How can animation help your business and your clients' business? How is animation used as a communication and marketing tool? How do you make passive income with animation? Okay, those are a lot of questions! In this livestream, animator/entrepreneur, Apostolos Roussas will share his experiences from the business side of animation and will explain all of the above with Chris Do. He will also discuss how animation can be used to communicate ideas to connect with audiences and clients. Check out our Animation for Designers Course by Apostolos: https://ftris.me/AfD-ytd Here is a simple (and funny) tutorial by Apostolos to learn Adobe After Effects basics: https://youtu.be/IUxYC5uIfq4 Apostolos is a director, and Chief Strategist at CandyMustache. He has been selected to create and direct animation videos for international corporations such as Microsoft, Coca-Cola, Hasbro, Village Roadshow, Dixons, Hyundai, Cote d'Or, Cosmote, Media Saturn Europe, and many more. Apostolos has a deep passion for motion graphics. Over the past ten years, he has realized the power of motion graphics beyond the screen. He has used it as an effective communication tool to educate people and build businesses. He loves how it combines the best of audio and visual delivery with storytelling to create engaging content that can bring brand stories to life. Connect with Apostolos here: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/apostolosroussas Intstagram - https://www.instagram.com/apostolos.roussas Twitter - https://twitter.com/apostolosro Personal Website - https://www.apostolosroussas.com/ 8:00 - Advice for animators 10:00 - How animation can help your businesses 25:00 - How to make active income with animation 33:00 - How to make passive income with animation 41:00 - What size and file format does he export for Instagram 43:00 - How Chris made money from animation 51:00 - How does Apostolos charge? 52:00 - How did Apostolos work with big brands? === 👉Subscribe: https://goo.gl/F2AEbk 👉See our Academy Channel: https://goo.gl/vB9zoP Want a deeper dive? Typography, Lettering, Sales & Marketing, Social Media and The Business of Design courses available here: https://goo.gl/bRt5qd 🎙 Futur Podcast: https://thefutur.com/podcast/ ✍️ Futur Blog: https://thefutur.com/blog/ — Love the content? Become a sustaining member for $5/mo today. https://goo.gl/nwekfL BOOKLIST – Essential Reading for Creative Professionals: https://bit.ly/biz-booklist Essential Design Books: https://bit.ly/futur-design-books Kits & Proposals: https://goo.gl/mSjuWQ Visit our website: https://www.thefutur.com FREE resources: https://goo.gl/Qh6gHr — We love getting your letters. Send it here: The Futur c/o Chris Do 1702 Olympic Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90404 USA — AFFILIATE LINKS* 🙏 Support The Futur by purchasing through our affiliate links: Amazon: http://bit.ly/thefuturishere Webflow: http://bit.ly/2EbET9l Retro Supply Co.: http://bit.ly/2GW8gzR Creative Market: https://goo.gl/g4jlTE Design Cuts: http://bit.ly/2GSsAR3 ✍️ Sharpen your skills by taking a course, using our affiliate links: Skillshare: https://goo.gl/YCo2uT School of Motion: http://bit.ly/futur-som Bring Your Own Laptop Tutorials: https://byol.me/thefutur 🎧 Do you like the music? Check out the music libraries we use in our affiliate links below: Skillshare: https://skl.sh/34z8qVj Epidemic Sound: http://share.epidemicsound.com/thefutur Artlist: http://bit.ly/2uWdna7 *By making a purchase through any of our affiliate links, we receive a very small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps us on our mission to provide quality education to you. Thank you. — Host: Chris Do Producer: Mark Contreras Cinematographers/Editors: Jona Garcia Social Team: Elle Money, Alex Burlui Futur Theme Music: Adam Sanborne http://www.adamsanborne.com Typefaces: Futura, DIN, Helvetica Now, Calibre, Knockout, Champion Gothic