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98: How Giant Ant became a leading motion design studio w/ Jay Grandin
FromMotion Hatch: Helping Motion Designers Do Better Business
98: How Giant Ant became a leading motion design studio w/ Jay Grandin
FromMotion Hatch: Helping Motion Designers Do Better Business
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49 minutes
Released:
Oct 19, 2021
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Podcast episode
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Ever wondered how motion design studios become known worldwide for their work? In today’s episode Jay Grandin explains how he built Giant Ant from the ground up and why he feels the studio has been so successful. About Jay Grandin Jay is Co-Founder of Giant Ant, an animation studio in Vancouver. As Creative Director, Jay oversees nearly every project in the studio—leading the concept development and script writing processes, as well as being actively involved in design and animation. In 2006, after unexpectedly creating a series of viral videos with his wife Leah, the married couple found themselves quitting their full-time jobs and working on a freelance basis for MySpace. Slowly Jay and Leah’s videos evolved from low budget live-action content to videos starring other people. Over time, the pair found themselves hiring team members and expanding into animation too. Eventually (after the arrival of twins!) Jay and Leah split the business into two: one for live-action and the other is the Giant Ant we know and love today. Jay’s story shows how even the top motion design studios have humble beginnings. Apply for our Accelerator Programme Read the full shownotes
Released:
Oct 19, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
005: How To Balance Personal With Paid Work To Be The Best Designer Possible w/ Irene Feleo: When we first get started in the world of motion graphics, we often have dreams of working on endlessly fulfilling creative projects, always working in our preferred style. Needless to say, it doesn’t take most of us long to realize that this isn’t the wa by Motion Hatch: Helping Motion Designers Do Better Business