Axis Studios Reviews

Schedules are almost always too tight for their own good. Leads to things being overlooked over the course of a project and is then left to the remaining (and much smaller) team to deal with towards the end of the project. Pipeline and workflow is not consistent project to project. Pipeline changes can be made multiple times during a project without proper consultation with all departments that would reasonably be affected by it. These are normally done with good intentions but always seem to introduce new complications that are simply expected to be lived with. Unofficial overtime is regularly needed in order to keep on top of an ever-growing task list which leads to burnout. Salaries are seemingly lower than comparable roles.

The schedules are mainly super tight. Light and compositing work done together, not by seperate departments. So usually, there's too much work and so little time. That puts a lot of stress on you. The pay is low compared to the work that is delivered. There's no industry standart pipeline. They have one tool just to open show specific path defined software packages. No proper pipeline for compositing as well. Sometimes the tools don't work at all. Tech support is quite minimal. Generally the amount of work, with the tools and resources they have, it's a pain to work with this company. The farm is never enough, and there's a big battle about it. Generally your project is held for days on farm, while you're on delivery because of other shows are top prio. Work and life balance is terrible. I've seen some burnout artists who are desperate. New starters have no clue but feel the tense environment nonetheless.