Polanco Motion Collective Podcast

And we're back! Hey animators out there! In this episode we interview Shea Lord, a Chicago-based motion designer who made $246,993 USD last year! Shea is also a teaching assistant at School of Motion. In this episode we cover the importance of networking, having a healthy mindset in your freelance business, online communities and other awesome animation business topics! Shea recently released an online course called Pricing for Motion Design available on her website www.shealord.com. *This is not an affiliate partnership* 

Hey Motion Designers! Super excited for this episode! If you were ever curious about what it's like to run a hybrid remote/office animation studio give this one a listen. We interview Cristián Morales Hernández, Motion Design Director and CEO of Crinimo, a new studio that has been operating for a year. Cristián runs Crinimo with Co-Founder and Executive Producer Francisca Rubilar. Crinimo is a studio focused on motion graphics based in Santiago de Chile working around the world.  We discuss Cristián's philosophy on animation studios emerging today, we also go over tips for freelance animators to be successful. 

Hey Motion Designers! Today we are so proud to announce an episode introducing another motion design community space on IG @motion_design_inspiration This inspiration page was started by Artur Bauer and supported by Sven Heper. Artur is a Video Producer and Motion Designer and Sven Heper is a project manager at Parasol Island. Both of these brilliant creatives are based in Germany. It was such a pleasure to speak with them!

In this episode we cover:

1. Freelance life of course

2. Balancing a full-time job and freelancing

3. The story behind motion design inspiration and much more!

Hello Motion Designers and friends who work with us! We are so happy to have interviewed Romain Martin! Martin is a Belgium based Freelance Motion Designer & Art Director that uses the power of feelings to create memorable videos. We cover topics such as the life of a business owner, pros and cons of freelancing, how to build a team and many more important topics. 

Hey! On this episode we feature our first executive producer! We interview Meryn Hayes, an executive producer from dash. Dash is a high-end animation and motion design studio that focuses on making incredible content for clients who recognize the importance of good design—design that drives action, pushes boundaries and achieves results. A few of their clients include IBM, Pfizer, Coca-Cola and Vimeo. Tune into this episode to hear about what it takes to make a great executive producer. We also cover tips/best practices as a freelancer to make sure you keep getting called back for work! We hope you learn a lot from this one. Find Meryn Hayes on Twitter @MerynHayes. Find dash online at dashstudio.net as well as on instagram @dash_nc

Hey everyone! Super excited for this one! I interview Dave Maruchniak, a director specializing in 2D Animation at 1stAveMachine Buenos Aires. 1stAveMachine Buenos Aires focuses on craft and narrative. As a production company, they encourage their creatives and directors to fuse and use all forms of expression. 1stAveMachine Buenos Aires works closely with brands and agencies to come up with new ways to think and tell their stories. 

Dave Maruchniak started out in the music industry and found his way into the advertising industry. His story is super interesting so please have a listen! Dave has directed projects for The New Yorker, British Gas, Reese's Puffs and Babasónicos to name a few. I hope you find as much value in this piece as I did. Thank you for you for listening!

Hey! So excited for this one! We speak to Raff Marques, one of the founders of MOWE Studio, MOWE mixes strategic vision and a unique approach to help agencies create memorable animations that communicate and connect. MOWE is a completely remote animation studio that has completed projects with budgets in the six-figure range, so tune in to hear how a successful remote studio operates! We also discuss everything from client communication tips, pricing tips, marketing tips and tactics on how to level up in the animation business! Check out MOWE's website mowe.studio and follow them on Instagram @mowestudio

Hey! So excited for this one! We speak to Raff Marquez, one of the founders of MOWE Studio, MOWE mixes strategic vision and a unique approach to help agencies create memorable animations that communicate and connect. MOWE is a completely remote animation studio that has completed projects with budgets in the six-figure range, so tune in to hear how a successful remote studio operates! We also discuss everything from client communication tips, pricing tips, marketing tips and tactics on how to level up in the animation business! Check out MOWE's website mowe.studio and follow them on Instagram @mowestudio

Hey! We are so happy to announce episode 10 of our podcast! We interview Alex Tahanchin founder of an animation studio in Ukraine called Hound Studio! Hound Studio has created over 500 animated videos! We talk about how to dive into freelancing and start your own animation business. Alex is also founder of Krock.io, a project management and content review tool for media production companies.

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Hey! So excited to be releasing this podcast episode! We speak with our former Video professor from college Mores McWreath about his experience with motion graphics/post-production work as a freelancer! We cover everything from his story to tips for getting consistent work as a freelancer!

Mores received a BFA from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art and an MFA from the University of Southern California. His videos have been screened in festivals and exhibitions both nationally and internationally including Anthology Film Archives, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, NURTUREart, European Media Arts Festival Osnabrück, Taiwan International Video Exhibition, Fonlad Portugal, Videomedeja Serbia, Crosstalk Budapest, 700IS Iceland, and the Jakarta International Video Festival.