Online Course | Process of Motion Design

🚨 IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨

Grab your bags, we're moving! 📦

Exciting news! The Process of Motion is moving from processofmotion.com to danieldanielsson.com as I'm upgrading the hosting and preparing for the release of a (pretty damn exciting) new course! 🎉

Don’t worry—if you already own the course, you still to have full life-time access and you'll be getting all the details in the coming weeks.

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This class falls into freaky genius category for me. I was impressed by the core theory section, but the case study really tied the conceptual stuff together and took it to an insane level. Man, I can’t thank you enough for this masterpiece. It’s unlike any other motion course I’ve ever seen.

David Ariew

AE, C4D Artist & Octane Jesus

arievvisuals.com

This goes way beyond education that plainly focuses on the technical side. It single-handedly taught me more about being a Motion Designer than 2 years of official education. The course helps the areas that Motion Designers lack; the actual directing of the piece, and keeping clients happy (which no one ever talks about).

Alex Pyrenis

Freelance Motion Graphic Designer

behance.net/a_pirenis

Most courses I’ve taken focus on button pushing and mouse clicking. It wasn’t until I got into the industry that I started learning about pitches, contract negotiations, etc. For someone getting their start in freelancing, or a seasoned vet going off on their own, the information you provided is gold!

Eric Small

Technical Director / Senior Animator

MadMicrobe Studios

MASTER

✅ 50+ Video Lessons
✅ 200+ page e-Book
✅ 12 Guides, Templates & Presets
✅ 19 Breakdown Videos
✅ Proofs, WIPs & Client Feedback
✅ Unlimited Questions & Answers
✅ 150gb+ Source Files
✅ 21hrs+ of Bonus Time-lapses

DEDICATED

✅ 50+ Video Lessons
✅ 200+ page e-Book
✅ 12 Guides, Templates & Presets
✅ 19 Breakdown Videos
✅ Proofs, WIPs & Client Feedback
✅ Unlimited Questions & Answers
❌ 150gb+ Source Files
❌ 21hrs+ of Bonus Time-lapses

LITE

✅ 12 Tiny Taster Lessons

A client reached out to me for a job and I’ve never done direct to client work while freelancing. I had no clue what I was doing so I bought the course and just followed it step by step. The client said they got 10 other quotes and they went with me because they were so impressed by the proposal. Spent $500 on the course which landed me a job for $52,000. Incredible course, huge thanks!!

Sam Tato

3D Artist & Motion Designer

samtato.com

The Process of Motion is an absolute gem of a course. It combines battle tested industry knowledge with a fanatically engaging and original presentation. It's a true delight to watch. Perfect for anyone beginning their Freelance journey, and immeasurably valuable for anyone already with a Freelance career that is looking to comprehensively tighten up their whole game.

Doug Brown

Freelance Motion Graphics & VFX Artist

dbvfx.com

This is truly the material that Motion Designers don’t know that they need. It is an essential step in furthering their career! It’s an original concept that deserves as much attention as it can get from those looking to accelerate their Motion Design wisdom as opposed to the ubiquitous technical classes available.

John Roche

Visual Artist

artstation.com/johnroche

WATCH THE VIDEO 👇

MEET THE TEACH 🤓

Greetings! I’m Daniel Danielsson.

I started my very first Design & Animation company in 2010. The reel featured me getting hit by a car (VideoCopilot tutorial style), the world exploding (twice) and my friend’s skull imploding. I sincerely hope no one ever finds it.

Since then I’ve moved up a bit. I’ve worked on beautiful brands with industry heavyweights like The Mill, Saatchi & Saatchi, and Leo Burnett, and I'm now Creative Director at Savage & Civil.

In 2016 I started spreading the love for Motion Design through my YouTube channel, where I've successfully spread it to over 1 million people. Watch out, you could be next.

If you know my channel, you know my vibe. The Process of Motion has the same flow, lame jokes and bad language. But the knowledge is from a whole other dimension.

See you there.

Motion Design Teacher Daniel Danielsson giving a talk at London Motion Meetups

Daniel Danielsson's clients include The Mill, Leo Burnett, Saatchi & Saatchi, AKQA, 72andSunny, The BBC, Disney Channel

Daniel Danielsson's clients include Sky, Nike, Johnnie Walker, LUSH Cosmetics, AXE, Heinz, Vodafone

A golden statue of David telling a rough statue of David "Shit's tight, yo"

GOING FROM GOOD TO GREAT 💎

Learning cool animation techniques is all well and good. But – if you want to separate yourself from the pack – you need a different set of skills.

👉 Skills you can't learn from a thousand daily renders or personal projects.

👉 Skills that $50,000+ university courses hardly even touch.

👉 Skills you only get from experience as a Designer, Producer, Creative & Art Director.

This Motion Graphic Design course is not about pushing pixels or buttons. It’s about pushing the quality of your creative, collaborative, and business skills.

That’s what separates good artists from great ones, and what keeps their clients coming back for more.

10+ YEARS OF INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE IN 10 DAYS

In this extreme sport version of an online Motion Design course I’ll explain every step of an optimised Motion Graphic Design Process. You will learn how to:

✅ Direct Motion Design projects of any scale

✅ Know what clients and agencies expect at each stage of a project

✅ Create, break down and respond to briefs

✅ Master the finances of freelance: estimates, quotes, proposals, and invoices

✅ Anticipate and overcome cost objections

✅ Create treatments, concept decks, and presentations that clients love

✅ Perfectly plan, structure, and manage projects

✅ Plough through pre-production: Styleframes, Scripts, Storyboards, Animatic

✅ And breeze through production: Previs, Roughcut & Proofing

✅ Juggle, respond to and counter feedback

In a matter of weeks you’ll gain 10 years worth of knowledge from within the Motion Design and Animation industry. Pit-falls and cheeky little secrets included.

