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At the 17 minute mark of the movie, the main character goes on a website to write a small essay for a contest. Guess what artwork is used as part of the background of that website? This: [link]
It's just rotated, but it's exactly the same! The flare has the same angles and the Earth is showing the exact same position. I made that in 3D, meaning that I had complete freedom of rotating the planet when I chose that angle. The possibility of it being a coincidence are, well, astronomical.
I can't really say much because, even though I made that, it was using artwork from NASA. But, even if I were able to make a ruckus, I'm not sure if I would. I'm not bitter about it (like other times in which I've been). It's something new to me and I'm just sorting it out. I'm far more curious and satisfied than upset and bitter.
Given that a lot of people do artwork like this and many of you read this, how would you feel if one of your pieces was used in a minor part of a movie?
Oh, and to add to the curiosity: The scene is at the 17 minute mark of the DVD's 5th chapter. My birth date is on the 17th day of the 5th month. Ding!
EDIT: Since I can't take screenshots from my PS3's Blu-Ray, I had to take a picture of it, much like kids did in the 90s to show their video game high scores
Screenshot 1: [link]
Screenshot 2: [link]
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I'm not sure you could ask them to remove it now or demand payment for using it. You might be able to, but I think most of us would agree that it might be more trouble than it's worth. But you could write to them and tell them what they've done and say that in the future you would at least like to be asked for permission to use your work and be given credit. That's not unreasonable. It wouldn't even be unreasonable to ask for money next time. I ask for $100 for use of each image or excerpt of written work as well as spelling out that they're buying a license to use the work for a certain work (an image in a film for instance) or a poster or flyer, as well as for how long they can use it. They're not buying the image or excerpt itself to do with whatever they want for all time.
If you don't do it, then they keep doing it, and oddly enough, the most professional people respect you for it. Also oddly enough, the ones who ask permission get more in the long run. I send them high resolution images rather than making them use the ones posted on the web, and if I do stuff that might interest them in the future, I let them know to see if they'd like to use it, or just to have a lower resolution copy for their personal enjoyment.
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A different thing is when, as has happened once anyway, someone tries to sell your art on ebay. Apart from paper cost, that seems rather low, I'd feel bad for the person doing it, not myself.
But yea, it's a small part and I don't really mind in this instance. I've had artwork used for a commercial before (for some small mattress store) but this is the first time that I'm watching an actual movie and see my artwork in there