Rush 🌪️

Onegai shimasu (おねがい します)  🙇

I know we’re all pressed for time. At home, at work, etc. There will be moments where your supervisor will say “That’s good enough”. And you’ll be shocked that they think it’s “good enough” by any standard… and you’ll know it’s not.

I remembered seeing a show with really bad VFX. I found out later that the VFX was a temporary place holder, meant to be updated later. The placeholder was considered final due to time. The supervisor said “no one will notice.” I remember playing a game where the textures on a structure were very wrong. The pixels of the texture we as big as the main character’s head! I’m not sure what happened there.

A studio I worked at promised to deliver their goods by a certain time. I was once told by the art director that I needed to deliver an asset in an hour. I looked at him and, very calmly, I asked “I have to deliver this thing, which would take 8 hours to make, effectively, and get it done in an hour. Am I correct?” He said yes. I stared at him for a heartbeat, then, calmly, I said “OK” and got to work. I did my best. I knew it was not good work. However, it was not my decision to rush it and not “my art” anyway. The art belonged to the company. I happened to make it. Needless to say, I never put it in my portfolio.

This is why your team needs a very good Producer.

A great Producer will schedule enough time to complete all the work. A great Producer will know when to say “No” or have contingency plans.

All you can is your best. Always do your best.

No one should ask for more.