Industry

Bran Dougherty Johnson drops a new reel, signs with FCC

Bran Dougherty-Johnson has long been a watchdog in the motion design community, keeping an eye on misbalances of power and conducting research to help us all work… Read more

Pep Rally is born

PepRally has quietly launched. The studio is part of a growing trend of director/designer/animators creating new opportunities for work that fall outside the normal scope of freelance.… Read more

New York in Motion documentary now available on Vimeo VOD

Graham Elliott’s “New York in Motion” is now available for rent or purchase via Vimeo’s Video on Demand service. Director/producer Graham Elliott reached out to… Read more

Motion Conference 2014

Motion Conference is coming up August 15-17. The lineup includes Mark Coleran, Brian Bowman, Vinicius Naldi and nice cross section of others.

Flavor

Brad Tucker & Darren Jaffe have just teamed up as Flavor (Los Angeles) and this is their reel!

Wonderland, A Short Form Doc on Creative Commerce

“For me, the commercial space is very much about letting go of all of your vision, I guess, and giving people what they want. And… Read more

Roof launches in NYC

Founders Vinicius Costa, Guto Terni and Crystal Campbell have launched Roof, a new studio in NYC.

Alma Mater

Imaginary Forces alums Brian Mah, James Anderson and Kathy Kelehan have opened Alma Mater.

2011 Motion Graphic Design Census

We recently posted the results of the 2010/09 Motion Graphic Design Census, which can only mean one thing: It’s time to get the 2011 census… Read more

Motion Graphic Design Census Results

When we invited people to take part in the first ever Motion Graphic Design Census last year (okay, technically it was in 2009), we were… Read more

More VFX artists not getting paid in Montreal, report Variety and AWN. (Variety link is subscriber only)

More VFX artists not getting paid in Montreal, report Variety (subscriber only) and AWN.

NY Post: Edgeworx stiffed freelancers

NY Post: Edgeworx stiffed freelancers

Animation, VFX & Games Facilities Salaries

From VFXSoldier: Over 2,500 salaries over the last 8 years from various animation vfx games facilities for you to see.

Thinking Animation on Runaway Production

Thinking Animation on Runaway Production

DMALA Meet-up: June 15 7PM

DMALA Meet-up: Tuesday June 15, 7PM

Free financial and legal advice at the next LA3D party on June 4th

Free financial and legal advice at the next LA3D party on June 4th

Reminder: Freelance Standards of Practice wiki. Please continue to contribute to this open set of standards.

Reminder: Freelance Standards of Practice wiki. Please continue to contribute to this open set of standards.

LA3D.net Relaunches with Company Reviews Section

Among the many new features included in LA3D.net’s relaunch is a Company Review section, allowing for anonymous reviews of LA-area shops. Check it out.

Freelancers Union’s Get Paid, Not Played Campaign

Freelancers Union’s Get Paid, Not Played Campaign: Tell them which companies skipped out on your bill.

Scott Squires: Visual effects service – The Big Picture

Another response to the issues that the VFX Townhall have brought up, Scott Squires writes a long post on what he sees as the big… Read more

VFX Townhall Recap and Links

Lee Stranahan’s Monday night VFX Townhall: The State of The Industry was a big success. Not in providing a solution, but in starting a discussion,… Read more