This episode features stop motion animator Max Winston (of I Live in the Woods fame) who shares his journey into running his own independent stop motion studio, RatBat studios. He also shares: *How he landed clients like Cartoon Network *Three tricks that have improved his animation performance *What it took to emotionally leave his steady job and go independent ~[Sponsored Message]~ This episode is sponsored by HUE Animation Studio, which is a stop-motion starter kit that introduces beginner animators, aged 7 - 13, to claymation, lip-synching, rotoscoping, cut-out animation and more! The kit contains: *The flexible and posable HUE HD camera with a built-in microphone… *Their easy-to-use animation software with onion skinning, time lapse, and chroma key tools… *The HUE Book of Animation containing step-by-step instructions to create 20 exciting stop-motion videos… *And digital resources such as free sound effects, storyboard templates, printable backgrounds and activity sheets. So, if you’d like to start creating stop motion videos, but don’t know how to start - HUE Animation Studio is perfect for you. Head over to www.huehd.com/ ~ Follow Max on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/madmaxwinston/ Check out Max’s website: https://www.ratbatstudios.com/about-us