Tips On Getting Started In Motion Design - AMA

00:03:27
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0npjST_pnho

الملخص

TLDRThe speaker discusses the importance of networking within the motion design community, emphasizing the benefits of connecting with other motion designers and understanding the industry through participation in micro-communities. They highlight the necessity of researching studios or agencies before seeking mentorship or job opportunities, stressing that a good portfolio and knowledge about the potential employer are crucial. Furthermore, the video suggests that while local businesses can be approached for gigs, it is essential to build relationships and be aware of the reputation of business owners. Lastly, freelancers are advised to properly establish their business to avoid complications later on.

الوجبات الجاهزة

  • 🤝 Connect with other motion designers for support and opportunities.
  • 🔍 Research studios and agencies before reaching out for work.
  • 🏪 Local businesses can provide freelance opportunities; build relationships.
  • 💼 Properly set up your freelance business to avoid future issues.
  • 📄 Have a strong portfolio ready when applying for jobs.
  • 👥 Engage with micro-communities within the larger motion design scene.

الجدول الزمني

  • 00:00:00 - 00:03:27

    The speaker emphasizes the importance of networking with other motion designers and compares the community to a cafeteria, highlighting that standing out, whether positively or negatively, will attract attention. Strong relationships in this field can open up opportunities, including referrals when designers are busy. Additionally, the speaker recommends contacting motion design studios and marketing agencies but stresses the distinction between seeking mentorship and job opportunities, advising individuals to have a professional portfolio ready and to research these companies before reaching out to avoid sending uninformed inquiries. Lastly, the speaker encourages freelancers to engage with local businesses, particularly 'Mom and Pop' shops, while also outlining the importance of doing thorough research on these businesses and setting up their own operations correctly to avoid potential issues down the line.

الخريطة الذهنية

فيديو أسئلة وأجوبة

  • Should I connect with other motion designers?

    Yes, networking with other motion designers is essential.

  • How important is it to research studios or agencies before contacting them?

    It's very important to know about their work to make a good impression.

  • Can I approach local businesses for work?

    Yes, but focus on building relationships and understanding their needs.

  • What should I do if I'm freelancing?

    Set up your business correctly to avoid future issues.

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التمرير التلقائي:
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    first off let me just say this is a
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    great line of questions here uh really
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    asking about how to get into motion
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    design things like that so let's just go
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    ahead and kind of dive right into it
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    should I connect with other motion
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    designers yes very much yes the motion
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    design scene is large in my opinion
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    however with so many specializations and
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    micr communities out there it's also
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    important to think of it like uh think
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    of it like a cafeteria in a way if you
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    stand in the middle of the room and do
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    something weird then others will notice
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    regardless if you say something out loud
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    or not however it's also important to
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    know that the strength of this is
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    finding support groups that you can mesh
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    with ask some questions Network and
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    understand that strong relationships can
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    lead to Opportunities such as being a
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    referral when other motion designers are
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    just a little too busy to take gigs
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    themselves so again should you get in
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    touch with other motion designers yeah
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    absolutely you should always be
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    networking but it's also important to
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    know that despite the community being
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    large in my opinion uh it just has some
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    many micro groups in it that again if
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    you do something weird it's going to
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    carry over but also if you do something
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    really really awesome more and more
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    people are going to hear about it things
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    like that so it's just really worth
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    keeping in mind should I get in touch
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    with motion Design Studios or marketing
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    agencies yes I would recommend getting
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    in touch with them however it's
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    important to know the difference between
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    seeking mentorship and seeking work
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    opportunities with them if you CLA to
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    approach a studio or Agency for work
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    opportunities you need to have your real
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    website portfolio Etc put together and
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    be able to sell yourself some groups are
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    looking for someone who can just get
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    something done at the end of the day
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    some groups are looking for someone who
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    has a specific style and some are really
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    looking for something that he can invest
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    in and eventually bring him into the
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    fold and bring him into the business as
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    a full-time employee either way it's
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    important to always do research about
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    the studio or agency before you reach
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    out to them one of the worst messages
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    you can send is reaching out to them and
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    letting them know essentially that you
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    actually don't know anything about what
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    they're doing so definitely you don't
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    want to do that please do your research
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    when you reach out to them should I try
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    local business the simple answer is yes
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    but I'm not going to go super deep on
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    this overall answer because I really
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    feel like these are one of those kind of
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    question questions that merits a deeper
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    discussion and really diving into the
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    topic however I'll provide a bit of an
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    answer here and that is Mom and Pop
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    shops most likely are not looking for
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    more than one full-time designer at best
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    generally they may work for Freelancers
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    on an as needed basis so building strong
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    relationships with them is more
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    important than ever number two research
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    the business to be frank some business
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    owners or local branch managers are easy
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    to work with and some are difficult so
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    ideally you want to be aware of who
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    those individuals are and how they
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    conduct their business you don't want to
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    end up in a situation where you're
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    getting screwed over because it turned
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    out someone had a reputation in that
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    Community for not making their payments
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    or things like that at the same time you
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    want to know who the community is easy
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    to work with or just you could build a
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    strong relationship with them doesn't
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    always mean it's going to be easy work
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    but as they're paying and they're
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    working with you and you're able to work
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    with them then it could be a good match
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    number three if you're freelancing
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    please please please set up your
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    business correctly you really want to
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    make sure that you are building that
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    strong Foundation even if it is a a
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    little bit more money on fraud thing you
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    may be expecting the reason being is
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    because you don't want to end up in the
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    situation where you're having to go back
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    and pay fees you don't want to end up in
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    the situation where you're kind of
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    getting into some level of argument with
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    your local government or you're kind of
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    questioning why you're getting some
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    citation or something like that so you
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    just really want to be aware of that and
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    also you want to be protecting yourself
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    when you're doing business with others
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    so I appreciate you asking this question
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    and I hope this does provide Clarity for
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    you and helps others to see this video
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    as well
الوسوم
  • motion design
  • networking
  • mentorship
  • local business
  • freelancing
  • portfolios
  • community
  • research
  • job opportunities
  • business setup