This week we caught up with Courtney Pryce. The industry veterans know him from his years as a Creative Specialist at Foundry.We cover a lot of ground, beginning in the "Rock&Roll" years of London VFX in the early 2000s. Also covering the role of the Creative Specialist and the secrets of financial stability as a Compositor. Courtney worked with UK Film and TV industry Union, BECTU, to put together a suggested rate card for freelance and contract staff in VFX. We get to engage with the methodology and consequences of open disclosure of the often taboo subject of the pay scale.Courtney also engaged strongly with the industry-wide discussion of racism sparked by the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020. We don't shy away from tackling the issue of racism and nepotism in the workplace and there is a forthright but ultimately optimistic discussion.Nevertheless, we never lost sight of Courtney's key skills as a solid professional compositor and reactive as he shares a wealth of knowledge that will benefit artists of all levels and from all backgrounds.You won't want to miss out on this discussion!As always, if you liked this episode, please ? like, ? comment, ? subscribe, and ? share!Listen to all episodes on our websitehttps://www.thevfxartistspodcast.com/Watch our other videos?The Effective Freelance Compositor, with Shonda Hunt | TVAP EP31      https://youtu.be/Ggz82uk6KxI?How I manage being a VFX artist and a mother of two - Rebecca Holdstock  | TVAP EP41     https://youtu.be/D6zzhlay_AcFollow Us ????◉ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thevfxartistspodcast/◉ Twitter: https://twitter.com/vfxartistspod◉ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-vfx-artists-podcast/Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheVFXArtistsPodcastListen on ????◉ Apple Podcasts:  https://apple.co/3NSllZG◉ Amazon Misuc: https://amzn.to/3UrOrSn◉ Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fWyuog◉ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/3EjHUmY#thevfxartistspodcast #vfxpodcast #compositing #FoundryNuke #vfxartist #Freelancing #financialliteracy 00:00:00 : Intro - what to expect00:18:17 : The Role of  a Creative Specialist at Foundry00:20:06 : When you're too comfortable00:24:00 : Freelancing "Year Zero"00:27:01 : Having kids as a freelancer00:31:01 : Burnout00:34:52 : VFX Rate cards: methodology and controversy00:43:41 : Black Lives Matter and Racism in the Industry00:54:25 : Projects most proud ofChapters by [Chaptered.app](https://Chaptered.app)Each episode is visually engaging. To not miss out, you can watch all our episodes on our YouTube channel. Subscribe & Watch all episodes on our YouTube Channel Visit our website Thank you for your support! We appreciate you!