Hollywood has a very wide reach, global reach, and there is literally nothing that they won’t do or can’t do if it is profitable, effects based themes one among them, for more than 7 decades. While we were fighting for our independence, they were making animation. So cartoons, animation, VFX are part of their culture. There are VFX awards given exclusively by people who work in the field. We won’t reach that level, we have our limitations. Whatever recent triumphs we may have got, personally I would call them one off, occasional flashes in the pan, recency.
Vision is unique, creativity is unique, tech is a commodity. So just like service oriented IT companies have been thriving in India for more than 25 years, if VFX is also outsourced to India from US and increasing, then we can say the pie is getting bigger, and every effects company in the business will flourish. If not, then I am not too sure of the revenue that companies generate depending on Indian projects. Pixar does not stop just because Lightyear bombed, they can, we cannot. So my take is that US revenue must grow, as it is stable and dependable.
There is a lot of material out there, if one believes in this story, up to the level of exhaustion. One can have a very detailed understanding of the business, right from the vision of the makers, to the number of shots, the technology they have used, to the recognition and awards given.
No investment. Have a broad, general idea about the business, with some knowledge about the whole concept, so making an argument.
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