Reel Success

Creating Demo Reels and Animation Portfolios
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-240-82102-3
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 210 Seiten, Format (B × H): 189 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 467 g

Are you an animator looking to get your foot in the door of the top studios? Break it down with Reel Success.

It's tough to get a job in the animation industry if you don't have a demo reel and portfolio that reflects your unique style and incredible talents. The reception of that reel will make or break you; so it's no wonder that creating a demo reel can be such a daunting task. Reel Success by Cheryl Cabrera can help. This book guides you through putting the right content into your portfolio, how to cater to the right audience, and how to harness the power of social media and network effectively. Accompanied by case studies of actual students' demo reels, this book teaches how to develop a critical eye toward effective and ineffective demo reels.

Reel Success offers you real successful:

- Best practices for animators looking to get their foot in the door or remain active in a competitive market.

- Examples of demo reels, featuring techniques beyond just animation for Concept, Story, Layout, Modeling, and Effects Lighting

- Actual student experiences, professional animator’s techniques, and recruiter insights to help you get the inside track in the animation industry.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Briggs, Cheryl

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Professionelle Anwendung Digitale Animation
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik EDV & Informatik Allgemein EDV & Informatik: Ausbildung & Berufe
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmproduktion, Filmtechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Reel Success

Introduction: What is a demo reel?

Chapter 1
Presentation


Chapter 2
Gathering Content - What to put into the reel
Specialization reels vs. General reels
Specific content for each area: Concept, Story, Layout, Modeling, Texturing, Rigging, Animation, Effects Lighting,

Chapter 3
Targeting specific studios - what do studios want to see?

Chapter 4
Assembling

Chapter 5
Breakdown

Chapter 6
Distribution

Chapter 7
The Interview

Appendix I
Sample demo reels, critiques, and jobs that resulted from them
What works, what does not.

Appendix II
Studio listings with specific requirements

Über Autor(innen)

Cheryl Cabrera, Assistant Professor of Digital Media - Character Animation Specialization, University of Central Florida; on Board of Directors, Animation Hall of Fame; Autodesk Certified Instructor in Maya; member of SIGGRAPH, Society for Animation Studies, and Women in Animation.