Artists go uncredited for work on "Borderlands"
This time 3 years ago I was rigging the CG asset of Claptrap for the Borderlands movie. I worked on him for 5 consecutive months. Neither I, nor the artist who modelled him (Who I worked with the entire time), got a credit for the film
- Robbie Reid the Rigger (@chowgood) August 8, 2024
Robbie Reid the rigger says neither he nor the artist who modeled the robot Claptrap (Jack Black) were credited in the film. The modelling artist remains unnamed. (Rigging is essentially making a frame for animators to manipulate)
While the movie sucks, he, quite understandably, still wants credit;
To those saying I dodged a bullet, artists should still get credit for work done no matter the quality of the film. It's not a high bar to cross. I'm proud of the work our team did, and I thought the final product looked great
- Robbie Reid the Rigger (@chowgood) August 8, 2024
Apparently it's still a widespread issue based on replies to one of his later tweets.
Borderlands currently has 9% on Rotten Tomatoes and is expected to open under 10$m.
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