You have about 30 seconds to show potential employers what you're made of. Choose about 3 of your best works and try not to fall into any trends or cliches. Show them that you have something new and fresh to add to the table. Take the time to learn the character you are trying to make. Characters that look and feel more realistic are much easier to relate to than a character who looks and feels fake. Taking an acting class can help you to create better characters. Don't be offensive. If your potential employers market to women, don't make a reel that would be offensive to women. Lastly (and probably most importantly), make sure that your reel is accessible to your potential employers. If they can't access your reel, then it's highly unlikely that you will get the job.
Extremely useful article. This will certainly help when I get out of college and start searching for an animating job. All of the tips are things we should of known but didn't even consider until now. And, since we're probably not going to be getting a job in the animation field any time soon and we haven't started assembling a demo reel yet, we have a bit of an advantage and a heads up. I'm very glad to have read this article.
How soon should someone start assembling an demo reel? Where can demo reels be used? Just for potential jobs or are there more places where a demo reel can be used?
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