Reel Success - Cheryl Cabrera

Reel Success

Creating Demo Reels and Animation Portfolios

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
210 Seiten
2013
Focal Press (Verlag)
978-0-240-82102-3 (ISBN)
39,85 inkl. MwSt
The Essential Guide to Creating the Perfect Demo Reel for entering the Animation Industry. Reel Success guides readers into putting the right content into their portfolio, how to cater to the right audience, and how to harness the power of social media and network effectively.
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.

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.

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

Zusatzinfo 2 Tables, black and white; 6 Line drawings, black and white; 106 Halftones, black and white
Verlagsort Oxford
Sprache englisch
Maße 191 x 235 mm
Gewicht 476 g
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater Film / TV
Informatik Grafik / Design Film- / Video-Bearbeitung
ISBN-10 0-240-82102-5 / 0240821025
ISBN-13 978-0-240-82102-3 / 9780240821023
Zustand Neuware
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