Brian_Rice
Carbonite Member
Yeah, and I am honestly at that point in my career (as it were) that I either want to be forming a company of like-minded creative indie folks, or I want to get in somewhere with an established group.
Right now I'm taking the former steps, but I'm completely open to the latter. If I'm able to bring something to their company by virtue of my talents and in return they're able to assist me in some ways in my projects (or even if the two become the same thing), that's the kind of environment I'd like to eventually be in. The people who are doing this for the money, if that's the primary focus, that's not really the group where I belong. I'm looking long term at slowly building brands and connections, etc. Those looking for cash in hand for XYZ thing is reserved more for commercial work IMO. I've no interest in any commercial work.
Heck, just today I emailed some local Chicago indie folks offering them free animation in hopes that I might be invited to help out with their indie production company. I have probably an odd motto in my creative life, it says basically that my art doesn't need to support me, I can take care of myself, my art need only pay for itself for it to be a viable investment. I'm willing to put some cash into something for the first year, but after that it's on its own. Maybe someday I'll be wanting to make phat dollar from my creative works, but that's pretty low on my list right now. I just want to make quality stuff with cool people.
Right now I'm taking the former steps, but I'm completely open to the latter. If I'm able to bring something to their company by virtue of my talents and in return they're able to assist me in some ways in my projects (or even if the two become the same thing), that's the kind of environment I'd like to eventually be in. The people who are doing this for the money, if that's the primary focus, that's not really the group where I belong. I'm looking long term at slowly building brands and connections, etc. Those looking for cash in hand for XYZ thing is reserved more for commercial work IMO. I've no interest in any commercial work.
Heck, just today I emailed some local Chicago indie folks offering them free animation in hopes that I might be invited to help out with their indie production company. I have probably an odd motto in my creative life, it says basically that my art doesn't need to support me, I can take care of myself, my art need only pay for itself for it to be a viable investment. I'm willing to put some cash into something for the first year, but after that it's on its own. Maybe someday I'll be wanting to make phat dollar from my creative works, but that's pretty low on my list right now. I just want to make quality stuff with cool people.
