This week we were asked to look at showreels that we thought were well designed with a good title card:
This showreel feels very fluid and well designed to me, showing both process and finished work, as well as the title card at the start being very clear and easy to see.
I really enjoyed the feel of this showreel too, very fluid with great examples of style as well as showing both finished and unfinished pieces of work. The title card isn’t very clear, without a full name or obvious points of contact, which I think lets it down a little.
I also took a look at the showreel of one of the animators I follow on instagram, Havtza:
I think that this showreel is a little too long, and there is no title card – it comes at the end – but this is assuming that people are going to get to the end of such a long show reel. In saying that, I love the way that this artist animates. I think their work is super fluid and very fun, and this showreel shows their abilities in both 2D character and 2D VFX animation.
I downloaded this track for my show reel, as I liked the vibes it gave. I also wanted something sort of magical/mysterious to go with me work, as I feel like most of my work is quite magical and fantasy based.
I made the following two animations as intro and outro frames, with clear links to my contact email and my portfolio:
I have ensured that all of my branding is fairly consistent throughout my industry facing materials: My CV, showreel and Caard.
After some revisions on the advice of Alec, this is my finished show reel:
I intend to replace the first scene of my showreel with my body mechanics animation when it is done.
I also created my own portfolio.
Finalised showreel updated with body mechanic animation: