Working in the Motion Design Industry – Interview with Remington Markham (SouthernShotty)
In this video Zach talks to @SouthernShotty (Remington Markham), Motion Designer and content creator focusing on 3D characters from Louisville, US. Remington is a full time animator in a 3D studio, he is a creative director at mographmentor.com, and he runs a successful YouTube channel, where he shares tutorials on cute 3d character creation in Blender.
In this interview we will learn how he is making a living in the Motion Design industry, how he quickly grew his YouTube channel and why sticking to a certain art style can be beneficial for your art career.
FOLLOW REMINGTON
⇨ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/SouthernShotty
⇨ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/southernshotty/
⇨ Website: https://remingtonmarkham.com/
⇨ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/southernshotty
⇨ Courses: https://remingtonmarkham.com/classes
GOODIES
⇨ Mailing List / Blender 2.8 Hotkey PDF (email required): https://cgboost.com/resources/
⇨ Blender 2.8 Launch Pad course: https://academy.cgboost.com/p/blender-2-8-launch-pad
QUESTIONS / CHAPTERS
00:00:00 – Intro
00:02:17 – How did you get into the world of 3D?
00:05:39 – When did you get back to Blender?
00:09:02 – How was your professional career till today?
00:12:24 – Is your job at the studio a fulltime job?
00:14:01 – How did you get your jobs?
00:19:29 – Did you ever had success cold emailing people?
00:22:36 – What are your income streams?
00:27:09 – What role plays Patreon for you?
00:30:30 – How does the Skillshare platform work?
00:34:33 – What role plays Instagram for you?
00:38:04 – How important is reaching out to other content creators for you?
00:43:08 – You have a unique art style, what is your secret?
00:49:37 – Would you recommend to focus on one art style only?
00:52:00 – How do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
00:55:23 – What resources have influenced you the most?
01:00:00 – Why do you call yourself SouthernShotty?
RESOURCES
Books
⇨ Freelance Manifesto: https://www.amazon.com/Freelance-Manifesto-Modern-Motion-Designer/dp/1619616718/
⇨ Steal Like an Artist: https://www.amazon.com/Steal-Like-Artist-Things-Creative/dp/0761169253/
Movies
⇨ The Nightmare Before Christmas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nightmare_Before_Christmas
⇨ Frankenweenie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenweenie_(2012_film)
Tools / Tutorials
⇨ Ultimate Clay Shader by DoubleGum: https://blendermarket.com/products/claydoh
⇨ DoubleGum on BlenderMarket: https://blendermarket.com/creators/doublegum
⇨ Remington’s Shader Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTu3Xssw67Q
People / Studios
⇨ Buck Studio on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buck_design/
⇨ Giant Ant Studio on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/giantantstagram/
⇨ Golden Wolf Studio on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runwiththegoldenwolf/
⇨ @Blender Guru
⇨ @Gleb Alexandrov
Course Platforms
⇨ Videocopilot: https://www.videocopilot.net/
⇨ Skill Share: https://www.skillshare.com/
⇨ Mograph Mentor: https://www.mographmentor.com/
⇨ CG Cookie: https://cgcookie.com/
Support Blender
⇨ Blender Development Fund: https://fund.blender.org/
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