Get the skills to work flawlessly with both clients and agencies.

ABOUT THE COURSE 🗺️

PART 1:

CORE THEORY

A hefty dose of knowledge about Client Service, Project Management, Creative and Art Direction and Motion Design Production.

Part one of the course includes:

👨‍🏫 54 succinct Lessons in 5 Chapters

📖 200-page e-Book for easy reference

🚩 Common issues and how to solve them

🔗 References, assets, and further reading

The chapters represent the phases of a comprehensive Motion Graphic Design project. All visualised & explained through the magic of ✨ Animation ✨.

Lemme break it down for you.

A graphic of the process of motion design (simplified)

CHAPTER 1:

BRIEF & RESPONSE

Breaking down client briefs

Responding to briefs

Estimating & quoting projects

Overcoming cost objections

Preventing scope creep

Creating Project Plans

Illustration of a Gantt-style project plan

CHAPTER 2:

MANAGEMENT

Organising shit (files, feedback, etc.)

Job naming & numbering

Folder structuring

Tracking time, deliveries & feedback

Creating online project hubs

Avoiding cold sweats

CHAPTER 3:

CREATIVE

Neuroscience of ideas

Ideation tools & techniques

Developing concepts

Treatments / pitch decks / presentations

Developing story & flow

Storyboards, Styleframes & Animatics

Scissors cutting their way through 35mm film

CHAPTER 4:

PRODUCTION

Workflow from pre-production to final

Previs and Roughcut

Delivering proofs

Responding to feedback

The feedback filtering effect

Final deliveries

Bloodied baseball bat with nails in it. Not the recommended way to chase payments.

CHAPTER 5:

AFTERGLOW

Final final deliveries

Invoicing

Debriefing

Chasing payments

Getting more work

Publishing & promoting your work

PART 2:

CASE STUDY

NORR are about to release their flagship smartwatch carved from genuine Icelandic volcanic rock. Now they just need some Motion Design magic to launch it...

It's an impossibly big brief, tight budget, and ridonculous requirements. And you’ve got front row tickets to the whole spectacle. From brief to delivery.

NORR WATCHES - Launch Video Motion Graphic Design & 3D Animation Course

TRIAL BY FIRE 🔥

The theory is about to get real. The NORR case study shows you exactly how to apply the theory in the chaotic tempest of a client project.

See how the process stands up to assets that are never supplied, ever changing directions, shortened deadlines, and day-of-deadline changes.

Part two of the course contains:

📼 19 (Painfully honest) Breakdown Videos

🧬 13 Concept & Process documents

🔎 40+ Client Proofs

🎁 17 Documents & Templates for use in your own projects

The case study gives you 100% insight into the NORR project. Yes, that includes fkups and embarrassment.

FINANCES

All the hard numbers. The estimate, quote and invoice are created before your eyes.

CALLS

Listen in on calls with the client. Negotiations, fledgling friendships and all.

Motion designer working from home and living the dream

FEEDBACK

Join me in suffering from feedback and changes throughout the project.

THOUGHT PROCESS

Enter my brain-office and see the gears turn as we come up with solutions and ideas.

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CLIENT PROOFS

Ugly duckling to beautiful swan. All stages of the project are there to point and laugh at.

TRIAL & ERROR

This isn’t just the sunny side. Even pros make mistakes and their pain is your gain.

It’s the Motion Design version of "Being John Malkovich".

PART 3:

SOURCE FILES

If you really really want to get deep into the software side of the project, you can. The ultimate version of the course includes:

🎥 17 Cinema 4D original scene files

📸 100+ production quality Textures

🌋 67GB+ Turbulence FD and X-Particles simulations

🏔 5 World Machine procedural landscape scenes

🎞 90GB+ CG Renders as layered EXR sequences

🎬 Full After Effects compositing files

You get everything you need to rip the project apart & put it back together. If the client wanted these files I'd charge them about US$203,864. (That's explained on the course.)

A graphic of the process of motion source file folders

Oh, and you also get over 21 hours of time-lapses from the NORR project.

(From about 500 hours of recorded footage)

IS IT FOR YOU? 👀

This course will help you get the absolute most out of your technical skills, your projects, and your clients.

I used to be a chaotic designer. I try to keep organised, but in about a week I can’t find assets, feedback or e-mails, etc. This course taught me how to keep the shizzle organised and tackle the communication part with clients. Anyone that is a creative should take this course.

Remco van der Meer

Pixel Lab OG & Freelance 3D Artist

thepixellab.net

Anfelica Öberg - Process of Motion Alumni

The Process of Motion can make a project a hundred times smoother and more efficient. This course is so detailed that I can’t compare it to any course I’ve taken before. This is a must before taking on any serious projects if you don’t want it to go to 💩. Honestly!

Angelica Öberg

Graphic Designer

the-studio.se

Most of the stuff in your course are things that I learned over 20 years in the agency life... My formal education covered none of this! I wish I had this when I was starting out. I would definitely recommend your course.

Gustaf Fjelstrom

Motion Designer / recovering Creative Director

botched.com