Motion Design Career Advice: A Q&A with Hyper Island Students
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- Опубліковано 1 сер 2024
- In this video interview, Joey sits down with students at Hyper Island to discuss freelancing, rates, landing a job, and more!
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Joey Korenman (00:00:00): What's up everybody, you know, actually I feel like I can't say what's up, that has already been taken by someone else. So I'll just say, hello, Joey here for School of Motion. And this video is going to be a little bit different. I recently had the opportunity to speak to a class of motion design students at hyper island, which is an incredible college out in Sweden. The students did an amazing job of asking me great questions, everything from, how do I get an internship? How do I ask for money as an artist? What do I need to be on the lookout for as I look towards the future of motion design and I did my best to answer their questions, this video is dense. So grab a coffee, grab a pen, take some notes, get comfy and let's get to it.
Music (00:00:41): [intro music]
Kashyap Bhatia (00:00:49): So basically it was like, uh, I thought it would be great to start with how you started in the ocean industry and where you
Joey Korenman (00:00:59): All right. Cool. Um, so I'll, I'll try to give you the cliff notes version. So just for context. Um, so I'm 37 right now and I turned 38, uh, in April. So I've been doing motion design in some form professionally for, uh, God. It's really kind of scary to like do the math. I probably like 14 or 15 years now. Um, just to give you all some context. So like, when I talk about my career, it's a really long time to get from where I started to, to where, where I am now with a lot of twists and turns. So I just want you to sort of know that going in, because that's actually really, really normal in motion design. Um, this is not a career where you generally get a job and you stay there for 30 years and you get a 401k and you retire when you're 65.
Joey Korenman (00:01:43): Like it, it just doesn't really work that way. You kind of there's the abs and flows and all this kind of stuff. Uh, so I basically, I went to college in Boston. Um, I studied film and television and I graduated in 2002. Um, and then I immediately, uh, got a job as an assistant editor. Um, I should tell you prior to that, I actually interned, uh, at, I think, four different places. So I started when I was 19 doing internships, uh, all the way up until I actually graduated college and then got a job that was a huge, huge advantage for me. Uh, and I know that you're all going to be looking for internships and there's really no better way to get your first full-time job than to be able to work for very, very little. Um, most studios will actually pay you something as an intern.
Joey Korenman (00:02:36): Uh, it's very good to be able to do that if you can swing it and then your foot's in the door. Um, and that's really what it's all about. So I was an assistant editor at a production company. I did that for about two years and by the time I left, I was the editor that I was working under, had gotten fired. So I took over his position. Um, and that's when I really started doing a lot of after effects. So this was like 2004, 2005. Back in those days, there was no, the term was not motion design. It was MoGraph or motion graphics. And it was a lot more commoditized than it is now. So as an editor, clients would come in and we'd be editing, say like a subway sandwich commercial. And they would say like, oh yeah, by the way, we need the name of the sandwich up on screen, do something cool.
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Thanks Joey! I was in that table and we all enjoyed having this chat with you! Really great advice and insights from the Motion Industry!
Thank you!
I could listen do stuff like that all day. Makes me feel more confident in my future as a motion designer. Thanks for sharing, Joey!
Judging by the video you have posted I don't see a reason for you to have to look up videos like this haha. You definitely have skill.
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Man, just excellent content, amazing outlook, attitude and optimism. I cannot tell you how timely this was. Very much appreciated.
I am so grateful for this incredible resource! Joey, you and your team are so incredible at teaching. Your passion for educating others is really amazing. Thank you for SOM and all the content. Keep it coming!
The honesty, the clarity, the real action perspective and your willingness to admit you're one of us makes me want to be one of you. Thanks, Joey - I really appreciate you.
This was great, really on point Qn'A. Fun to see my old school again as well :))
I just can't describe how amazing Joey is. Thanks for being a great person and for sharing all this :)
Really cook format! Super thoughtful insights and Joey's attitude is amazing to see, it looks like he loves what he is doing... Keep the amazing work
Digging the long form content. Keep it up Joey!
Thank you, Joey, for your insights and for your time sharing your experience with all of us in this chat! Keep going and hope to have a chat like this in the future! All the best!!!
Thanks for the kind words Ricardo!
Joey, thanks a lot for upload this and all the team of School Of Motion, congratulations!
I like your honesty...and i appreciate the value you had to put on the video..Bless up🙏🏽
Thank you so much for upload this video! Its pretty useful! Hi from Ecuador!
Great advice!! I have been very reticent to start building my network and expand it in my new living place. Definitely, I am going to start this process.
Grear video! Very helpful to me. The hour and a half video went by so quick!
glad i found this. was really helpful. thank you school of motion ❤
Completely great stuff and Inspiring QnA... Thanks !!
That was awesome thanks so much for doing this. I am not a student but gained a lot from this video.
extremely honest and valuable man, cheers.
Awesome as always! Thanks from NZ!
This is amazing, and the freelance manifesto is also amazing ♥️
I wish there were more job security with Motion Design field...This profession is becoming a bit stressful for me...
Thank you so much for your insight Joey! Much appreciated!
Bright side of youtube, very informative stuff!!!!
I am glad to find this video. Very informative video. Thanks.
I am going to hyper now!! Awesome video. :)
This is awesome, Joey.
