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Freelancer life is a mix of wins, setbacks, and figuring things out as you go.
Some weeks you’re busy with great projects.
Other weeks, you’re refreshing your inbox wondering where the next opportunity will come from.
Lately, I’ve been focusing less on chasing every opportunity and more on improving my skills, building better projects, and staying consistent.
It’s not always easy, but that’s part of the journey.
One thing freelancing has taught me:
You don’t need everything figured out. You just need to keep moving.
What’s your freelancer journey looking like right now?
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Wow...Thanks so much for this, Sydelle
I’m just starting out here and this has motivated me to do more.
Any tips on how to get better here, attract clients and all?
Wanted to share a little behind-the-scenes of my process on this one.
I started by building the animation/previs in Blender so I could control the camera, movement, timing, and composition first. From there, I used reference images and AI rendering with Seedance 2.5 / Higgsfield to push the final look while keeping the original animation intact.
I’ve been experimenting a lot with combining traditional 3D workflows with AI instead of relying on AI to figure out everything from scratch. It gives me way more control and usually saves a ton of trial and error.
Also, I'm able to change characters, sets, and look and keep the same camera movements or change them a little if u need, but it makes it easier
If anyone has questions about the workflow, tools, prompts, or setup, feel free to reach out. Always happy to talk process.
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Mega menu for Gateon
A cool project coming soon
Really like the structure