Practical guidance on animation demo reels, shot selection, and building a career — from someone who's spent nearly two decades on both sides of the hiring table.
Hiring supervisors watch dozens of reels in a sitting. Most decisions are made before the 10-second mark. Here's what's happening in those first few seconds — and how to make them count.
Most animators spend months polishing their best work — then bury it three minutes into a reel nobody finishes. The structure of your reel is as important as the content inside it. This post breaks down exactly what to put first, why it matters, and the most common ordering mistakes I see from animators at every level.
The two industries look for very different things. Submitting the same reel to both is one of the most common mistakes junior animators make.
Coming soonA focused reel of five great shots beats a bloated reel of fifteen average ones. Every time. Here's how to decide what stays and what gets cut.
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