Any amateur animators on here?

[BlueVino]

I'm looking for an amateur (or experienced) animator who'd be willing to make an animation for a music video.

For our 1st album, I made all the music videos myself. They weren't animations. Just simple 'Ken Burns' style slideshows so we could get our songs on YouTube & not have it be visually empty.

But for our 2nd album, I'd like to at least have 1 song have an actual animation to it.

It doesn't have to be a complex animation. I don't even care whether or not it's in color. Just so long as it pertains to the song.

The down side is: I don't think this would be a paying gig. I mean, I might be able to pay something, but it's not going to be some $25/hr pro wage. I was just hoping to find someone who enjoyed animating & thought it'd be fun to help out a fellow artist.

[Mikhael]

$25/hr pro?!?

[BlueVino]

$25/hr pro?!?

Lol, was that too low? I literally have NO idea. I was just trying to make sure it was understood that I've got no real huge sum I could scrounge up to pay someone for a minimalistic black & white animation.

[Superfly]

'Pro' isn't about the amount of money one's paid, it's about the quality of the work they provide

[BlueVino]

'Pro' isn't about the amount of money one's paid, it's about the quality of the work they provide

I'm not opposed to having a pro help me out if they don't mind low to no pay.

[Mikhael]

'Pro' isn't about the amount of money one's paid, it's about the quality of the work they provide

I was simply insinuating that professional animators (whose work would appear regularly in public works) would probably demand a lot more than this. However, my guess is that, like the music business, only the top tier would make a comfortable living wage solely from this pursuit. Getting to the top tier would not imply superior talent (though a minimum standard would have to be achieved), but superior connections, timing, etc.

Would this be true in the experience of those pursuing this trade?

[BobM]

My daughter does some animation at college (RIT). Basically she charges $25/hour (but it also depends on time committment, deadlines, the degree of difficulty and medium you want it developed in, and a few other factors. She can charge this because she is good even though she is a student. She does take commissions. Here's a link to her Tumbler page - but be aware some of this is her work and some are just things she finds inspiring or interesting: http://d-letion.tumblr.com/

Generally she says a professional rate would begain at about $40/hour and go up from there depending on the artists reputation and such. A professional design firm would certainly cost you more.

[Superfly]

I was simply insinuating that professional animators (whose work would appear regularly in public works) would probably demand a lot more than this. However, my guess is that, like the music business, only the top tier would make a comfortable living wage solely from this pursuit. Getting to the top tier would not imply superior talent (though a minimum standard would have to be achieved), but superior connections, timing, etc.

Would this be true in the experience of those pursuing this trade?

Certainly true. I was just kidding around. I know some pro animators and they don't give up their time for free too often.

[BlueVino]

My daughter does some animation at college (RIT). Basically she charges $25/hour (but it also depends on time committment, deadlines, the degree of difficulty and medium you want it developed in, and a few other factors. She can charge this because she is good even though she is a student. She does take commissions. Here's a link to her Tumbler page - but be aware some of this is her work and some are just things she finds inspiring or interesting: http://d-letion.tumblr.com/

Generally she says a professional rate would begain at about $40/hour and go up from there depending on the artists reputation and such. A professional design firm would certainly cost you more.

Damn.

[Rune Blackwings]

My animation skills have not been used in years...