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Subject: Re: Profits for freelance work.
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In a message dated 95-09-02 19:21:13 EDT, you write:

> Perhaps those who
>have been sucessful in breaking this catch 22 can share their insights
>with the rest of us..  How does one with a limited budget, limited
>hardware (let's say an 030 based machine and a PAR), break into the
>market in some sort of financial way?

1) Bite off more than you can chew, taking jobs that seem impossible.
Note: BUT you better deliver, you WILL find a way to make it happen,
and this is the best experience.
Note: I've learned more, when working on a project than studying/practicing
before it!
3) After you do this 2-3 times you will realize... YOU CAN DO ANYTHING.
4) Have a few friends/LW buddies, that are at different 'stages' of learning
animation.
I teach you a few things, you teach me a few things, repeat a zillion times.
5)  Add up all the equipment AVAILABLE to you, NOT owned by you...
Note: Dear friends I have this $10,000 job, can you help me render this? oh
yeah sure!
6) You must SHOW your work, make tapes, send tapes, hype your stuff.
7) Sometimes the projects NAME, means more than what you actually did.
Note: My first animation was for the 'Consumer Electronics Show' in Las
Vegas,
a new electronic component introduction. My second was for Newport News
Shipbuilders, and it was a shipyard for the sheik of Abu Dhabi, its on the
first Lightspeed demo! And one of my latest anims was for Caesars Atlantic
City, a casino rennovation project!
8) I happen to have a client that can bullshit his way thru anything, 'even
getting a check from him' arg:(, for the most part he is a slow payer, but
his checks are always good!
So hook up with someone to do the SALES!
9) Note: I know my animations are NOT THE BEST, <but it always gets the point
across> but my client also knows he's not paying TOP DOLLAR, and there is
usually <NEVER> enough time to do the project exactly the way you want to.
<cut corners etc.>
10) Take some time off. Its refreshing!

To be continued...

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