http://vfxsoldier.wordpress.com/2013/02/10/rhythm-hues-chapter-11/

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118066034/

http://www.deadline.com/2013/02/oscar-nominated-vfx-rhythm-and-hues-filing-bankruptcy/

http://vfxlaw2012.wordpress.com/2013/02/05/organizational-skills/

At one point in my career I was a Visual Effects Producer, and am a current member of the PGA.  Is it possible that I am responsible for some companies having gone out of business because I squeezed them too hard on prices?  Yes.  Is it possible artists lost their job because of the decisions I made?  Yes.  Is it indeed possible that the visual effects industry finds itself in dire straits with nowhere to turn?  Yes.

How do we fix it, and more to the point, can it be fixed?

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