render it right
Now, John over there is an industry vet
He’s been at it for 20 odd years
He’s a whole lot of fun
When the work day is done
But tonight he is almost in tears
He says, “Bill I belive this is killing me.”
As wires danced across someone’s face
“Well, I’m sure I would slap this damn movie star
If I could get out of this place.”
Now Paul is a VFX generalist
Who never saw his children or wife
And he’s talking with Scott, who’s still on that shot
And probably will be for life
And the interns are fixing up camera tracks
As the freelancers mutter and curse
And the boss says “You’re getting paid overtime
It could be marginally worse”
Render a frame, you’re the renderman
Render a frame tonight
Well, we’re all in the mood to be going home
so this time please render it right
We’re all still here on a Friday night
As the coffee pot starts a new brew
Mark eats a pannini
John’s crashing Houdini
And Jim waits for his renders to queue
And explosions erupt on our monitors
And the workstations smell like a zoo
And the kitchen’s asunder
And we sit and wonder
How the hell to make red things less blue
Render a frame, you’re the renderman
Render a frame tonight
Well, we’re all in the mood to be going home
so this time please render it right
