What if a few small shifts in the way you plan, communicate, and lead could completely transform your experience in animation production?
In the latest episode of The Happy Producers Podcast, I chat with Yerani Kingston, Project Manager at Demente Studio and an early graduate of the Animation Proje...
Our scope of work is not a jail where we put our client's idea and lock the door.
It's the roadmap that leads to creative freedom, while keeping your production profitable.
Changes to the scope of work are 100% inevitable in animation production.
''The clients always want more!''
Yeah. That's their job ...
We have been lied to.
We were told we could never say 'NO' to a client request or a director's note.
We were led to think, "That's how it is in the industry; it will never change."
And where did it get us? Feeling stressed out, working crazy overtime, leading unprofitable productions, and chipping away...
It's pretty clear: no one likes working overtime.
And yet, it's been widely accepted that ''that's how it is in the industry; it will never change.''.
I beg to differ!
There is a different way to schedule for animation production, one that does not include working overtime.
✨ To virtually elimin...
It was a Wednesday morning in February. I was lying on a hospital gurney, naked under a little surgery gown. I was about to undergo a partial mastectomy to prevent breast cancer.
I remember thinking: I should be feeling scared. But I wasn't scared. Truth be told, I felt like I was at the spa.
💥 Whi...
I used to be scared of other Producers... Until I met LP.
The first interaction I had with LP was in 2014 when he was producing a cinematic for a AAA video game I was working on. I had to call him to ask for a costly, time-sensitive, complicated retake that we needed ‘’like, yesterday’’.
I was so sc...
So much of what we do in the production is managing relationships!
Relationships are built on trust, and trust is built on specific behaviors. And with remote work, we have to be more intentional than ever about promoting trust-building habits.
1. Embrace diversity: recognizing that some col...
The animation and visual effects industries were built on passion. The career you now have was once just a dream that you dared to dream.
And yet, this dream career isn't always a straight line, and the people in the industry are no strangers to uncertainty in project timelines and workflow disr...
In my last blog post, I shared my journey from being a grumpy and overwhelmed team leader to an empathetic and respected leader.
I was able to rely on a solid team, one that I could depend on. We created fantastic stuff, endured many hardships together, and were proud of our accomplishments. And wh...
