Freelance - Short Film

💬 DESCRIPTION: A young hopeful Knight reports for duty at the King's court. Little does he know that slaying dragons might not be his biggest challenge.

This film was made possible with the support of SideFX Houdini.

🔴 No dragons where hurt during the making of this film. 🐲

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[zaheersarang]

He singlehandedly wiped out the entire dragon species. He is the reason we don't have dragons today

[nonstopanimations]

His horse riding technique is flawless. Splendid animation 🔥

[Deezedits.]

Yup- as a freelancer who has to deal with picky clients who don't know what they want. i this

[peraltarockets]

That knight finally figured out the root of the problem.

[the_dead_man]

Thousands of VFX artists across the globe are living this every day. This is awesome.

[kenjianimates]

People are forgetting how skilled he is, to be able to slay dragons like that. 🔥🗣️XD

[fremekwame]

Best metaphorical expression of the freelancer-client annoyance I have seen. Thoroughly entertaining

[corygshava]

As a freelancer I can confirm that this is the most accurate depiction of freelance work in all of history 😅

[hyung]

it's more funny because that's where the word 'freelancer' came from lol. amazing work!

[henkkok]

Bro, dude, SIR, you LEGEND, masterfully crafted timing, storyelling and pacing, delightful, accessible yet also pointy, true and relevant.
Wonderful short!

[Potatinized]

not just for freelancers. any kinds of designers working for clients are like this. This speaks for all of us.

[BLI_s]

Hell yeah brother. Been freelancing commercial art for almost 15 years now, this brought healing to my soul.

[BugMagnet]

Not sure where I found it but that is a fitting quote: "If we were to be replaced by AI, customers would have to clearly specify what they want. We are safe."

[JordyBoothy]

The way he rides the horse is absolutely delightful

[clarewillison]

So many clients were lucky I didn’t have a sword. 🤬😂👌🏼💖

[mirrikybird]

Remember to get the proposal written down and signed by all parties before you start.
If they say not to do something in the original discussion, write that down too so they can't backtrack later.

[purpletrouble]

Seems like he is expected to do it for free too. Very relatable. Another frustrating issue is that most clients do not value our experience, think they know better, ask for changes that make the design worst, and it ends up being something you aren't proud of and don't want to include in your portefolio.

[AbdulMominCosTheta]

That's why I quit the design profession. Now I'm learning programming. Now clients can't find the error immediately. Me too XD

[rogper]

As a Blender freelancer myself since 2009, I would have stopped by the third attempt! Thank you for your work, it’s beautifully crafted, a joy to watch, and I love the stylization. It reminds me of the Pink Panther's style but with a fresh twist! Great work; Bravo! I loved it!

[nickshats]

Aside from the great technical execution and all the little details and new gags you find on every rewatch, I love how it's been simplified to the most minimal version of the story.

The planimetric composition in conjunction with 180 degree rule works so well for this and must have saved lots of time too. The storytelling without spoken dialogue makes it accessible to everyone. Even not showing the dragons just adds to the gag and leaves the challenges of the Freelance obscured from the viewer and the King.

So well done and so clever