Business of Motion Design: Advice for Freelancers, In-house designers

We're going to address issues pertaining to the motion design community specifically. Some guests will be participating in the live discusison. #Mograph #mographAMA 03:30 How do I get out of my soul sucking job doing corporate work and launch my career as a freelancer? 07:10 Is it more creative to work at a design studio vs. an ad agency? How do I acquire more skills with programs? 13:41 I'm scared to go freelance. What should I do? 15:55 How do you make the jump to freelance and leave job security behind? I'm scared. 22:40 How do you find balance between commercial (corporate) and artistic jobs? 25:50 How do I find my niche audience and get those types of clients? 30:21 How do you manage the feast or famine of freelance work? 34:04 How do I protect the trademark of my fictional business name? 37:26 How do you build an estimate for a project? Watch this: 48:50 If motion graphics is on the decline, how do I diversify to obtain work?