Studio Owner’s Advice on Starting An Animation Studio

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Ever thought about starting your own animation studio? 🤔
Being a studio owner can be very different to being a designer or animator, but the payoff can be huge. Some clients prefer working with studios, and there are many benefits to doing so! Find out more in this video, where we speak with Karl Doran, owner of Flow Creative, who shares his insights and advice on his journey from freelancer to studio owner.
In this video, Karl shares:
✅ How to start an animation studio
✅ Should you get a studio space?
✅ The difference between a freelancer vs studio owner
✅ How to get clients as a studio
✅ Tips for managing staff/freelancers
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Chapters
00:00 - Intro
00:41 - From Freelancer to Studio Owner
01:39 - What to do before starting a studio
03:44 - Transitioning from a creative role to a management role
05:16 - How to identify your strengths
05:59 - The most difficult thing about starting a studio
06:32 - How to create a great company culture
07:21 - Managing a good work/life balance
08:13 - How to get clients as a studio
09:28 - How to hire a business development manager
10:01 - What’s your favourite project Flow has worked on?
11:04 - Karl’s best freelance advice to his younger self

Пікірлер: 32

@MotionHatch Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much to Karl for having us! Would you like to see us do more videos like this?

@chrisjpndala7576 Жыл бұрын

Great video yes more videos like this will help us

@benjaminvance8142 5 ай бұрын

For sure!

@beachchickensmedia Жыл бұрын

i can’t believe this quality of information is free on youtube! i wouldve dreamed to hear this advice years ago. you’re helping A LOT of people with this channel. thank u!

@MotionHatch Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your kind words! We really appreciate it!

@lukegordonharris Жыл бұрын

Asking "who do you do your best work for" - amazing :D

@MotionHatch Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Luke! Always the simplest things we forget about eh!

@ema_colombo Жыл бұрын

So many useful insights, thanks a lot Karl!

@MotionHatch Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, Emanuele! Are you currently a studio owner or hoping to scale? :)

@karldoran437 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Emanuele, really glad you found it useful

@jeorc Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed these 2 videos with Karl from Flow. Very interesting and full of good info. Thanks for sharing.

@MotionHatch Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! We have a final video with Karl coming in the next couple of weeks, so stay tuned for that one!

@reyesdelpech Жыл бұрын

Love this one! I would love to develop the conversation about how to hire a Business Developer and not just a Sales person.

@MotionHatch Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Definitely stay tuned as we've planned a video about this one - should be really valuable!

@edcelmendoza9161 Жыл бұрын

This was super helpful thanks for sharing it!

@MotionHatch Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Really glad you found it useful!

@rickardbengtsson Жыл бұрын

This is great - more stuff like this would be fun

@MotionHatch Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your comment! We'll see what we can do! ;)

@user-zb4br4rl8y Жыл бұрын

Love this. Hope to get to where you are one day.

@MotionHatch Жыл бұрын

Really glad you enjoyed! :) We have yet another video coming soon with Karl, so stay tuned!

@ahmedadel-ow2iw Жыл бұрын

Great video I loved it , give us more plz

@MotionHatch Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, Ahmed! Are you looking to start a studio? :)

@privaatsak Жыл бұрын

Thanks Hayley!

@MotionHatch Жыл бұрын

You're so welcome, Paul! Glad you found this helpful!

@dancohen-tv Жыл бұрын

Hey Hayley, I've really enjoyed this video, thank you for making it. I've always loved the work at Flow and being Manchester based, hope that one day we can cross paths and I can work with the talented team they have. I've also taken the step to move from being a freelancer to more of a studio. I currently use a pool of freelancers and will be launching the studio properly with brand etc (so this would be an interesting topic for future videos!) Thanks again.

@MotionHatch Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for such a wonderful comment! Maybe we could arrange some kind of meet up soon as we’re Manchester based too! What specifically would you love to learn more about? We have a couple more coming soon which we filmed at Flow so stay tuned for that one!

@dancohen-tv Жыл бұрын

@@MotionHatch That would be great, I'll be at the next Motion North, so possibly then, unless there are any other opportunities prior to that. I think it would be great to hear about working out how to position your business strategically, working out a business plan, working out the offering and if it is really that important to narrow down. I do anything from 2D/3D animation using AE and C4D to shooting multiple cameras with audio, and production to edits, greenscreen etc. It's so varied the work I do and get offered, and this is one of the main things I love about it, but I feel a lot of pressure to work out a clear key offering so that when I launch with a brand, the identity and tone of voice and website should clearly show this.

@MotionHatch Жыл бұрын

@@dancohen-tv Ahh brilliant, hopefully see you there! Ahh I see, we cover a lot of this inside our course, which might really help you out with this! Sometimes it is better to just show a few services, and show that you're the best in that category - but having a studio can allow you to do way more services and seem more established to clients! Sounds like what you're doing is exciting though! If you are wanting to find out more about the course, let me know, or drop me an email! hello@motionhatch.com

@karldoran437 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dan! Hopefully see yo at the next Motion North!