Being Freelance Animator Fraser Davidson - Creative Company
Fraser Davidson is a BAFTA award winning director, animator and designer. You'll find some crafty and candid tips in here whatever field you work in.
He's been staff, he's been freelance and now he's a year into co-founding a company. He chats about developing side projects to get dream projects, finding his niche, how nice guys get paid last and what's it been like starting his own studio.
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Here’s some of the key takeaway points:
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You're nearly there with your dream job, don't go all through
uni/college training and just give in to taking jobs soley for the money -
Do side projects you're passionate about, be creative and use that to get your dream work
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Don't over deliver early on, you'll dig yourself into a hole you're
not getting paid enough to get out of -
Find your niche. You're known for what you do: 'people don't ask you
to do things they don't know you can do' -
Starting a company where someone else is dealing with the technical
'business' side of things has freed him up creatively -
Nice guys get paid last - if someone owes you money, be persistent in
asking for it
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