I'm a dentist who loves graphic design stuff (I learn it out purely of interest) ... loved the honesty and advice !! Thanks Joey
splendid content School of Motion. I shattered the thumbs up on your video. Continue to keep up the brilliant work.
Excellent, highly recommend the freelance manifesto! game changer
This video got me extremely excited. I’m a student in LA and am pursuing MoGraph. Extremely interested in 3D and projection mapping. This video provided me with an outline of what to do to make this happen!
which college
lots of valuable information! thanks!
I thank you enough for all the info you shared, Thank you so much
Great video Joey!
Great insight, thanks mate!
All hail UA-cam and the mighty algorithm for making this content free 🙏🏽
Informative video, and I like the poster from Beeple in the back ;-)
i watched the whole thing, couldnt do it at once, but i split it for 3 sessions, and i have to say i have learnt soo much, srsly thank you!
Nice! Glad you found it helpful. It was quite the Q&A sesh.
Ah veeery inspiring joey!
Tons of value, thanks Joey!
Your welcome!
I heard every second of this thank you for sharing very useful
For setting your rate I'd recommend pricing kit formula from Creative Champs 👍🏼
Thank you! Amazing
Gold stuff in here folks.. thanks a lot SOM
very intetesting and informitive!
Awesome video ! I am an student to so I had basically the same questions .. Thank you for the video learned a lot from it : )
Are you taking the Motion Creative or Motion Designer Program?
@@tinfoilhat1405 I am in a UX/UI Program and studying Motion Design on the side... : )
This is gold.
Thanks Joey
thank you sooooo much joey !! i really enjoyed this video .. and it let me reflect so many things to my life ! and some of the misperceptions I used to make ! ... thank you! ... for the mean while I'm learning after effects .. and I really wanna be one of your students ! ... but here in Algeria we have no E-payment :/
thank u so much!
Daamnnn. Im loving that tshirt! Where can I find one?
Thank you so much for this insight.
Could you please send me a link or direct me to the motion graphics G Monk - Box (about the 2 robots) I cannot seem to find it.
Thank you.
Awesome.
Little bit scary as u get older seeing more and more talented people always moving to the safety of teaching :)
im getting into after effects... i made a few gifs now and then the last ten years but after effect is a new level for me... i basically can do alot with 1-2 layers but if i look at ur screen i def need to do more layers lol
Is it sensible to try and strike out as a freelancer if I only know After Effects? I know that Photoshop and Illustrator interact with AE a lot but I haven't learned them yet.
What is the pen mouse he is holding called?
Just a thought. $500 a day plus per diem was what I charged for training people on graphic and motion design software back in 1998. Considering inflation, no one should have a spec of fear asking $500 a day in 2021 in the US.
Hi Joey, it was really a great informative talk!
Having a question... you have talked about heading towards studios for internships or jobs, and yes that's really effective. I want to know, what is the scope of working remotely, and how to do it effectively as a freelancer?
I can say like it is the actual good part of working digital freelance that you don't need to move to a specific place to work. (I hope I've explained)
Can you please put some light on this?
Howdy! Working remotely has become very mainstream, and most studios are allowing it in some form. The catch is, it's more difficult to get your first gig with a new client remotely vs. on-site. It's not impossible, just harder because you don't have the advantage of face-to-face contact when building a relationship. In this Q&A I mentioned that your networking skills and reliability are far more important to most clients than your actual talent when it comes to booking you, and this is especially true when it comes to hiring a remote freelancer for the first time.
Some tips for getting booked remotely:
1. Overcommunicate like your life depends on it. If you find yourself e-mailing a producer back and forth about a potential remote gig, treat every email like it's an opportunity to make their life easier, even before they've booked you. In my book, The Freelance Manifesto, I call this the "info bomb."
2. Show case studies on your portfolio. This builds trust, and trust is the secret to getting remote work.
3. Get really comfortable using Dropbox, Slack, and Frame.io / Boords. Those tools will make it extremely easy to work remotely, and I would even advertise your familiarity with them in a subtle way when you talk to remote clients.
Remote is the future. School of Motion is actually a 100% remote company, and I think the motion design industry stands to benefit immensely from the global talent pool that opens up when you stop letting geography be a barrier to entry.
@@schoolofmotion Thank you so much Joey for such a detailed answer.
Can u do a podcast with motion markus
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who knew Johnny Sins was into mo graph
Hiking oxygen your brain and its natural that ideas will flow, when I have something that's worry me, or I am looking for a solution to a problem, that's what everyone should do.
👀 trying to hide that GYST mug, but I see you!
I do thought your were gonna day you can’t say what’s up cuz Peter McKennen says that! It’s his intro go to!
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I haven’t created a single project on there. On m
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You-Let me use a png file here instead of vector
Client-Can you change the color of that thing. ??
Me:Lets Get Started hahaha!!!
33:29 - which name did he say???
I think he said = Jorge Rolando Canedo Estrada
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Motion design speedrun?
Thanks so much Joey for that!! hehe and the spiderman thing playing with 2s, 1s, started experiment do that on After Effects after had watched the movie.. vimeo.com/316713085
Man, this is so useful! Thank you, Joey for being so open and willing to share all these Golden nuggets. Reminds me of when I was in school and I never had advice given to me like this.