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Freelancing for Animators

12 members • $29/month

6 contributions to Freelancing for Animators
Office hours day? What do you prefer?
Hey everyone! I've heard from a couple of you that Friday isn't ideal. I'm totally flexible and happy to move our session to a different day if that works better for the group. Since we're still a small crew, let's take advantage of that and find a time that suits everyone. What day of the week would you prefer? Just drop your preference here and we'll figure it out together.
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For me ideal times would be: - Tuesday, Thursday, same time. 5pm CET to 6pm - Saturday and Sundays as well, same time works well. Not later, because after that I have other commitments I hope we will find a time that suits everyone !
Are You Ready to Freelance? Take the quiz (2 min)
Hey everyone,šŸ‘‹ I built a quick quiz that tells you where you actually stand when it comes to freelancing. 10 questions. 2 minutes. No fluff. It covers the stuff that really matters: pricing, positioning, savings, boundaries, network, client experience, and the one question most animators dodge entirely. At the end you get a clear breakdown of where you're strong and where the gaps are. Not a grade. Just clarity. šŸ‘‰ Quiz "Are You Ready to Freelance" And if you're up for it, screenshot your result and drop it below. 😊 I'd love to see where this group lands. Could be a fun way to spot patterns and figure out what we tackle first inside the community.
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No big surprise there, I know I'm not ready yet
1 like • 16h
@Philippe Duvin I won't be able to be there Friday, I have other commitments on Fridays at the time of the call 🫤. Last week I was able to join because I was sick so I stayed home
I'd like to introduce myself, by sharing my background, goals, and general thoughts.
Hey everyone ! I thought I would share a bit of my personal reasons for being here, where I come from, where I'm at, where I'd like to be, etc... Maybe some of you have had similar experiences, similar questions, doubts, goals and so on. Please share you thoughts, opinions or personal experiences as well, let's grow together For those who were not here during the first call, hi, I'm Pierre, I'm French, I have a 3D character animation background, with a bachelor in game animation from a Belgian school (Haute Ecole Albert Jacquard in Namur). But life and opportunities made it so that my first (and so far, only) job in animation was not in games. (not counting the 3 months internship I did for the end of my studies, in a small indie games studio). I worked for 4 years in a small, slowly growing studio in Brussels, as the first and only animator, and most of the time, rigger as well, until I was laid off in 2024. I worked on projects that were at first, not very thrilling. Mostly for European institutions, satellites programs, airports, etc... I animated lowpoly planes and satellites on these projects for 2 years, then we started our first character animation project in the shape of a short movie for kids. And after that, character/storytelling animations projects started, slowly. I had to help on some 2D projects as well, despite having no experience or skills in that field. A small explanation video for a French institution (ANCV) on After Effect. And on a tv series, on ToonBoom Harmony. For both, I had no 2D skills, no previous experience using either software. And then comes the lay off, because there were no ongoing projects, we were waiting for the funding, but with no money I was paid for basically doing nothing, because there was nothing to do. The last months in the studio were a bit weird and mentally exhausting because of small tensions on the latest project, and I was getting a bit bored of basically going to work to do almost nothing interesting, so these first few months of unemployement were a bit of a breath of fresh air.
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@Philippe Duvin First of all, thanks for the kind words about my demoreel, I've been really putting in a lot of work in it for the past year and half, so it feels good to hear positive words on it from people seeing it for the first time. Now for your question, it is a good but tricky question. In both cases (Unreal/Generalist or Motion Design/2D) I need to learn and get more familiar with the tools. The ideal path, would be Unreal. Basically what is taught in this course that I've been eyeing for a while now: https://www.unrealforvfx.com/fundamentals I'll always try to find courses and ressources made by people who've been in the business and used the tools for a while (that's also why I joined this community, because you've been in that world for a long time and know what you are talking about). These are investments worth making in my opinion. What is taught in this course, is what I'd like to be able to do long term, and ideally make a living with. And these skills can apply to films, VFX and video games. BUT, the short term, realistic path, would be motion design. As you said, there is a lot of consistant demand (also I did not think about sharing a AE license, I'll need to explore that option). So, right now, I see a path in two steps (how long each step will take, I don't know yet, time will tell) - First - get familiar with After Effect/motion design animation, and hopefully get a relatively stable income from that. The goal being to stabilize. This would be the foundation on which I can build. - Second - During that time, on my free time, take the time to learn Unreal and generalist skills at a deeper level, and steadily build a workflow, with the goal of either becoming a dual profile (like the website you shared a few days ago) or transitioning fully into Unreal art. The dual profile option seems more likely to be viable long term, but who knows where I'll end up from here ?
What else can I do with my animation skills to open up more opportunities.
This is something I have been thinking about and had a conversation with Philippe and wanted to put it out here in the community. Other than 3D Animation what other aspects of animation could we add to our business. I was thinking motion graphics I have never done it but am ready to learn something new to add to the business.šŸ˜€
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@Philippe Duvin I'd be interested as well about AE ressources, please šŸ˜„
Quick question
Hey quick question for everyone. I'd love to share a screenshot of our live call on LinkedIn to show people what FFA looks like from the inside. Nothing specific from the conversation, just the visual of us on the call together. Are you all ok with that? I can blur names as well. Totally fine if not.šŸ‘ Thank you!
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No problem for me šŸ‘
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Pierre Klemm
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@pierre-klemm-6179
Hi, I'm Pierre, a French 3D animator, looking to get started in the freelance world

Active 15h ago
Joined Apr 2, 2026
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