I was actually watching the credits roll and I noticed that the Lead Creature Designer's name is James Jacobs. Coincidence or are we talking about our very own monster desinger extraordinaire?
Also, at the end of the movie when the Na'vi are overseeing the exodus of the humans I could swear one of the dudes hobbling along the line is Mick Foley.
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Sorry, Fanboy, but there are at least 4 people named James Jacobs plus another couple named Jim working in the film industry, including the fellow who did Avatar ... none of whom work for Paizo.
Get a grip,
R.
Why so mean?
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Why so mean?
Sorry, Fanboy, but there are at least 4 people named James Jacobs plus another couple named Jim working in the film industry, including the fellow who did Avatar ... none of whom work for Paizo.
Get a grip,
R.
Seriously. That kind of response was not necessary.
I've been called worse than fanboy...but thanks for getting my back guys.
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are we talking about our very own monster desinger extraordinaire?Sorry, Fanboy, but there are at least 4 people named James Jacobs plus another couple named Jim working in the film industry, including the fellow who did Avatar ... none of whom work for Paizo.
Get a grip,
R.
You are a douchebag.
I tought the "offense" was the "get a grip"... I'm a darn proud paizonian "fanboy!" :D
What the heck is a teleportation sphere.
Someone seems really cranky today.
Wow, Rez...it's a good thing we've got you here to set us straight. I'm glad to see you've put so much more time and effort into the question than I did.
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You are a douchebag.are we talking about our very own monster desinger extraordinaire?Sorry, Fanboy, but there are at least 4 people named James Jacobs plus another couple named Jim working in the film industry, including the fellow who did Avatar ... none of whom work for Paizo.
Get a grip,
R.
I am still laughing my ass off after reading this.
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I am still laughing my ass off after reading this.You are a douchebag.are we talking about our very own monster desinger extraordinaire?Sorry, Fanboy, but there are at least 4 people named James Jacobs plus another couple named Jim working in the film industry, including the fellow who did Avatar ... none of whom work for Paizo.
Get a grip,
R.
Meh, I call it like I see it.
On second thought, it is perfectly logical to assume that the Creative Director at a small, deadline-pressed publishing company in Washington state who designs the stats for monsters but contracts out the artwork rather than drawing it himself is also working full-time on major feature films from Southern California where his primary duty is to sketch detailed artwork for creatures who have no need of game-stats, this double life facilitated by his ring of sustenance and teleportation sphere.
Then again, why shouldn't he keep so busy? After all, it seems everyone at Paizo has a secret double-life in the Hollywood Entertainment Industry.
For example, Managing Editor F.W. Schneider likes to spend his spare time composing songs for movie soundtracks ... you know ... when he's not busy with that B-52s side-project.
Meanwhile, Fiction Editor James Sutter thought he could hide his entertainment-industry-sell-out side with a minor change to the spelling of his last name for his work as an actor and G&E/AC.
We all know Developer Sean K. Reynolds got bit by the acting-bug, but it seems The Gamers: Dorkness Rising wasn't the beginning of his secret acting life in certain morally questionable productions.
Meanwhile, Editor Judy Bauer clearly honed her proof-reading skills checking the numbers for several feature films.
The acting bug also seems to have bitten Asst. Editor Rob McCreary, who is credited as "Himself" ... perhaps besides being EP on the film, he portrayed himself when he used to go by "Bob...
Hey Rezdave: just admit you stepped in it, take a bow and exit stage, left.
*wlaks in witha I*hearth*Daigle cap*
Is this the fanboy thread?
Was it incredibly unlikely? Sure! But stranger things have happened and if the guy was curious I don't see what's so bad about asking.
At the drop of a hat, I can think of Middle Eastern Studies professors who are also RPG designers; fantasy cult novel writers who have a metal band; gamebook writers (remember those?) who worked professionally in the music studio world; more RPG designers who edit a journal on shamanism studies...
on the other side, do not forget the mystery of the multiple Steve Jacksons...
Creative Director
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I did not work on Avatar. That was a different James Jacobs. That said... we DO have a not insignificant crossover with some folks who do creature design or concept work for big hollywood movies. We've used Ben Wootten an awful lot, for example, and he happens to have worked for WETA and did creature design for the Lord of the Rings movies and for King Kong. So it's not at all a stupid question, nor is it an illogical one.
And since that more or less answers the OP's question, I'm going to lock this thread before it devolves into more of a sideshow.
But I do want to ask that folks try not to fill these boards with extensive sarcasm or annoying behavior. The internet already has plenty of sites for that type of stuff, and I'd rather not lower our messageboards to that level.
This means that if someone asks a question, NO ONE should see that as an opportunity to belittle or insult that poster. That type of behavior is not only unwelcome here, but it's actually destructive. Take it somewhere else, or better yet, don't do it at all in the first place. And if you DO see someone being a jerk... flag the post. Don't fight back by being a jerk yourselves.