Re: Pixar 3-D Holiday Party and problems

[P3D dalia miller <dddalia@xxxxxxxxx>]

George, I do have something to add to that very sad story:

I was contacted by Annie Lore via voice mail a couple of days before the
"event" at Jobs' place.  She said that she was in a desperate situation.
She said that she had "just" been given the go ahead to do this large
project for Pixar and would I help by volunteering to mount some slides. Or
recommend people to do this.

I couldn't respond to her in time because we were out of town.  But as I
listened to the message, my first thought that this is a joke.

How could PIXAR expect an excellent product when they waited and waited to
give approval.  Was she that hungry for the job. She didn't have enough time
to prepare.  Then I thought that I'm just getting stuffy and old and this
was an opportunity to do some nifty 3D for a notable Silicon Valley firm.
And then I thought some more and remembered my days at Apple Computer and
the expectations put on vendors and the arrogance with which they were
treated.  And I concluded that poor Anne Lore is headed for disaster.

I'm sad to say that I guess my feelings weren't that wrong.
  
Please understand that I don't have all the details of the story and this is
only my impression after hearing her message. I have never worked with PIXAR
but have worked with people who have worked with Jobs.

After I read H. Baize's account, I wondered:  "Does this incident hurt our
world of 3D?"  Andrew and I discussed it for a while and I concluded "No."
But I did conclude that companies tend to make decisions at the last minute
and expect miracles (is this really new?).  So beware - don't get seduced by
them.

dalia

 At 08:14 PM 12/18/96 -0600, you wrote:
>If that was not signed by Harold Baize, Ph.D., I don't know
>if I would believe it or not... A company like Pixar holds
>a major gala event where no expense is spared... A lady calling
>herself "3-D Fairy" is hired(?) to organize a 3-D project...
>A bunch of 3-d volunteers are called to help with the 3-d project
>including a few Ph.D.'s... everybody works hard until well
>after midnight... and no one gets paid because the big boss
>was not happy with the mixup in delivering the 3d slides... 
>
>Maybe if Dalia was the "3-D Fairy" things would have gone
>better??? 
>
>-- George
>
>
>


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