Motion Graphics: Project Workflow – Day 3

Motion Graphics: Project Workflow – Day 3

on Mar 16th 2010 with 12 comments
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This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Motion Graphics: Project Workflow

Eventually we all want to move beyond tutorials and actually start to deal with clients. Whether at a production house or on your own, one of the most fundamental aspects of professional design is a solid project workflow. In this tutorial series, we’ll examine the different aspects of working in a project-like environment, and how our techniques interact with a client in a real-world situation.

Okay, full disclosure; I’m not saying that what I’m showing here is going to work for everyone. This is just how I’ve done design and dealt with clients during the years that I’ve been doing this, and I can only hope that you take away something when it comes to moving on and looking to do this as a career. Remember that this is just an example and a guideline on the “hows and whys” of project workflow and management, and not the final word. And if any of you seasoned pros out there have any of your own tips to add, please be sure to share them in the comments so the greenhorns can learn something!

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I'm Harrison and I've been a designer for what feels like an eternity. I currently do broadcast design and animation, but like most of us, I'm restless and have been known to pick up a camera. When I'm not holding the reigns of my MacPro, I'm either living an energy drink ad (biking, kayaking, running), or cooking (mostly French, but some Italian). You can check out some of the projects I've worked on at my website: www.harrisonambs.com, or follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/harrisonambs.  

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  • Shavkat from Tashkent

    Thank you Sir for awsome TUTORIAL

  • http://www.digitalartempire.com Ben

    brilliant suprised there arent more comments and interest , v usefull thnaks

  • Nick

    Thank you very much for the tutorial of this kind. I was expecting the 3rd part with a lot of interest. What you’ve done here was really useful and really necessary. I actually knew a majority of technical part and I even skipped through most of them. What interested me was the client part. I love motion graphics and I would like to earn money of my favorite activity. The problem is here in the county of Georgia, working with the clients is even more difficult. Ot’s not that people don’t understand how MoGraphs work, it’s that people don’t understand what that is. The other day I went to one of the clients and they told me shoot this, shoot that and then bring it here. They did not really understand what it is I am doing. In fact, they did not understand it at all! Right now I found another client and he said: think up a commercial. I warned him straightforward: then it’s gonna be fully graphical add. MoGraph thing is really new here and tutorials like this is just what I needed. Anyways, thanks again for the great tut, hope you’ll upload some more.

  • Oliver Truswell

    I really enjoy your style of teaching. I’m an AE user trying to learn Cinema 4D for motion graphics and your tutorials are really useful so thanks!

  • http://www.harrisonambs.com Harrison
    Author

    Thanks guys; I appreciate it. I can only hope some of you out there who are looking to do this full-time take something away from this. Even if it’s ‘Oh I’m never going to do any of that’.

  • Mark

    Hey great tut! I have a question about C4D. When you rendered out the logo and BG how did you render them separately? Thanks again and I look forward to see more tuts from you.

  • Xtremedia

    Thank you for the insight and also the advice… it is extremely helpful. Keep up to great work and all the best

  • http://www.eiddesign.net Lars Eid

    wow this was one great tutorial. and i don’t say that a lot.
    btw. I would say after effects and cinema is also great for comercials. when combinding the to you could get some really great effects and visuals.

  • http://www.alpaproductions.com alpaproductions

    Super nice tutorial. This is a neat effect and it could be improved even further for different projects. Well Done Harrison!

  • Hyde Zhong

    Thank you

  • http://oneanimation.co.cc Harry

    Thank you sir, Awesome tutorial.. More tuts would be great, its been a while, isn’t it?