Have you had an eccentric client before?
polycounter lvl 10
Just came from a meeting with my client and "their client". I'm hired as the concept guy.
Don't want to detail what happened but it felt like I was dealing with Scientologists (but they're not, just same category of cult - no offense meant) who want to make something like a sci-fi/ religious origins movie. No script yet.
It was very very hard not to laugh as I get the briefing of what to concept out.
I didn't feel scared cuz the other group look like ordirnary people...until you hear their world view. Seen the movie "The Master"? Yeah, today I felt I met the real version of the people in that movie.
I was thinking, whoah this is how B-movies are made and funded by fringe groups.
Don't want to detail what happened but it felt like I was dealing with Scientologists (but they're not, just same category of cult - no offense meant) who want to make something like a sci-fi/ religious origins movie. No script yet.
It was very very hard not to laugh as I get the briefing of what to concept out.
I didn't feel scared cuz the other group look like ordirnary people...until you hear their world view. Seen the movie "The Master"? Yeah, today I felt I met the real version of the people in that movie.
I was thinking, whoah this is how B-movies are made and funded by fringe groups.
Replies
(Although probably not as weird as you would think...)
http://www.pyongyangracer.co/
As long as I'm getting my checks, I'm just gonna shut up and draw. :poly141:
This day and age there's been way too many stories of people losing their jobs by posting something on FB or Twitter (that Xbox One developer for example, and he was kind of defending the project, albeit in a tasteless, terrible PR, NDA violating way.)
However horrible the job may be, clients want to make sure the next employee they hire doesn't badmouth the company to the whole world. And you sort of have to think in their shoes, would you want to hire someone to work for you on the off-chance they have a bad day and decide to share it with the online community and potentially become viral?
If you need to vent I'd recommend doing it only with close personal friends and family verbally. Everyone get's stressed out at one point or another, just be smart about it so it won't harm you or your clients.
Before arriving at the meeting I didn't know the other group other than my own client were cultish freaks. I maintaned professional attitude though while discussing with them. I don't have tourettes but I was tempted to pull a David Brent, know what I mean. It was that awkward. Dudes, it was like meeting the Manson family before the murders and the swastika forehead tattoo.
And...the photo ref with the prop taken during the meeting is in my google drive.
This sounds hilarious XD
Yes, there's a bit of mockery here but I'd share the stories to my co-workers too..
in real life of course, not in a public forum.
It is the only time I have told a prospective "client" to - and I quote - "fuck off and never, EVER contact me again".
I think this thread is great, some say it hurts you talking about these things but I think some people need to get a little balls, Cultists, 9/11 fantasists and Hentai rape scenes.......not exactly reputable people who are going to influence employers in getting credible work in the future, if anything I think touching such projects with a 10 foot pole would do more harm than good in the long run.
it seems too many are so eager for work they would follow a employer down the road to hell and if you do that you will end up doing chr models for fifa 2015 and freelancing loli hentai rape porn in your time off.
it is important to have standards and call bullshit when you see bullshit, no one respects anyone who can't do that.
Tell'em!