From Client Work to Original Films with Snaggletooth Creative | Aug 31, 2026

<p>In this guest episode, Nick and Sam Snyder of Snaggletooth Creative join Monday Meeting to talk about launching a public-facing motion design studio, making the award-winning folk horror short <em>Nurture</em>, navigating the film festival circuit, and how live-action filmmaking sharpens the storytelling skills motion designers bring to client work.</p><p>This episode covers:</p><ul><li><strong>How to finish a personal project when client work keeps winning</strong>: The scheduling mindset that finally got a years-long film idea out the door.</li><li><strong>From freelancer billing name to public-facing studio</strong>: What actually changes when you stop talking like a freelancer and start talking like a studio owner.</li><li><strong>Why a mascot character can carry a brand beyond its founders</strong>: How Snaggy came to be, and the part of the process nobody warns you about.</li><li><strong>Bringing motion design tricks to live-action</strong>: The pre-production habits from mograph that made a 3–4 day shoot possible.</li><li><strong>Why horror is a smart genre for first-time filmmakers</strong>: Creative constraints, community, and a surprisingly welcoming room.</li><li><strong>How to navigate the film festival circuit</strong>: Where to submit, how to figure out where your film fits, and how to make festivals work for your business.</li><li><strong>The festival market motion designers overlook</strong>: A whole category of clients that need exactly what you do.</li><li><strong>Building the promotion muscle when imposter syndrome hits</strong>: A low-stakes way to get comfortable putting yourself out there.</li><li><strong>DaVinci Resolve vs. Adobe for color</strong>: Why the final conform didn&#39;t happen in Premiere.</li><li><strong>How cinema language levels up your motion design portfolio</strong>: What live-action storytelling teaches you that client work won&#39;t.</li><li><strong>How to get on a film set with zero experience</strong>: Free, local, and closer than you think.</li></ul><p>Follow <em>Nurture</em> on Instagram at nurture.film and find behind-the-scenes breakdowns at <a href="http://snaggletooth.tv/">snaggletooth.tv</a>.</p><p><strong>Upcoming Events:</strong></p><ul><li>Open Discussion: Monday, September 14</li><li>Game Night (usually the last Wednesday of the month): TBA for September — watch the website, newsletter, or Discord</li><li>Office Hours voice channel on Discord on off-Mondays — unrecorded, drop-in co-working and hangout</li><li>Additional guest episodes to be announced</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Visit <a href="MondayMeeting.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">MondayMeeting.org</a> for this episode and other conversations from the motion design community!</p><p>SHOW NOTES:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/Monday_Meeting">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Monday Meeting Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://discord.com/invite/2zDcj7PyB7">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Monday Meeting Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/monday-meeting-podcast/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MondayMeeting LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/mondaymeetingpodcast/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MondayMeeting Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mondaymeeting.bsky.social">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MondayMeeting Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://mondaymeeting.substack.com/%E2%81%A0">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MondayMeeting Newsletter⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><br></li><li><a href="https://snaggletooth.tv/ " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Snaggletooth.tv</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reels/DOY7Lq7DwSR/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">&quot;Nuture&quot; Film</a></li><li><a href="https://filmfreeway.com/" target="_blank" rel="