"Flaming Medusa Studios’ attention to detail and out-of-the-box approach combine to add value to any business that contracts their services. Highly recommended." - Stephen Shields, Woe Rings LLC.
"Flaming Medusa Studios comes up with unique answers to every design problem, and turns out some of the most energetic and fascinating animation seen anywhere today." - Janet Benn, 4Kids Productions
Choosing an animation studio can be a daunting task. You want a company who can understand your vision, come up with creative solutions, and deliver a unique and professional product. Here’s what to look for to ensure the best possible experience working with an animation studio.
Examples
Studios should have past projects or portfolios available for review. Never contract with a company that doesn’t provide examples of previous work.
Experience
Check the credentials of the studio and its members, look for degrees in related fields and experience on professional projects.
Reasonable Costs
A studio should charge a reasonable amount for their services. Unusually low prices are a red flag for an inexperienced or low quality studio, and may end in an incomplete project or a budget raise part-way through.
Contracts
A professional studio will always require a contract that sets out specific terms for the project, including project details, payment terms, and copyright issues.
Specific About Services
A good studio will be specific about the services they’re providing, including sound, editing, voice over recording, music, and other issues that will need to be specifically discussed. You should always know exactly what the studio is going to deliver.
Revisions
Revisions are necessary in even the most professional studios. This should be acknowledged in the contract, which should set out how revisions are handled and how much they cost.
Client Involvement
When working with an animation studio, you should be involved every step of the way. A professional studio will send sketches and design ideas for your approval. When speaking to members of an animation studio, you should feel that you’re being listened to and that your ideas are respected.
The Better Business Bureau
Before contracting with a studio, look up their history with the BBB. See if they are a member, and what their rating is. A BBB membership shows that the studio is concerned with client satisfaction and uses ethical practices.
Choosing a great animation studio can be tough, but these tips should help you choose with confidence.
Feel free to contact Flaming Medusa Studios with any questions or project ideas.
We’d love to help make your animations legendary!
Flaming Medusa Studios Inc.
2692 Madison Road
Suite N1 #329
Cincinnati, Ohio 45208
(513) 429-5058
www.flamingmedusa.com
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Flaming Medusa Studios is participating in a woman-owned business competition called Bad Girl Ventures.
A soon-to-open Over-the-Rhine restaurant, a Findlay Market pet supply store and a West Chester animation studio are among the eight woman-owned companies that will soon be considered for a $25,000 loan…
Flaming Medusa Studios has been chosen to take part in the first class of Bad Girl Ventures, an organization that helps support women in business.
Cincinnati’s first Bad Girl Ventures Class has been hand-picked and is ready to get down to business. But the name of this group of entrepreneurs is sort of a misnomer. These bad girls really aren’t either so don’t let them fool you. They’re an accomplished group of women ready to…
The first episode of Tess+Tedman is now available in the Twelve-Way with Cheese comic anthology!
Twelve-Way features the work of Cincinnati artists: Brennan Bradford, Bruce Chrislip, Daryll Collins, Jerry Dowling, Tim Fuller, Brian Hagen, David Hartz, Woodrow J. Hinton III, Bob Kahnman, Darcy Vorhees, Christina Wald and Viki Woodworth, with a foreword by Justin Green.
City Beat in Cincinnati did an article and review of the upcoming Twelve Way With Cheese Anthology that the Flaming Medusa Studios’ property, Tess&Tedman, will be introduced in.
The anthology is composed of the work of twelve Cincinnati artists approaching a wide variety of stories. The anthology will be available for purchase soon online and in comic stores. Here is a sneak peek:
Flaming Medusa Studios Inc. is working with Area 9 of the Indiana Special Olympics to create t-shirts for their 2010 Spring Games. Be sure to check out the Indiana Special Olympics to support their games and help them with their mission.
Cincinnati, Ohio (April 26, 2010)- DarcyVDesign, Inc. last appeared in the news in conjunction with the creation of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 25th Anniversary Movie. Now the company would like to announce that it is renamed Flaming Medusa Studios Inc. beginning April 26, 2010.
The name change is being carried out to further focus the company’s branding on animation, and to reflect the company’s strengths, personality, and belief system.
The mythological figure of Medusa was chosen to represent the company because of her fame in ancient lore, and because of Medusa’s inherent ability to captivate. The underlying feminist thread of her tale also provides food for thought for the woman-owned company.
About mythological Medusa
The legend of Medusa originated in Libya, where she was worshipped as a serpent-goddess. Her tale then moved to Greece where she assumed the name Medusa, the translation of which means “sovereign female wisdom” in several languages. The idea of Medusa’s head as a threat or weapon was also developed during that time. Some researchers view her eventual beheading as a symbolic silencing of female wisdom and expression.
Medusa’s famous serpentine hair also adds to her mythology. The serpent is representative of the cycles of nature. It also symbolizes immortality, as the serpent was at one point believed to shed its skin indefinitely.
About Flaming Medusa Studios
Flaming Medusa strives to make every one of our client’s projects legendary by utilizing outside-the-box creative solutions combined with state-of-the-art creative techniques to provide animation, illustration, and graphic design. Let us use our knowledge and experience to create, perpetuate, and enhance your company’s mythology.
Remember: mythology doesn’t just form your business- it can also transform your business, and inform the public. Let us put mythology to work for you.
For more information on how Flaming Medusa Studios puts mythology to work, contact Darcy Vorhees:
+1.513.539-7725, darcy@flamingmedusa.com or visit www.flamingmedusa.com
This Sunday, February 14 at 7:30pm on HBO2 will be the premiere of Debra Solomon’s film entitled “Getting Over Him In 8 Songs or Less,” which Darcy worked on. Debra is a highly creative director who is also responsible for bringing the animated Lizzie McGuire to life.
The article “Cincinnati Illustrated” has a mention of me, AND a mention of the upcoming comic anthology entitled “12-Way with Cheese” that I’ll be contributing to. I’ll post a bit of my contribution to it when the timing is right.
