hello all, so Ive been thinking about everything thats transpired over the last few days and i thank all of you who took the time to write alittle something. thank you for standing with me, all of it helped. through all my thinking and analyzing ive realized that maybe those places werent for me. See those artist are ok with not getting credit, because theyve not been artist for very long. All they see is a job, they care about the paycheck more then they do the work. For 30 years Ive not only had to site sources when i use them but give credit to an artist that inspired me or credit my own material. look at Shia labeouf, supposedly banned for using someones work and not citing/crediting them, even when i was not paid, that credit was all I needed. hell half the time the credit was the trade. you know, do the job in exchange for credit. so when did we as artist stop caring about our credit, our name, our signature? Not me. hell out of all the thousands of photos i post, i credit every last one of them. im sure the makeup artist would be furious with me if i didnt give them credit and told them.. oh dont worry people will know that you did the hair/makeup. WHAT? Let me know if im speaking the truth yet. lol I was caught up in the fancy fancy movie titles, and friendly faces, and being able to work along side talented artist that i couldnt see how much of it was holding me back. The relocation ive accepted, the high tax-low wage ive accepted, the long hour days and weekend ive accepted. mostly because im used to it, but if these companies are making it ok to take away someones artist status, that name, that recognition, so much so that i get hate mail for disagreeing? well then we are not artist, we are just workers who do a job and collect a paycheck and well.. thats not for me. I worked hours upon hours off the clock not to show off.... to get credit for the work id done, that let ME know that the extra time spent wasnt in vain. I want to be seen as an artist. Do I expect to be cited in every project i work on, no, but if you respect me as an artist you will come to me and say, jamiel, i understand that as an artist credits are important but you wont be listed at this time. that will let me know that you are validating that its an issue and I must accept it. but if you hide that fact because you fear ill leave or any artist will leave, then that just shows its important and you cant be mad at me for being upset. So thats it.. i didnt make a bad choice going to those studios because i had to experience those companies in order to know what i know now. Its not that they are new companies, these are their ideals. I shouldnt be made wrong because i dont agree with those ideals, thats what moving on is all about. Right? So I came, I saw, and now im walking away. I wish much success to them and their business model, practice. I need an honest environment like the studio im at who told me bluntly upfront what to expect and for that i thank them and i work my ass off everyday in exchange. thank you to everyone who showed support, I know who I am, and thanks to some for the small moments of past time that made me smile, and im always going to be here to help, give, and share. if you still hate me whoever you are that wrote the letter. im sorry you feel that way, I have a good idea of who you are, tisk tisk, if we give up our right to be seen as an artist, if we give up our free-speech as a people, then we arent artist and we are a slave to someone elses success. so to that I say, goodbye and goodnight!
Posted on: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 02:15:18 +0000
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