FREELANCE - Animated Short Film & Lessons Every 3D Artist Should Hear

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The VFX Process #75 | Luciano A. Muñoz chats creating the animated short Freelance & his essential freelance 3D artist advice for 2025. 📽️ Watch FREELANCE: https://youtu.be/WAvchbP2kXM?si=7gkOiByOV6zGGpJ8 WANT EXCLUSIVE CONTENT? SUPPORT US AND BECOME A MEMBER: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClq3NACBINjxTP0Hz8BC7jg/join ✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦ Character Animator & Director Luciano A. Muñoz Sessarego shares his inspiring journey through the world of animation — from traveling wherever opportunity arose to completing his passion project, an animated short film called Freelance, brought to life with the support of @TumbleheadStudio. Luciano opens up about: ➡️ His worldwide freelance animation career and how adventure shaped his path. ➡️ The highs and lows of creating Freelance over six years. ➡️ How collaboration transformed the project’s scope and finish. ➡️ Real-world advice for freelance 3D artists navigating the animation industry in 2025. Luciano offers practical and honest advice for freelance 3D artists looking to grow their animation careers. He shares what it takes to find consistent work and build lasting client relationships in today’s competitive freelance animation industry — making this a must-watch for anyone pursuing success as an independent 3D artist. Whether you’re a 3D artist, animator, or creative professional, this discussion is packed with insights about resilience, collaboration, and carving your own path in the fast-changing world of freelance animation. Connect With Luciano: https://pintamonos.cl/ @lucianomunoz ✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦ ⏰ TIMECODES ⏰ 00:00 – Intro 01:24 – About Luciano & His Worldwide Animation Journey 04:24 – How Freelance Started & Why It Took 6 Years 09:34 – Bringing Collaborators on Board 12:50 – A Studio Got Involved... but It Didn’t Go Well 15:25 – Along Came Tumblehead 20:22 – Could Freelance Have Been Finished Alone? 23:46 – Managing a Pipeline with a Worldwide Team 26:47 – When Artist Collaboration Doesn’t Work 30:31 – How to Survive as a Freelance 3D Artist in 2025 ✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦ The VFX Process... Getting Intimate With Your Industry! CONNECT WITH US https://www.tiktok.com/@thevfxprocess https://www.instagram.com/thevfxprocess https://twitter.com/bigtoothstudios https://discord.gg/V37kWumKgx https://www.thevfxprocess.co.uk/ 📩 TVFXP NEWSLETTER: https://www.thevfxprocess.co.uk/getnotified Don't forget to subscribe, like, share, and leave your questions and comments below! https://www.youtube.com/@thevfxprocess?sub_confirmation=1 MUSIC: Motion Array - https://motionarray.com/ #TheVFXProcess #freelancelife #3DAnimation #Blender3D #BlenderAnimation #Tumblehead #3DArtist #AnimationInterview #Maya3D #HoudiniFX #Freelance #filmmaking