Demo Reel Production (CA4221)

The goal of Demo Reel Production is to professionally prepare professional quality work that you can include in your demo reel. The syllabi for this course indicates the course objectives and outcomes. If you have a question or concern, please contact me. I generally respond to e-mails within a few hours of receiving them.

Demo Reel Production Week-by-Week Breakdown
Week 1: Intros / Ice Breakers.
Week 2: Project Proposal and Production Schedule , Syllabus Contract (signed) due. Week 1 Mentor Sign-off.
Week 3: Week 2 Mentor Sign-off. One-on-one checkpoints.
Week 4: Week 3 Mentor Sign-off. First Presentation: List of deliverables and rubrics.
Week 5: Week 4 Mentor Sign-off. One-on-one checkpoints.
Week 6: Week 5 Mentor Sign-off. One-on-one checkpoints.
Week 7: Week 6 Mentor Sign-off. Second Presentation: List of deliverables and rubrics.
Week 8: Week 7 Mentor Sign-off. One-on-one checkpoints.
Week 9: Week 8 Mentor Sign-off. One-on-one checkpoints.
Week 10: Portfolio Assessment Presentation. List of deliverables and rubrics.
Week 11: Printouts of work on 11" x 17" format. DVD in professional packaging due.
Kick Butt Resources
Demo Reel Tips from Carlos Baena Demo Reel Do's and Don'ts The Scratch Post (Excellent resources!)
20 Character Design Tips PSDtuts Excellent Designer Portfolio Examples
Character Design (Interviews with Designers) The Illustration and Cartooning Blog Pina Zingaro Portfolio Cases
Stephen Silver (Character Designer) Cedric's Blog-O-Rama! John Krifaluci's Blog (Ren and Stimpy creator)
Step-by-Step Flash Video Encoding Epic Character Description Generator Character Description Generator
Student Process Blogs
Vaneese Smart* Patrick Robinson Stephanie Rattanachane
Eddie Betancourt Andy Glazar* Hector Torres*
Glenn DiGirolamo Carl Perkins Kevin Lam
Chris Wilson Kasey Miller Tony Guagliardo
Shannel Gaddy Cameron Wilkerson Rossini Francis
Juan Davila* John Doe Charles Sanders
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