What They Don't Tell You About Running Your Own Indie Animation Studio By Yourself | STUDIO VLOG

[@SpywisMindPalaceAnimations]

I had a lot of leftover clips that I've been re-using for the past 30 TikToks, so I figured I'd compile a bunch of them together and make a sort of podcast/update vlog type of thing. Indie animation on a low budget ain't all that cracked up to be, y'know? Anyways, if you'd like to help me in the short run, support me on Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/spywimusic

[@AnimatorDude]

I have a suggestion why are you not stalling your animation course ? it's help to make money btw I am from India that's why my english is not so good, sorry 😅

[@SpywisMindPalaceAnimations]

I am not qualified to teach a whole animation course. Better to just focus on my own thing than try to do something else. Otherwise I’ll never finish my animations.

[@suzygirl1843]

@@SpywisMindPalaceAnimations What model of tablet are you using?

[@SpywisMindPalaceAnimations]

I believe it’s an M2 iPad Pro but idk, the type of tablet you use doesn’t matter, it’s more so how you use it than how expensive it is. 👍

[@ChimeraLotietheBunny]

Woah

[@ReaTheArtist]

I know how you feel. As an animator myself, it’s hard to keep things up to date, and not only that, you’re only one person who is doing almost all of the work. And besides it’s hard to acquire any assistance from other people since I’m afraid of asking strangers or people who are known for doing the anime animation production line or good at art. But I try not let that discourage me because with time, something will come. All I can say is, keep doing your best! No matter how long it takes to make your animations, know that you got this, Spywi!

[@natalie.noodles]

I'm a solo aniamtor too 😭 when I'm the one doing EVERYTHING on top of schoolwork and just life it takes so long 😢 good luck on your project ❤

[@derock4art608]

I'm an indie animator myself running a off-the cuff studio almost with just myself and my fiancée helping me from time to time. I couldn't afford Adobe anymore and animations were impossible to finish without the help of scene rigging and using Cacani (Opentoonz also has stroke order tweening for those that cannot use Cacani; thank you Jojo's Bizarre Adventure for teaching me the ways of Cacani) for tweens since I am doing this by myself. Taking on clients has taught me how to do this faster than I imagined but it still is slow. I am able to produce 30 seconds in about 70 days (although not all are workdays and not all days are full time). It is crazy what deadlines can do to make an artist work efficiently. I don't have a full pipeline that would work with more than me and my partner but yeah it works somehow. I do this plus doing full time work. So, there are only times I had to finish a 15 second animation only on weekends and some seem simple but become insanely difficult. Especially when a client wants very detailed drawings. I know I need to cut back the amount of animation I do in a cut and these days require my clients to have the boards (they are super basic sometimes but man does it help) because that helps me immensely finish on time; boards are a whole other can of worms honestly that can be very difficult if the vision isn't fully realized. Now I am trying to figure out how to do a lot of the comp in Opentoonz and Davinci Resolve since at this time I can't put in money for AE. Thank you for opening the window to your work. I would love to show my process at some point and hopefully that will help you and others succeed as well as your videos help me :) Cheers

[@JestKartoonsStudios]

Excellent advice to share. I am an indie animator myself who’s been working on my personal project for years now that is still ongoing which is an animated web series with a few shorts and episodes completed and out to the public. It takes a long time and hard work to complete each one, but it’s rewarding in the end. Definitely keep moving forward and continue to reach for your dreams. 😃👍✨

[@ChimeraLotietheBunny]

As an aspiring artist I relate this so much

[@HanayoSora]

Keep up the good work Spywi!

[@theobsessor11294]

I think the hardest part of being a solo animator is having to do all of your backgrounds. Give me the frames, lineart, tweeting, coloring, and compositing. But god, there’s nothing I want more than to hand the background work to someone else. But I have no friends, and I shudder at the thought of contacting strangers over doing free fan work for a fandom with a fanbase population I can count on one hand…. So I am stuck doing backgrounds myself…..

[@sonicsnake44]

Just use AI. I kid I kid but yeah I am in the very beginning stages of trying to be a solo animator.

[@rakedos9057]

Dong Chang is really a blessing for any beginner. His content is so good. It's very hard to get content like that. For your content, you don't have to do editing like Mr Beast for sure! This video is good enough for me, and too much editing can be too much for the viewers too. Some may come to learn (like you said) and so we are not here for flashy multiple cuts. We are here for knowledge.

[@kloa4219]

well designed too. it is compact so people like me will review it multiple times

[@Evilgamesvlogs]

Yeah so I’ve had a story planned out in my head and I wanted to jump write into the pilot but I decided to make a manga instead

[@Liper21]

What’s the name of the manga? Are you uploading it online or did you find a way to publish it?

