Part 1: It's wild how the animation industry can send you soaring, only to let you crash. After dedicating over a decade to Animation/VFX, I took the leap and started my own studio. One of our first projects was for a major auto brand, via a veteran studio. The work was intense, with over a month of brutal hours, but we pushed through to complete our task. The project itself was a logistical nightmare, plagued by unrealistic deadlines...

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Part 2: Despite our immense efforts, two months after project delivery, the partnering studio declared bankruptcy, and we were left unpaid. The financial blow forced me to take out a loan just to pay our freelancers and salaries. What's ironic is that our most significant challenge came from a collaboration with a major brand and a studio that had been in the business for over 25 years. Throughout the project, I sensed something was off; the constant stress and shockingly poor management and communication from such an established studio were red flags I wish I'd heeded.

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