Last week we have recovered from a website hack that lasted for 6 days. Before I get into the details I want to make it clear – the hack is completely gone and the website is perfectly ok. Our platform is more secure than it has ever been, and in this post I’ll explain what happened, what it means to …
People, artists especially, associate themselves with their creation. It’s very common to feel that if people don’t like their work, it means they are bad artists, or even bad human beings. That is a very unhealthy way of approaching your work, and could be dangerous. If you over-identify with your work, to the point of feeling that the success or failure …
Life as a freelancer (of any kind) can be tough. It’s based around the idea of waiting for someone to choose you. Pick you. Almost all artists experience that reality. Think of actors. Their whole world is based around waiting for someone to pick them. Yes, you can go to more and more auditions, but it essentially boils down to hoping …
After finishing our third animated short film Tasteful, we knew we wanted to go all in on festival submission. I’ve had some experience with free or cheap festivals when I submitted Lift Up in 2014, but with Tasteful I wanted to try and get into some of the best animation film festivals in the world, including some Oscar Qualifying ones. …
I’ve recently released my 3rd animated short film Tasteful, and I decided to take some time to write about all the steps behind making the film, from start to finish, explaining them as simply as I can, so that even if you’re not from the animation or visual effects industry you’ll get an idea of what it takes to make …
Next week we are releasing a brand new course I’ve been working on in secret for quite a while, and today I wanted to tell you all about it. There are also 2 cool surprises. Keep reading. I’ve been making behind the scene videos and tutorials about making my films for a while, and now that my third short film is done I …
Feeling a bit low? Can’t bring yourself to work on your business/project/art piece today? Here’s a thought for you: Many times when we’re working on our own projects, be that at home, a coffee shop or at the park, we allow ourselves to stop working whenever we don’t feel like working any more. We take naps. We make more coffee. …
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