Navigating Economic Shifts in Motion Design

In the latest episode of the School of Motion Podcast, host Joey Korenman sits down with industry veteran Joel Pilger—a name synonymous with success in the motion design world. With a career spanning over two decades, Joel has: - Founded and led Impossible Pictures, a top creative studio that grossed over $40 million and garnered major awards. - Advised leading independent studios worldwide, including Cream, Giant Ant, Laundry, Mighty Nice, Polyester, Sarofsky, and STATE. - Launched FORUM, a community where studio founders master the art of business together. Tune in as Joel shares invaluable insights on not just surviving, but thriving, in the evolving motion design landscape.

See the corresponding blog post here: https://www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/joel-pilger

🗒️ SHOW NOTES

• Joel Pilger https://www.joelpilger.com/forum

• Joel Pilger’s Podcast, Fabulist https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fabulist/id1657890871

• Erica gorichow https://gorochow.com/

• Hayley Akins http://www.hayleyakins.com/

• Amanda Russell https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-russell-cream-studio/

• Barton Damer https://www.linkedin.com/in/barton-damer-92a32918/

• Jorge R. Canedo E. / Jr.canest   https://www.linkedin.com/in/jrcanest/?originalSubdomain=ca

• Ronny Young https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronnyyoung

• John LePore http://johnnymotion.com/

• EJ Hassenfratz https://www.instagram.com/eyedesyn/?hl=en

• Ryan Seacrest https://www.instagram.com/ryanseacrest/?hl=en

• Beyonce https://www.beyonce.com/

• The Rock https://www.instagram.com/therock/?hl=en

• Justin Barnes https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinbarnesversus

• Marty Romances https://test.martiromances.com

• Andy Baker https://www.andyjbaker.com/

• Dan Sullivan https://www.strategiccoach.com/

• Cream https://wearecream.com/

• Already Been Chewed https://www.alreadybeenchewed.tv/

• Pep Rally https://peprallyinc.com/

• BIEN https://thisisbien.com/

• Ordinary Folk https://www.ordinaryfolk.co/

• OddBeast https://oddbeast.tv/

• Territory Studios https://territorystudio.com/

• Versus https://www.weareversus.tv/

• Impossible Pictures https://www.impossiblepictures.com/

• BlackBox Infinite https://blackboxinfinite.com/About

• The Mill https://themill.com/

• Psyop https://www.psyop.com/

• Apple Vision Pro F1 proof of concept https://www.instagram.com/johnnym0tion/reel/C2c_cvWJ3KV/

• Bible Project https://www.ordinaryfolk.co/project/bibleproject-god

• Fuse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Fuse_CC

• Final Cut Pro https://www.apple.com/final-cut-pro/

• Premiere https://www.adobe.com/products/premiere.html

• Avid https://www.avid.com/

• Flame https://www.autodesk.com/products/flame/overview?term=1-YEAR&tab=subscription

• Smoke https://www.autodesk.com/products/smoke/overview

• Cinema 4D https://www.maxon.net/en/cinema-4d

• Rive https://rive.app/

• Unreal Engine https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US

• Cavalry https://cavalry.scenegroup.co/

• RevThink https://www.revthink.com/

• Pink Floyd - The Wall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wall

• RFP/RFQ/RFI https://cobalt.net/rfi-rfq-rfp-whats-the-difference/

• Kevin Kelly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Kelly_(editor)

• Donald Miller https://storybrand.com/