1 Demo Reel 2 Production Company Animation 3 Fix Your Final

DEMO REEL / PORTFOLIO Production and multimedia companies like to see demo reels of potential employees’ skills in a quick, interesting, varied, and impressive package. Show how much amazing stuff you can do, organized in any creative way that you like. Create a reel that features best animation & most varied design work, including fixed animations and new stuff. Find a theme that ties examples together. Maybe a song or some text or titles can explain various skills. Not long, but stylish, visually interesting, a great showcase of your progress through class Also a chance to go back and use new skills to tweak old animations / tutorials we only briefly touched on You may include clips from other video classes, but don’t exceed 2 minutes You are free to reshoot pieces / make new sections

DEMO REEL / PORTFOLIO Design / Interest Level /20 Variety /20 Video is attention-getting Visuals work well together Is organized in a cohesive and interesting manner Variety /20 Composition shows multiple skills used proficiently Various techniques incorporated to show a wide range of skills Skills /10 Your best examples are used and highlighted Shows proficiency with multiple techniques

YOUR PRODUCTION COMPANY’S ANIMATION! Using text / logo animation / 3D cameras (along with any other effects or techniques you’d like to use), you’ll create a slick, visually interesting, and fast animated logo for your “company.” Think about animations you see after TV shows, before movies, and the bumpers in between commercials. It should be between 5 and 10 seconds. Here is how you will be graded:  

YOUR PRODUCTION COMPANY’S ANIMATION! DESIGN ___ / 20 Colors work well together It is interesting and creative Composition is balanced and professional CHALLENGE ___ / 15 It looks professional and interesting This represents a growth in your skills You experiment with and successfully use new techniques   TECHNIQUES ___ / 15 Textures, contrast, and saturation, etc. Lights are used to create interesting shadows and depth Cameras are used to create movement and enhance interest  

FIX / ADD TO YOUR FINAL Identify weaknesses and areas for improvement with your final project Develop a plan for fixing and enhancing parts you’ve identified

FIX / ADD TO YOUR FINAL QUALITY __ / 25 EFFORT / USE OF TIME __ / 25 Changes / enhancements show reflection and hard work Newer version is tighter and more complete EFFORT / USE OF TIME __ / 25 Time in class is used well Clear effort exerted to fix and ..a…blah blah blha