How an Animation Studio Can Fool You: Tips and Tricks of How to Choose the Right Company
Knowing there are a lot of animation studios to choose from, you probably lean toward the cheapest option, 'cause you know, why do you have to overpay? And you may be right, if only it were that simple. And sometimes, when choosing the company you want to work with you blindly believe everything they tell you and do not even think something can go wrong.
Together we will try to see whether the cheaper is really the better and how animation studios can fool you using different techniques. We will also try to figure out the other ways you can be tricked by an animation studio.
Together we will try to see whether the cheaper is really the better and how animation studios can fool you using different techniques. We will also try to figure out the other ways you can be tricked by an animation studio.
The price-quality ratio
Let's imagine you found the perfect animation studio: they have a lot of positive reviews, great portfolio, and the price for your dream animated explainer video is fantastic! Wait, what, does it really exist? Do you believe everything is fine with the price-quality ratio? Is there something wrong with the studio? Could it be a fraud?
There is not a single company which is ready to operate at a loss and run a losing business. Everyone wants to make profits! A cheap price for an animated video is also fine when you purchase a video from a studio that is from a country where labor cost is low, but the education is pretty great. And last, but not least, lower price is reasonable when there is a small team of executors.
So always keep in mind that if an animation studio gives you prices which are way below the market price, then there is something tricky going on.
There is not a single company which is ready to operate at a loss and run a losing business. Everyone wants to make profits! A cheap price for an animated video is also fine when you purchase a video from a studio that is from a country where labor cost is low, but the education is pretty great. And last, but not least, lower price is reasonable when there is a small team of executors.
So always keep in mind that if an animation studio gives you prices which are way below the market price, then there is something tricky going on.
What could possibly be wrong?
A) The company uses templates and do not customize the video to your needs but presents it as custom made. These templates can easily be used for more than 100 times and your animated video stops being the unique one.
B) They can create only one template by themselves and adopt it to every single video script. That way they save time and money but you get an uncustomized video (which is, by the way, not unique, because all of their clients get almost the same projects)
C) Sometimes companies steal videos from other studios and show them to you as their own ones. Next thing they do is adopt it to your script and here you go, stolen video customized especially for you! Do you want that?
Before purchasing a cheap video from an animation studio you always have to look at the price-quality ratio as well as their reviews and portfolio!
B) They can create only one template by themselves and adopt it to every single video script. That way they save time and money but you get an uncustomized video (which is, by the way, not unique, because all of their clients get almost the same projects)
C) Sometimes companies steal videos from other studios and show them to you as their own ones. Next thing they do is adopt it to your script and here you go, stolen video customized especially for you! Do you want that?
Before purchasing a cheap video from an animation studio you always have to look at the price-quality ratio as well as their reviews and portfolio!
Tricky ways to cut the corners
And we are done with prices, so here are some other fishy tactics you may come across while choosing an animation studio.
A) The price you are given in the beginning is lower than the final price. How come? Some animation studios don't include bunch of necessary things in the price and then, while they are working on the project, they are adding money for doing a voiceover or a storyboard. Our advice is to always discuss every little thing before signing the contract and pay attention to the details. Once you have signed the contract, there is no way back, so keep it mind!
B) Even though the animation studio is well-known, you end up getting low quality video for huge amount of money. Why is that? Yeah, the company is great, a lot of good reviews, the portfolio is outstanding, but it looks like there are more chances your video has been made by aliens than by this studio. This is because the animation studio outsourced your project to a low quality studio you would avoid in the first place. We recommend asking about this specifically before signing the contract.
A) The price you are given in the beginning is lower than the final price. How come? Some animation studios don't include bunch of necessary things in the price and then, while they are working on the project, they are adding money for doing a voiceover or a storyboard. Our advice is to always discuss every little thing before signing the contract and pay attention to the details. Once you have signed the contract, there is no way back, so keep it mind!
B) Even though the animation studio is well-known, you end up getting low quality video for huge amount of money. Why is that? Yeah, the company is great, a lot of good reviews, the portfolio is outstanding, but it looks like there are more chances your video has been made by aliens than by this studio. This is because the animation studio outsourced your project to a low quality studio you would avoid in the first place. We recommend asking about this specifically before signing the contract.
What should I do when making my decision?
To sum up, we have created small check-list for you to use when choosing an animation studio to work with and be sure you found the right company.
1. Look at the price of the video and the quality. If you realize that it is not balanced, then there is something fishy going on.
2. Check studio's portfolio. All of their videos should be around the same quality and style, it means they have created them themselves.
3. Find reviews about this studio. It is better to use trusted websites like the Manifest or Clutch.
4. Ask everything you want to know: the location of the company, what is included in the price, who is going to work on the project, and how fast you can get the final result.
2. Check studio's portfolio. All of their videos should be around the same quality and style, it means they have created them themselves.
3. Find reviews about this studio. It is better to use trusted websites like the Manifest or Clutch.
4. Ask everything you want to know: the location of the company, what is included in the price, who is going to work on the project, and how fast you can get the final result.
We hope this article helped you and you now you can check the company for fraud!
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