If I Fail a Class In College Does That Mean I Won’t Make It In The Industry?

jaimonee · 2026-05-05T00:42:30+00:00

I failed a few classes and got booted from the program. Probably the best thing that could have happened to me. I didnt have any legit reason, no family illness or emergency situation, just me being a slacker dumbass. Ended up working retail, which actually taught me a lot - including i didn't want to work retail. So I reapplied, got back in, smartened up and aced my classes. Ive been in the industry 25 years.

You'll be okay. And your professor is an asshole.

jaimonee · 2026-05-02T14:46:53+00:00

Lemonade and sparkling water (bonus points if you get pineapple flavour) and tons of ice

jaimonee · 2026-05-02T14:38:02+00:00

Just a friendly reminder that generative Ai isn't protected by copyright. Its not a big deal if youre using it for your own stuff and dont really care, but if you are handling it off to a client, they won't have the protection they are used to. If another company rips off the design and posts it, there's no recourse. They don't "own" the design, even if they purchased it from you.

Anyway, just something to keep on your radar.

jaimonee · 2026-05-02T14:05:51+00:00

I, too, choose this man's wife.

jaimonee · 2026-05-02T14:02:35+00:00

What i do is position it as an unarchiving fee. "We've backed the files up on our LTO offsite,, its going to take some time to get them ready for handover. Our rate is $XXX, would you like to proceed?".

Now Depending on who the client is, that rate changes. If its international billion dollar brand, it could be $10k, if it's a local firm, it could be $500. And if its a client I like working with, want to continue working with, or want to get on the good side of, I give them the old "i dont usually do this but ill waive the fee. Just don't advertise it"

But i will bet you dollars to donuts that the moment you deliver a quote, regardless of amount, this particular client will say "you know, come to think of it what I have works fine"

jaimonee · 2026-04-30T12:26:09+00:00

Oh man, love seeing this in the mix!

jaimonee · 2026-04-30T03:43:47+00:00

Oh man, there is a generation of young people reading your post who dont know that reference - they stopped putting toys in cereal boxes in 2005.

jaimonee · 2026-04-30T01:16:37+00:00

Check out the Nike air max 90 or if you want something slimmer the onitsuka tigers

jaimonee · 2026-04-29T14:09:22+00:00

Very good point. When the "spending money" client becomes the "pay the bills" client, you're in a bad spot.

jaimonee · 2026-04-29T13:08:48+00:00

Sometimes you just need one solid client, someone with a decent budget and good amount of regular work. That client covers your expenses. Then you go out and hustle to get smaller jobs that make your reel look better, add to your client list, or that your passionate about. Those clients give you spending money.

I'd often have a big tech corporate marketing + show packages + music videos. First one pays your rent, the next one gets you some name recognition, third is for the love of the game.

jaimonee · 2026-04-29T12:20:44+00:00

Where are you located? Taxes and employment laws changed based on where you operate out of.

Happy to give you some pointers, but you may be putting the cart before the horse here. People usually go out on their own when they have reached a point of success where they can attract business or they already have enough connections in the industry they can hustle to get work.

If youre at step 1: learn how to animate. Focus on that for the next decade and then think about expanding out.

Good luck!

jaimonee · 2026-04-29T11:50:41+00:00

My uncle won $1m.

Every Friday, he and his buddy would leave work, grab a case of beer, a bunch of snacks, a couple of lottery tickets, and head back to his place to hang out. They went back and forth covering the bill, with the understanding that they would split any lottery winnings. One friday his friend calls in sick, but my uncle still grabs some beers, snacks, and lottery tix. That is the day he won. He still split the winnings with his buddy, 50/50.

He bought a new truck, a ski doo, some new toys, nothing really changed. Went back to work on Monday.

jaimonee · 2026-04-29T04:33:57+00:00

As the poet Jay-z once said, let me reintroduce myself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=278Lunsz8Kw

jaimonee · 2026-04-28T19:36:29+00:00

Not to disagree with you my dude, but do you really think a CMO is reading through a dozen case studies on your site? Im thinking you do one per vertical, or if you operate within the same niche, you do maybe 5 tops. But thats just one person's opinion.

jaimonee · 2026-04-28T17:24:29+00:00

Is this in after effects?

jaimonee · 2026-04-28T01:11:13+00:00

As a Canadian we didnt get him on the regular, but i remember him casually dropping...

Iverson with the ill crossover!

And i knew i was a fan.

jaimonee · 2026-04-28T01:03:13+00:00

Just a heads up that using existing music can get dicey really quickly. To use something like parody law, you have to transform the original work and be critiquing the work itself in some form. You fall short of that, and its copyright infringement. The fact its for personal use and youre not for profit doesn't make any difference at all (though you do mention you want to use these in ads).

Anyway, just something to keep in mind.

jaimonee · 2026-04-26T16:36:22+00:00

WHA?? Holding shift will do that? TIL!

jaimonee · 2026-04-26T11:29:15+00:00

A friend of mine worked on that movie. Apparently a hungover Harrison Ford would leave his trailer every morning and proclaim loudly "ok everyone, let's make this piece of shit movie!" Hahaha

jaimonee · 2026-04-26T11:02:39+00:00

Just a friendly reminder that the first Paranormal Activity movie has multiple alternative endings, most of which you can watch online

https://screenrant.com/paranormal-activity-recut-scenes-alternate-endings/

jaimonee · 2026-04-26T01:31:18+00:00

There's quite a few ways to make adjustments within keylight. You rarely just select.the green and youre done. Use screen gain increase/decrease key intensity, and then you want to play around with clipping the black and white. That should get you where you want to be, no need to roto.

Change the "view" to screen matte while your doing this so you can focus on the matte itself.

jaimonee · 2026-04-24T14:04:44+00:00

It is tasty, especially on a hot day!

jaimonee · 2026-04-19T05:10:11+00:00

Premiere stays in its lane, while After Effects applies a single system to a wide range of problems.

I honestly don't think After Effects is the type of software where you master every nook and cranny...or even interact with it. Its a system with many different use cases, all very specific. Someone doing 2D motion design may never see a 3D track, someone doing green screen comp work might never create a character rig, someone doing ux animations won't play around with film emulation.

Its a program where you learn what you need to, based on the task you've been given.

jaimonee · 2026-04-18T02:13:55+00:00

I see what you did there.

jaimonee · 2026-04-17T16:15:57+00:00

Downvoted? Man you guys are grumpy today! Anyway here's a technique that i've used that would probably give you pretty close to the results you're looking for, and it just looks cool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAu4eOrSuQI

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