motion control photography

What Should I Do With My Life?
by Po Bronson
Published 2 Jan 2001

Ten years ago, he won an Emmy for Titles and Graphics Design for Pee Wee’s Playhouse. ILM recruited him, and he moved to California. He pitched himself to ILM as a designer of electric cars. He put that on his résumé. Told everyone. But over the last ten years the special effects industry has started to call itself the “visual effects” industry, and motion control photography has been replaced by computer graphics. This trend accelerated in the last five years, and John spent almost all of his time in front of a large graphics monitor creating effects with a keyboard and mouse. John had nothing to complain about; he was well paid, worked long but sustainable hours, bought the home in North Berkeley, raised children, surfed, and had a wonderful life.