Reel FX reviews

4.2

97% would recommend to a friend

(26 total reviews)

Steve O'Brien

84% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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1.0
Jul 13, 2017

Shady management

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Pros

Some of the most talented individuals I've ever seen used to work here.

Cons

Upper management, however, is incredibly shady. Everything from embezzlement, forced overtime with no pay, and a base salary that makes it impossible to earn a living.

3.0
Jun 28, 2017

Great People...

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Pros

It's a hard place to work but the people bond over it which contributes to the culture - the people on the ground absolutely make the studio and it takes newcomers no time to realize it. Deep Ellum is a fantastic neighborhood to work in for culture, and you can afford to live in the DFW area even on a not-so-impressive salary which is important. It's a good place to get the type (or quantity) of shots you wouldn't otherwise get while at a larger studio.

Cons

It's a small studio, struggling to find success so you won't find a great many comforts but you get the basics: insurance, fair enough vacation time...sick time is tricky but it is present, occasional OT meals depending on the project, very minimal comp time...hardly ever. Copious amounts of unpaid OT, largely due to unpredictable work, low profit margins but in many cases also a mismanagement thing as well as a by-product of the Texas pro-business culture. Salaries can be inconsistent...something they've tried to address but come up short due to studio circumstances.

2.0
Jun 4, 2017

Top Management 'good-ole boys' need to split up

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Pros

Some of the best artists and employees to work with. Good benefits (health, dental, etc..) Decent pay for the area Great location in Deep Ellum

Cons

Top management only cares about themselves and their 'bro-culture'. Terrible creative decisions which has made the company struggle to stay afloat causing repeated rounds of layoffs for artists.. Outsourcing to Canada is their new 'idea' on how to make the company profitable. They try to do Pixar/Disney level quality with 20% of the budget and only end up hurting the artists Communication is non-existent

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