Animation Industry Podcast

Episode 192: Liam Gilbey & The Struggles of Creating an Animation Studio - 3 Years In

Jan 18, 2023

01:17:34

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I'm Just a Random Joe Blow I've Got a Cool Idea

05:15

How Do You Get Your Last Big Project on Reddit?

02:34

I'm Going to Pitch 100 Unsuccessful Pitches

02:23

Introduction

2min

I'm Going to Pitch 100 Unsuccessful Pitches

2min

Is It a Man Pitching Strategy?

3min

Is This Your First Pitch?

2min

I'm Just a Random Joe Blow I've Got a Cool Idea

5min

The One Question That Threw Me Off

3min

I Love Your First Pitch for Ratatouille

2min

Anime Is Our Introverts

2min

The Number One Thing That Holds Me on to Public Speaking

2min

10.

Working From Home Is One Thing You Don't Have to Do to Be Successful

4min

11.

Having a Workload That's Sustainable That Challenges You That Makes You Better

2min

12.

How Many People Is Your Studio Now?

3min

13.

Do You Have a Repeat Client?

4min

14.

How Many Clients Did It Take to Sustain Four to Six People Just With Animation?

3min

15.

Cut the Monster Animator - Was There Demand for Animating Comics?

3min

16.

Co-Working Evolution Hive

2min

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How Do You Feel Right Now With Your Career as an Animator?

3min

18.

Do You Feel Like You've Reached That Good Place?

3min

19.

How Are You Getting New Clients?

4min

20.

How Do You Get Your Last Big Project on Reddit?

3min

21.

Do You Have a Niche That Makes Sense?

3min

22.

Blind Applications for Animators Um I'm in Facebook Groups Like Amateur Animator

2min

23.

Can You Make a Five Minute Stop Motion for My Wedding?

3min

24.

We've Done a Lot of NFT Attractions This Year and I'm Glad We Did

2min

25.

What Would You Do Different? Classic Classic Interview Question

2min

26.

You're Not an Animator Anymore You're an Artist

4min

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What's Next for the Podcast?

3min

This chat is with Cut the Mustard Animation Studio Director Liam Gilbey. Gilbey was featured as a guest on episode 67 of this podcast back in the spring of 2020, when he had just graduated university and was starting Cut the Mustard with a group of friends. Fast forward to today, Gilbey gives an update on how far the studio has come and where it’s going. Tune in to Ibele and Gilbey to hear: *The struggles of finding your footing with a new studio *How to find consistent work that will keep you afloat *The unique advantage of having multiple owners of the studio Social Links: *Check out Cut the Mustard’s website: https://www.cutthemustardanimation.com/about