[@Evilgamesvlogs]

@@Liper21 it’s no where near done but when it is it’s gonna be called the prince or the prince of ghosts and in wanna make it a real manga if possible

[@tabitooth]

Thank you for the insight! I'm challenging myself to make a short animated film with film festival as the target for screening. Hope everything goes well to you... And me hehe

[@ilovevaggie0]

Hey tha ls so much this video is amazing I have been running an indie animation studio at 16 since october and our first episode is soon to release of my show and can't wait but thanks I loved this video and made me subscribe to you so thanks

[@RebbyCraft]

Thanks a lot 🙏

[@payaz0381]

bro i feel like a shit hearing this guy explane with all his heart and i have it as white noise in the background

[@SpywisMindPalaceAnimations]

Fair. I personally put my own voice on mute sometimes myself 😅

[@leemooreStudio]

I've been working on getting a team of animators together as well. However, my funds are low. In the meantime I been animating, coloring, audio mixing, and compositing the scenes all on my own. While also having a full-time job, being a foster parent for two kids, and being a husband. It's tough these days. I've also been thinking about giving up on animation in general. Does it really pay off in the long run.

[@uco.7303]

i went to you channel and saw your animations. they are good bro! keep going with your skills. i can see it paying off if you know you why.

[@MLFilmss]

You need to find someone who wants to work with you and knows the business side of animation

[@peterxyz3541]

You could contact Steve Bennet, he went from teach Japanese studio management how to use American profanity to working in anime.

[@Nikku4211]

I can relate to wanting to make my own anime when I was very young. I have even tried as early as when I was 7 years old, but it's a mess.

[@udayborse3223]

I can animate 3-4 sec per week at my max level with clean ups and line art. And in whole month i can animate 1 min, thanks to the scenes like which includes stable poses or pan & zoom motion. 😅 But still animating something of our own imagination keeps me motivate.

[@uco.7303]

why does it take so long?

[@udayborse3223]

@uco.7303 well cause it 2D i guess 🙂. Because everytime you need to draw the same drawing but in different pose and to draw in between to make animation smooth. But everything works in different layer such as rough work, line art, then coloring that's why you need to do same thing again. That's why it take time. Well this is my personal opinion though.

[@peterxyz3541]

If you want wisdom, Jan Scott Frazer worked in the anime industry. Unfortunately, she’s no longer on earth as of a month ago.

[@camabrickjunior264]

Im your biggiest Fan!!!!!!!

[@ChikezieDrillbwoi-qw9bs]

U are doing gear bro !😎 I love your animation and contents But pls can u tell me some tools or apps for starting my animation journey or stuff

[@SpywisMindPalaceAnimations]

Animation fundamentals, always start with that. The tools don’t matter, just use whatever medium works best for you. If you plan on doing anime industry work, use the tools the industry uses like pencil and paper. If you plan to do western animation, learn TVPaint or ToonBoom or Opentoonz and use a Wacom tablet. Use what works for you.

[@Bdnimatin]

Lemme cook 🔥

[@JuanThaSilva]

You need to organize a lot.

[@SpywisMindPalaceAnimations]

I made an entire video about my super-productive organization process for running my anime studio.

[@marquisartuis]

informative, if you need people to help you do flats i'd be down. I own csp ex and i would love to learn how you handle your animation works im trying to see how your workflow is to handle projects i wanna do

[@SpywisMindPalaceAnimations]

I’m currently not hiring animators at the moment.

[@marquisartuis]

@@SpywisMindPalaceAnimations fair enough

[@ChoompaLoompa1985-uw8lw]

Hey man. How do you find animators to help you? Through fiver, or here on youtube?

[@raining_marbles]

Really enjoyed how you talk about the insights you've gained along the way my dude. Keep up the good work (⁠ ⁠╹⁠▽⁠╹⁠ ⁠)b

[@bokosanimation]

What are your thoughts on using AI in animation, I have seen some people using AI for inbetweens and coloring it's not perfect but impressive

[@SpywisMindPalaceAnimations]

The software you’re thinking of has long existed before “Generative AI” was even a thing, so as long as it’s not using one of the generative AI models out there, it’s more ethical to use. THAT BEING SAID, the automatic processes will still create incorrect/inconsistent/generic in-betweens without intention. Properly spacing your cels and lines with intention will always look miles better than just your typical “generate frames exactly in between frame A and B”. Bottom line, as long as it’s not generative AI then there can be a use-case for it, but not all the time. I don’t personally use it but if it saves time for studios then idk that’s their process, not mine.

[@derock4art608]

Most western shows use auto tweening/shape tweening for 2D animation. It has been around since the early 90s with Macromedia Flash and is a staple in Western shows. American/Canadian cartoons wouldn't even exist anymore without shape tweening, algorithm tweening. Jojo's Bizarre Adventure used Cacani for inbetween help and I am aware that Demon Slayer uses it lots as well. Nothing wrong with that. It wasn't even a controversy until the last 2-3 years with Generative AI because people mistake generative AI to math using vector tools that generate tweens by manipulating lines and/or shapes. They are completely different. Not only that, doing rigging or stroke order shape tweening still takes immense time and effort. Even before the controversy, a popular channel for anime creation, Dong Chang, even used Dain AI since he was looking to improve the pipeline. So in short, generative AI =/= vector math manipulation to help speed up animation