As the deadline for PPD 1 is getting nearer, work on my block out showreel really needs to start kicking in. I have a basic idea of some of the key content I'll be showing in my showreel for example Advanced 3D Graphics project, Game Development work, Independent Studies work and a few small animations using the Max for Maya rig. To try and get a better understanding of how other people present their work in a show reel I went back to researching show reels to see what makes other people's show reels stand out.
One show reel I really enjoyed watching was one by artist Chris O'hara. His showreel contains a variety of 2D short animations hosted by a wide range of characters from Lions to bears and a post box. Why I liked this so much was simply funny it was, in total there were 7 animation shorts each very different and hilarious. The total running length of Chris O'hara's showreel runs at 2:27 minutes that's including the opening slide displaying Chris O'hara's details at the beginning. The humour Chris O'hara has in his showreel I would love in mine, a lot of showreels can seem very bland and have humour like this can lighten up the whole video.
From what I've noticed early on especially with the animation related show reels they are very character based and in some way tell a story with the characters. With the animation showreels they're more like a very short sketch show and they try to entertain you (like a piece of animation should).
An important element to an animation showreel is showcasing your understanding of the key principles of animation. It doesn't matter if your animation you show isn't fully rendered or textured, if the key principles aren't there then its no good.
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