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A VFX pipeline belongs to one of three classes:

• production (task) primary
• material (data) secondary
• approval (meta-data) tertiary

A VFX pipeline is comprised of four structural dimensions:

• leadership
• personnel
• tools
• methods

A VFX pipeline utilizes technology but is not the technology

A VFX pipeline divides a work-flow into separate and meaningful tasks assigned to two or more persons

A VFX pipeline tasks divisions are determined using a tree of specialization across the three dimensions

The VFX pipeline structural form is dictated by

• the functional mission,
• resources available and
• company culture

A VFX pipeline is malleable