Dear Edwina,
Is it just me, or is it really bad form for [name omitted] to be taking credit for the design and execution of finishes he is doing? I was browsing his Facebook page and noticed an alarming amount of finishes that have not yet been released by studios.
Signed, [name omitted]
It’s certainly a sure-fire way to piss off your clients. And we all know how touchy studio execs are about the sanctity and security of motion picture marketing. They act like you’ve leaked the secret formula for New Coke.
While we completely understand your desire to see egomaniacal grandstanders taken to task (that’s why we started this blog in the first place) rather than disclosing names of individuals, we prefer to group all these impetuous reprobates into one clump and then cast dispersions on the whole lot of them.
The question is, is this a more heinous crime than taking credit on FB book for something that you had little or nothing to do with? There's a certain vintage art director, who will remain nameless, that has a penchant for taking credit on Facebook for posters and logos we are sure were designed and art directed by others...
Posted by: [name omitted] | Monday, May 21, 2012 at 10:58 AM
This job might actually be fun if they got rid of all the egomaniacal grandstanders.
Posted by: Chuck Steak | Monday, May 21, 2012 at 12:06 PM
all they want is to let people know they are worth something...
Posted by: worm | Monday, May 21, 2012 at 12:31 PM
"This job might actually be fun if they got rid of all the egomaniacal grandstanders."
There wouldn't be anyone left...
Posted by: Semore Butts | Monday, May 21, 2012 at 02:20 PM
Haven't the time or inclination to wade through postings of 901,000,000 Facebook users.
How about a hint as to where to look on Facebook?
Posted by: Trying to focus my energies wisely | Monday, May 21, 2012 at 02:26 PM
<––––– start here.
Posted by: Look Left | Monday, May 21, 2012 at 03:18 PM
Hey people - egomaniacal grandstanders need love, too.
Posted by: Don Trump | Monday, May 21, 2012 at 04:25 PM
Just remember, every time you post something on my FaceBook, you give up part of your soul. Thanks!
Posted by: @Satan | Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 10:06 AM
In every shop I've ever worked at there has always been at least one AD (or CD) who was accused to stealing other people's work. At first I took all of these complaints on face-value, now I'm not so sure. Funny how no one complains about the parentage of the ugly posters. As the saying goes, "Success has many fathers but failure is an orphan."
But crowing before the artwork is released? Not a bright idea.
Posted by: a. finisher | Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 10:12 AM