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This week we focus on the unhealthy idolization of people and status in the industry. This suggestion came in from Agustin, and fit pretty well with our past few episodes on mental health. If you'd like to join in or learn more, head over to https://www.mondaymeeting.org
This week we discuss a growing trend we're seeing on social media: burning out. Not just burning out, but feeling betrayed by clients and all that comes with that. The growing length of holds, communication issues (which we talked about two episodes back as well), being satisfied with a career in motion design, and the general mental health of the industry. If you'd like to learn more or join in on our calls, check out MondayMeeting.org!
This week's topic was suggested by George after constantly saying yes to projects and getting overwhelmed. How do you say NO to clients that you like to work with? How do you say NO to extra project requests? There is a ton we cover in this episode, so give it a listen and learn how to say NO. If you'd like to learn more, hear previous calls, or join our Discord, head over to https://www.mondaymeeting.org!
This week's meeting kicks off with Liam posing a topic to the group about communication. Liam has been on a project that has really lacked communication and he has seen the project and process suffer because of it. Hear thoughts on this topics from other motion designers on the call. This is a fascinating discussion that proves how essential good communication is for our type of work. If you'd like to learn more, hear previous calls, or join our Discord, head over to https://www.mondaymeeting.or...
This week is our Season 5 Premiere! We all go around talking about what we've been up to, briefly talk about Camp Mograph, and just have a generally good time. If you'd like to learn more, hear previous calls, or join our Discord, head over to https://www.mondaymeeting.org!
This week is our season 4 finale! We're going to be taking a few weeks off and do a catch-up in July, and back to our normal schedule in September. This week we reflect a bit on this past season, but get pretty heavy into motion design rates. Rendering fees? Day rates? Project rates? Raise your rates!!!! A bit of everything. Thank you to everyone who has supported us long and continues so. We'll be continuously active on our Discord and offering calls there while we're on break. Head over to htt...
This week's call is a general discussion around hosting your work, best places for reels, tracking your time on projects, and a whole lot more. This is our second to the last call of the season so be on the lookout for the finale! To learn more or join in, head over to https://www.mondaymeeting.org
This week, Mark leads the call. It starts as an open discussion that turns into a great topic: who is responsible if a project goes south? If your client or the studio you're working with drops the ball, why does it fall on the artist? Why are we asked to work late, weekends, holidays, etc? Shouldn't that be on the client to hire more people or to take responsibility for not managing the project appropriately? To learn more or join in, head over to https://www.mondaymeeting.org!
This week we have an open discussion around creative ruts and planning for the future, aka retirement, as a freelance motion designer. If you'd like to join in or learn more, head over to https://www.mondaymeeting.org!
This week, we discuss how we're staying healthy. Whether that means, maintaining, gaining or losing weight, making sure to stand and stretch, get some vitamin D outside, or dealing with the mental burden of the last year. To learn more or join in, head to https://www.mondaymeeting.org
This week, Mark hosts an open discussion covering a wide range of topics. To join in or learn more, head over to https://www.mondaymeeting.org!
This week we have guest, Marc Lawrence on to talk about how he utilizes Linkedin to find jobs and how motion designers can take advantage of it. If you'd like to learn more or join in the calls, head over to https://www.mondaymeeting.org.
This week, Liam hosts an open discussion. We discuss building and keeping a community going, the rise of Clubhouse with motion design, our favorite music for working, and more. If you'd like to join in or learn more, head over to https://www.mondaymeeting.org! Links to things we talk about can be found at https://wwww.redding.com/r/MondayMeeting
This week, Liam hosts the call, and we start off as an open discussion talking about who is using Linkedin to get work, some wins that participants have had, and then how does a motion designer earn $200K/year without killing themselves in the process.? If you'd like to learn more or join in, head over to https://www.mondaymeeting.org, join our Discord server, or check out the subreddit.
This week, Mark hosts the call, and I (Liam) haven't had a chance to listen to it. I'm not really sure what was talked about...so surprise episode! Tune in and see! If you'd like to join in a call, learn more, etc. head over to https://www.mondaymeeting.org. We've also now got a Discord server back up and a subreddit to keep track of links, notes, etc.
