We recently posted a teaser reveal for our next project – Snowlands. Here it is in case you missed it: Pretty cool, right? But before we get into the film, we need to go back a year or so. After …
They Wanted Me to Buy bloop.com for a Quarter Million Dollars
This is why domain or brand names don’t really matter. If you ever started a new business/company, or thought about doing so, you probably spent a good amount of time coming up with the “perfect” name. Naming your brand is hard. …
Spiderman into the Spider-Verse: 2D or 3D?
Every once in while an animated movie comes out that is impossible to ignore. Spiderman Into the Spider-Verse is one of those movies. It is without a doubt one of the best animated films I’ve ever seen. Apparently I’m not …
Why I Don’t Do Client Work
I worked for different productions studios (animation, VFX, film etc…), and noticed a few things about their business model. It’s mostly based on having minimal staff, getting clients, then hiring as many freelancers as possible to deliver the work to …
2 Things to Remember When Starting a New Project
I had lunch with a friend recently who told me he had a great idea for a small business. This friend has been stuck in a 9-5 job for a few years now and has been playing with the idea of starting a …
You Are Not Your Work
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, …
The Worst Thing About Being a Freelancer
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 …
Best Animation Film Festivals for Submitting Your Animated Short Film
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 …
The Misunderstanding of Job Security (Investing in Yourself)
Why do you want a job so bad? “You know… Security.” What kind of security are you talking about? Putting your financial fate in someone else’s hands feels safe to you? This rant is aimed at entrepreneurial types, as well …
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