This video features a recorded group discussion among animation enthusiasts who share their experiences and insights about creating animated short films. They discuss the challenges of animation production, software tools like Clip Studio Paint and EBSynth, and the importance of starting small and gradually building skills. The conversation also touches on the creative process, asset reuse, and the motivation to pursue animation projects despite obstacles.

I'm constantly rearranging my desks for better productivity to help me get my projects done faster. Share a picture of your workspace below. I'll get it started. Yes, I realize I have five monitors 🤪

Thanks to @David Saah for joining me on the first-ever weekly call for Patrick's Club! Meeting Notes: Introductory call to discuss David’s animation projects, film festival submission strategies, community resources, and plan next steps for collaboration and follow‑up. The call introduced David’s body of work and highlighted practical strategies for festival exposure, notably through Film Freeway’s no‑fee submissions. They addressed initial tech hurdles, reviewed his Film Freeway project page, and identified access considerations to research. The host shared plans for a mostly free community club and encouraged David to post a resource tip. They agreed to continue the conversation next week after the host reviews David’s video.

Most film festival submission sites require you to pay some amount of money to submit a film to a festival, even free ones, but that doesn't have to be the case for you. If you don't have a budget like me, I heavily recommend Filmfreeway.com. On Film Freeway, you get to submit your films to various film festivals across the world, paid, or, the best part, for FREE!!! without any minor payments needed. 🤩 You will be required to submit other documents like your film's press kit and poster artwork, but it truly isn't a hassle to create a profile for your film and submit to film festivals right away! Here's a YouTube tutorial on how to use FilmFreeway: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv6101YLhlY&pp=ygUWaG93IHRvIHVzZSBmaWxtZnJlZXdheQ%3D%3D Have fun and I hope this helps!

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