This week we have an open discussion that moves towards talking about what the job market is like right now for motion designers, the skills places are looking for, and is it time for the rise of the generalist? We also tangent a bit as usual and talk about some companies getting motion design right and how having a background in design is important. We round out the call with a few minutes of crypto talk. If you'd like to join in or learn more, head over to mondaymeeting.org!...
This week, Liam hosts the call with Matthäus Niedoba from Anchorpoint to discuss new methods of project organization and how Anchorpoint can help creatives in any field. Matthäus gives a fantastic demonstration which had a lot of participants in the chat very excited. If you'd like to learn more or join in, head over to https://www.mondaymeetin.org
This week, Liam hosts the call and we have a general open discussion with a primary focus on moving towards working in the cloud instead of having the latest and greatest hardware locally. It's a pretty short call this week. The next meeting we have Matthaus from Anchorpoint schedule to talk about file organization and the benefits of using Anchorpoint. If you'd like to learn more, or join in, head to https://www.mondaymeeting.org.
This week, Torey Kervick hosts a discussion around the environmental impacts of CryptoArt. How bad is it? Is it worse than it seems? What are these businesses doing to offset their carbon footprint? What changes are being made to crypto as a whole to make it better for the environment? We discuss a lot of issues! If you'd like to read more about it, this is the article we reference throughout the call: https://memoakten.medium.com/the-unreasonable-ecological-cost-of-cryptoart-2221d3eb2053 If you...
This week Mark host the call and discusses with participants how to handle being slow. Do you reach out to clients? Do you take the time to work on personal work? Both? Leave the industry? When you get slow at work or as a freelancer, there can be a lot of pressure on yourself and we discuss that. If you'd like to join in or learn more, head over to https://www.mondaymeeting.org.
This week we started the call with an open topic and quickly moved to talk about success. What is success to us? Why do we listen to other's definitions of success and not define it ourselves? How do we change our mindset? It got deep! As always, to learn more or join in, head over to https://www.mondaymeeting.org
This week we have a brief discussion about client woes and dealing with poor project management. We also have our normal tangent topics that come up to and an overall enjoyable call. If you'd like to learn more or join in, hit up https://www.mondaymeeting.org
We're back from our holiday break and we've got a lot to discuss. This week's call was an open discussion and we cover quite a bit. If you'd like to join in or learn more, hit up https://www.mondaymeeting.org
This is our last call of 2020! We talk about our biggest wins and losses of the year, and not to toot our participants' horns, but it was super inspiring to hear so many great stories of triumph over hardships. From being laid off and losing loved ones to successful first-year freelance and being hired by dream employers. If you'd like to be added to the form Liam talks about in the beginning, it is available here: https://www.five-31.com/getagig Whatever holiday you're celebrating, we wish you ...
This week we had a participant request to talk about the best ways to course-correct during a project. How to not overproduce and burn out. Making sure communication stays high. The soft skills of being a freelancer or running a business that you can't just learn through a tutorial. Plus our normal open discussion shenanigans. To learn more, or join in, head over to https://www.mondaymeeting.org
This week we have a reasonably lengthy call about the responsibilities we have as vendors/artists. Not overpromising and under-delivering. What does a day of work mean to people? Are you to be at your desk the whole day waiting for the client at all hours? Should you be able to work as you would in any situation? How are we expected to just turn on the creativity at any moment? Of course, general banter and tomfoolery as well. If you'd like to join in or learn more, head over to https://www.mond...
This week, Liam hosts an open discussion that turned to a talk about what deals everyone had gotten on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. If you'd like to join in or learn more, head over to https://www.mondaymeeting.org
This week, Nick Campbell and Chad Ashley from Greyscale Gorilla join us to talk about all things GSG! Mark hosts an open discussion and fields questions from the attendees. There is some great info in there about the new GSG+ platform, new products and plugins, and much more. If you'd like to participate or learn more, head over to mondaymeeting.org!
This week, Mark hosts an open discussion on the call. We talk about sending out estimates to clients and a variety of ways to do it. Afterward, we ask, "why doesn't critique happen in the industry?" Why do people get so offended by it? As an art form, why don't we have critics like other mediums? If you'd like to participate or learn more, head over to mondaymeeting.org!
