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Putting in the time and effort on a project to just let it sit and collect dust is a waste of not only your creative energy, but also the time invested. Being a creator means you need to get your art out there for audiences to (hopefully) enjoy. 

Liz Blazer writes in her book, “Animated Storytelling, Simple Steps For Creating Animation & Motion Graphics, “The first step in getting your film out there is to package it in a way that exudes professionalism.”

She goes on in great detail about submitting your work online and with festivals. The required assets needed when submitting like the title and logo, synopsis, tag, and director’s biography.

“And a final tip here: If this is your first film, I highly recommend starting with smaller festivals first, where ‘getting in’ and even winning awards is much easier. So many young animators obsess over the top-tier festivals like Sundance, SXSW, or Annecy where they shoot for that ‘premiere screening.’ As a result filmmakers who could be sharing their films with the world and even moving onto their next project hold their film back for months, waiting nervously both to submit and get a response from a festival where ninety-nine percent of submitters are rejected. Opinions vary on this, but my experience suggests that if your film is great it will rise to the top, Sundance or no Sundance,” writes Blazer.

I really like this advise. By all means shoot for the starts, but there are so many festivals that getting your work out there and breathing life into it can generate buzz and allow for more opportunities. 

My journey in animation and motion is just beginning. I had to push myself to think and grow beyond what my perceived creative limits. This is a great things because I have a new way to tell my stories. Motion, animation, stop-motion, and graphics are all in play now.

I really enjoy the amount of work and detail that went into creating something with so many layers and shaping are playing off of each other.

I like things that look so simple but the reality is they require so much time to choreograph the whole sequence.

This is a great example of using various colors and backgrounds with a great music groove to tell a fun little story.

I like this take on old fashioned scrapbooking or collage making. Very unique design.

This is close to perfection, in my opinion. Great music, great message, and a great story. The graphics and motion enhance the whole message. This looks so easy but it requires such painstakingly fine attention to detail to make all of the effect flow seemlessly with each other.

Now, we look at my work. I feel I have grown with my motion abilities. I look to keep getting better, and by doing that I need to keep looking at the small details that can throw off an animation or sequence. Enjoy.