A) "Must have 3 - 5 years experience"... Even the ones I do qualify for have this line on it. And I'm really not kidding that they all request this. I haven't found one yet that doesn't (even in the few that I do qualify for otherwise).
B) I just don't qualify for most of them. This is to be expected, I guess, but seriously... This is the reason why we need to have more programs at our disposal at this school. Many of the requirements are things that we could know if only we had it here.
But anyway. Enough for my rant. The bottom line is, it's going to be stupid hard to find a job.
On the demo reel front though, I've had a little more success:
Good Reels:
Beautiful display of motion graphics and very nice transitions.
Beautiful display of 3D modeling and animation. The way this reel was layered was very nice. Also, extra kudos for great work to show.
The format for this demo reel seems pretty standard, but I loved it mostly because it was funny. It was a great way to begin and end with the same character.
Bad Reels:
As a whole, this demo reel is actually pretty good. That is until he/she cuts the vocals back in for the very last clip on an animation that's telling an invisible person that the character quits and to "take this job and shove it." Perhaps not the best choice of words to pick in an animation for a reel when looking for a job.
There are some color and drawing choices in this demo reel (as well as just animation choices) that really didn't work. There was too much repetition. As if to say, "You didn't see it the first time, did you? Let me show it to you again." I didn't like that. Also the hand drawn stuff was okay, but not the best part of his work.
More to come...
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