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 ...
This was the year 2010.
After a decade as an artist, I switched to a management position. As a project manager, I realized that we often had production issues due to misunderstandings with the client.
Either they had changed their mind, or we had misinterpreted the work to be done.
“T...
"How can I force my client to stick to the scope of work?"
-the easy answer is →you don't.
A few months ago, I held my 1st Q&A session for my students of Bidding Winning Animation Projects.
The #1 topic on their mind was the scope of work.
Sticking to the agreed scope of work is a huge challenge!
Animat...
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...
This post relates the origin story of my bidding strategy. Cross-dissolve to over 12 years ago....
I had been a project manager for a few years, and my strategy was 'To go with the flow'.
It kinda worked...
Until it blew in my face. 😱
A client from the gaming industry gave us a project wit...
An introduction to the concept of ”value-grade” for animated products
In my 22 years in the animation industry, I have heard the term ‘’quality’’ dipped into so many different sauces that I started doubting there was a unified definition.
‘’This animated series will be of great quality!’’
LEOPO...
