Don’t do what I did. It only worked in the 80s! - Tim Schafer
What if this had gone differently? It's pretty easy to look at Tim Schafer, the mind behind Brütal Legend, and see the stadiums full of adoring fans, the stretch limos, the diamond studded fingernails, and forget he too was once a man just looking for a job. Tim recently started his 20th year in the games industry, which not only makes him able to sport antique license plates, but also gives him a chance to reflect on his humble beginnings. To mark the occasion, he has posted a collection of letters that chronicle some notable job correspondence. Just to drive home that this is really two decades ago, may I note, that these are actual letters...on paper. Personally, I'm really glad Tim isn't currently working on printer drivers.
Also, in the spirit of unlikely career turns and to add a bit of perspective, here's a little something I shot with my little brother probably around the time Tim was wrapping up his probationary period at Lucasfilm. This version was retouched some time in the 2000s, when I could fully realize my vision...releases in 2003!
What if this had gone differently? It's pretty easy to look at Tim Schafer, the mind behind Brütal Legend, and see the stadiums full of adoring fans, the stretch limos, the diamond studded fingernails, and forget he too was once a man just looking for a job. Tim recently started his 20th year in the games industry, which not only makes him able to sport antique license plates, but also gives him a chance to reflect on his humble beginnings. To mark the occasion, he has posted a collection of letters that chronicle some notable job correspondence. Just to drive home that this is really two decades ago, may I note, that these are actual letters...on paper. Personally, I'm really glad Tim isn't currently working on printer drivers.
Also, in the spirit of unlikely career turns and to add a bit of perspective, here's a little something I shot with my little brother probably around the time Tim was wrapping up his probationary period at Lucasfilm. This version was retouched some time in the 2000s, when I could fully realize my vision...releases in 2003!
LMAO!!! Oh man that was intense. Brought me back to when I was making videos in my basement as a kid/teen. On a completely unrelated note, I had ALL of those SW toys too!!! OMG I remember playing with them for hours upon hours on end. Ah good times.
I must be too old to remember the era when companies weren't so damn lazy and actually had the courtesy to write you a letter when you were rejected, as opposed to just ignoring you. :)
I thought the economy was still booming in 1989. At least in Sweden and Japan it was in the early 90's that the land speculation bubble suddenly burst and banks went under. It was in 1992 that the interest rates was at 500 % (only for a couple of days) in Sweden compared to the 0.25 % they are at now. Maybe the economy was uncertain even before that.
Dude, I made a video about Hoth with a friend of mine with lots of the same toys. When I saw that first shot of the little plastic snowy Hoth base, I thought someone had jacked my video, haha.
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