<story><title>Python For Feature Film</title><url>https://www.gfx.dev/python-for-feature-film</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>packetlost</author><text>There isn&amp;#x27;t much that competes with FAANG in terms of compensation, but what &lt;i&gt;is&lt;/i&gt; the compensation like for that industry? I have a personal interest in film making and photography in addition to being a (quantum) systems programmer, so this could be a potential career move for me in the future.</text></item><item><author>aprdm</author><text>For people who don’t enjoy doing CRUD and want to play with massive infrastructures, systems level programming and everything in between VFX can be pretty fun! 
If people are looking for FAANG level compensation then look the other way.&lt;p&gt;Thanks for writing this !</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>thewebcount</author><text>FWIW, I worked for a FAANG company writing VFX software for a while. There are frequently openings if you&amp;#x27;re interested. We made FAANG wages (and other compensation), as you can imagine. We hired a lot from the nearby studios in LA – Dreamworks (who perpetually seemed to be a month away from or a month past a layoff), Sony, and some of the smaller effects houses. We even had a few former game programmers who did lots of graphics work. People from the film studios indicated that the conditions at the studios were suboptimal compared to working at a FAANG company, though compensation didn&amp;#x27;t seem too much worse.</text></comment>
<story><title>Python For Feature Film</title><url>https://www.gfx.dev/python-for-feature-film</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>packetlost</author><text>There isn&amp;#x27;t much that competes with FAANG in terms of compensation, but what &lt;i&gt;is&lt;/i&gt; the compensation like for that industry? I have a personal interest in film making and photography in addition to being a (quantum) systems programmer, so this could be a potential career move for me in the future.</text></item><item><author>aprdm</author><text>For people who don’t enjoy doing CRUD and want to play with massive infrastructures, systems level programming and everything in between VFX can be pretty fun! 
If people are looking for FAANG level compensation then look the other way.&lt;p&gt;Thanks for writing this !</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>dagmx</author><text>The pay I would say is competitive for programming jobs in the respective areas as long as you&amp;#x27;re not comparing to the top tier companies. Even then, base pay isn&amp;#x27;t so far off, but you don&amp;#x27;t get equity.&lt;p&gt;In Vancouver for example, a programming job in the film industry and outside it will net you 90-150k on the high end, and film pays equally well in that area.&lt;p&gt;In LA, you have a lot of FAANG companies entering the film industry too with FAANG wages. Netflix in particular is bonkers high.</text></comment>