Will do, it would be awesome to come back and create that virtual studio! Might do that anyway after getting some things off my plate.

I think 99% of the suggestions in this thread apply regardless of the technology used for a project like this... iClone, CrazyTalk, Blender, Maya, etc.

If you have any success, please remember us and share some pictures or video clips with us (within any NDA constraints).

Good luck to you.  :)

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Think I found what I need, thanks for every ones help and insight. I think I should have been more focused on Crazy Talk Developers rather than Iclone! 

Asking the right questions, and finding the right team can be challenging, it's a two way street.

Best of luck with your endeavors..



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Might partner with right designer but the question is how to do that "dance" to commit to the right person. Question is what and how to do? Can't throw a blind commitment out just hoping that you haven't given away half your value and created a potential drag on movement. What are the typical arrangements. Why pay a grand if the concept itself is as equally value as the animation as it requires booth for success? Think its been mentioned by the respondents but it is a good points what decreases the challenge of the first dance, by the way a great analogy. 

For the pitch video stock images I guess could be used but as other cost reducing strategies, I can't speak to that. What's the standard pitch quality of a video, maybe its ok to be less. But then I have to ask myself why not do it and struggle for a couple weeks using the 4000 in animation and audio software I have? Maybe i do the rough and have someone edit the final??? Where's the balance to produce an acceptable video, not sure I know the answer.  Gladly take suggestions.

Appreciate, I would love to learn it an do it fully time but have have several other major projects going.

This is partly why I suggested creating a team collaborative through a website designed to capture a need, collaborate on it, and split funding as necessary. Funny you have what I need for a project, I know how to make you a virtual studio. 

Will reply later today, appreciate the education on it.

No worries, thanks. Have to work with what I have but will keep you guys in mind as it grows hopefully!

This is a really useful discussion, and should be pinned.  Any developer who wishes to hire an Animator, should be advised to read the topic so they can see, exactly, the amount of time, skill, and planning (just to mention a few attributes) that are involved in such a project.

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