Start A Studio Community
• Network & grow with other creatives, producers & animators
• Contribute to and checkout the jobs board
• Get questions answered by us and the rest of the community
• Showcase your work.
New Jobs Board
• A space to find and share animation job opportunities
• Advertise freelance positions for your studio
• Collaborate so your startup studio can pitch for larger work
• Recommend places & tips to win high quality work
Mini Startup Video Course
• Tips on planning your studio
• Effective marketing tips
• Animation production sales tips
• Checkout the curriculum below
Current Free Mini-Course Curriculum
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Start An Animation Studio Checklist PDF
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1. Plan your animation studio costs
(1:48)
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2. Is now a good time to start a studio (Pandemic?)
(3:52)
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3. Finding good (budget friendly) freelancers
(2:00)
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4. Marketing your animation studio (5 quick tips)
(3:08)
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5. Start an animation studio on your own vs with a business partner
(4:49)
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6. How to create a portfolio without experience or usable content?
(3:12)
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New content coming each week (*ish)
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What next?
(0:42)
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Ballpark Budget - Conversation Respond/Reply Prompts
Free Ultimate Studio Checklist
+ Other Resources
• Downloadable/Printable PDF Checklist
• Quick tips on core tasks to start your studio
• Plus more advanced tasks as you grow
Filmed at our own studio
We're steadily shooting our paid (and free) course content in and around our own animation studios busy schedule.
We want you to succeed
We really want you to succeed and get to the point where you can open your own studio doors. So we intend on sharing lots of cool tips.
Studio Startup Tips
Random pic from when we had a journalist for The Times visit our studio for a story about how businesses manage cashflow.
Jon Draper - Studio Founder
My name, is Jon Draper, yes, a name similar to that of the the lead character in Mad Men... Despite my best efforts, I'm not as cool.
But... I am the founder of an award-winning animation studio in the UK. That's been successful growing since 2014.
Prior to this I worked for studios in and around London for over 10 years.
I then moved my young family to the coast and started my own studio from a box room at home, on a budget. Stormy Studio, now has a regular talented team, cool coastal premises (with film studio). Quality global clients, well honed marketing and sales processes. We produce compelling creative work that earns a good honest living.
Plus we've adapted and continue to thrive despite the affects of the pandemic in 2020.
Check out the Pro Membership & Award-Winning Pro Studio Startup Course
The course has 7 in-depth video modules and downloadable resources including a 10-page business plan templates.