3d Animations and Still Images

[Clodfobble]

Well sure... It'll be a while before consumer devices can 3D-print a soul, but it probably won't be too long before a 3D-printer pattern includes them, and the printer can insert them.

[slang]

Here's a little clip with a story.

This is a short video of a logo spinning that I created as a proposal for a potential customer.

It doesn't have a lot of flash but it's the general idea of what he wanted. This was a basic version that I'd jazz up with better textures and lighting once it was accepted. A formal quote was signed and sent. I know that the client had two other quotes for exactly this same work. The higher of the two was double the price of what I quoted.

Today I hear that the client did actually like what I prepared for him as a start point for the project but that he gave the contract to someone else for more than double my price in hopes of getting some extra exposure for the Super Bowl that was included in the deal.

Client paid the cash...never received anything. Not the finished logo and not the exposure at the Super Bowl.

After this job went cold I thought that it wasn't good enough. That turns out NOT to be the case. It's not Pixar quality but the client was happy with it as a start point.

So here it is. Not looking all that difficult but could not be completed on time by someone else at over twice the price that I was charging.

[slang]

I'm still working on finishing the cellar video.

It has turned out to be more work that I can do quickly. There are also issues that need to be fixed from the teaser video. Like the way the camera moves, very choppy.

It's still in the works despite thinking it was nearly ready to post.

[glatt]

Originally Posted by slang

So here it is. Not looking all that difficult but could not be completed on time by someone else at over twice the price that I was charging.

I'm sorry the potential client's mistake ended up costing you a gig as well as emptying his wallet. Did the competition take him out and get him drunk and throw hookers at him or something? What could you do differently to close a sale like this? Your product was apparently there.

[slang]

Originally Posted by glatt

What could you do differently to close a sale like this? Your product was apparently there.

The client was allegedly promised exposure via jumbo tron at the Super Bowl. Not the main but the secondaries.

What is that sort of time worth at the Super Bowl?

There was really no way that I could compete with that. On the other hand, would someone believe that they would get any time at all for a few thousand bucks during the Super Bowl? Seems silly to expect so.

What could I have done differently to get the project? It was not possible in this case IMO.

People in the loop ( middlemen or salesmen ) that were able to see what was proposed might have me submit another quote. That could turn into a win.

Those same people also know that I'm at least capable enough to deliver something as described. The formal quote was also a positive too.

Maybe next time? It's possible.

Knowing the prices of the other quotes was helpful too. There is money is this. It may not be flowing to ME yet but there is money in this.

[xoxoxoBruce]

No reflection on you, but it appears the guy is looking for upscale customers... I guess it's clients at that level.
Anyway, I'm not sure the name LOL presents an upscale aura.

[slang]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

No reflection on you, but it appears the guy is looking for upscale customers... I guess it's clients at that level.
Anyway, I'm not sure the name LOL presents an upscale aura.

The business that contacted me through a friend is also a start up. My friend that I worked with in design was asked if he could create this simple logo with the graphics to which he replied "I make engineering models with UGNX, so no I can't do it...but I know someone that can." So they contacted me.

They are in NYC so they are looking for big $ customers, sure. But they're a start up too with the same bottom up growth strategy that I have.