Need a killer ad? Help me build a killer portfolio!

David Edwards
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Hello! I'm curious if anyone would like an animated ad / commercial for their product or service? I'm a VFX artist by profession. I want to transition into providing a solo commercial service, however I need to build a portfolio of real commercials to sell to potential clients. At the moment I'm currently taking on projects at a heavily discounted cost in exchange for the right to use the work as portfolio pieces. For context a typical commercial can cost anything from $5000 to $500,000 depending on the client. And yes, the $500k commercials are real! lol .. I worked on a Coca Cola Ad some years ago that had a $500k budget :) To be clear, this needs to be a portfolio piece, so its heavily in my interest to produce a really nice quality commercial that can be produced within a narrow scope of resources. A little inside knowledge; most VFX work is heavily bloated with unnecessary costs, which can be reduced by perhaps 80% if took a more efficient approach. For example I was once part of a team that blow around $30,000 on developing the fat simulation for a CG cat, which was barely noticeable in the final spot due to the amount of fur! Or another project where we blow away $20,000 developing the individual fibres and strands of a rope which was never seen in the final shot due to motion blur. Sh*t like this happens all the time. So its my goal to use that to my advantage as a solo service and cut out the bloat! The cost i'll be charging will heavily depend on the scope of the work, however I'm aiming for minimum cost to be around $500 - $2000. Note, my goal is to produce quality using high end 3d techniques and motion graphics, so I will not be producing or accepting any requests for automated one click BS videos like what you find on Fiverr. I'm only interested in creating a killer professional portfolio that will win work in the future, the kind that you see at Super Bowl. davidedwards.meATgmail_DOT_com A few of my credits and clients include; Avatar, Wonder Woman, Blade Runner 2049, Coca Cola, Google, Microsoft, Madonna, Clint Eastwood, Land Rover, Samsung. Me: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3068138/ https://www.youtube.com/@glowshedfilms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u67Xb2pf7U Thank you!

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Sidra Arif
Quite impressed with the kind of work you have done, unfortunately I am not looking for any such service But I wish you luck. Would love to keep in touch with you.
Liam Patrick Sullivan
Sorry to hear that, but thanks for the kind words! Would love to connect - I'm always looking to expand my network and learn from talented folks like yourself. Feel free to shoot me a message anytime if you'd like to chat more. Wishing you all the best in your work!