Demo Reel Presentation (CA4222)
The goal of Demo Reel Presentation is for students to prepare promotional materials for their Senior Portfolio Show. Students will finalize their business card, portfolio website, demo reel, resume, shotlist, print portfolio and postcard leave-behind. Additionally, students will build a trade show presentation for the Senior Portfolio Show. If you have a question or concern, please contact me. I generally respond to e-mails within a few hours of receiving them.
Resources that are STRONGLY recommended to successfully grasp the course material:
- The Non-Designer's Design Book by Robin Williams (ISBN-13: 978-0-321-53404-0) (approx. $25)
- Your Career in Animation: How to Survive and Thrive by David Levy. (approx. $14.00)
- Getting a Job in CG: Real Advice from Reel People by Wagstaff and Derakhshani (approx. $30.00)
- Smashing Magazine
- PSD Tuts
- Freelance Switch
| Demo Reel Presentation Week-by-Week Breakdown |
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| Week 1: Prepare your demo reel. |
| Week 2: First Draft of Demo Reel due. Syllabus Contract (signed) due. |
| Week 3: Auto-play DVD and digital versions of DVD packaging (with resume and shotlist) due. |
| Week 4: Resume and Career Services Evaluation Rubric due. Digital copies of business card, portfolio pages, and leave-behind postcards due. |
| Week 5: Midterm presentation. All deliverables due in digital format: Business card, portfolio website, 4 x 6 leave-behind postcard, final demo reel, DVD packaging (includes resume and demo reel shotlist), and (optionally) all digital pages for portfolio. |
| Week 6: Domain name and hosting must be procured by today. Development of portfolio website starts in class today. |
| Week 7: Senior Show Trade Show booth plan due. Template page and working navigation due. |
| Week 8: Constructed miniature scale model of trade show booth due. Web Gallery Due. |
| Week 9: Contact Form and About Page Due. Website should be 95% complete. |
| Week 10: Final presentation. and MAA Rubric for Self Evaluation Photos of booth progress due. All print assets due. Website should be live on the Internet. 6 copies of DVD packaging / demo reel due. |
| Week 11: SENIOR SHOW. Bring a data DVD with all your work. |
