Showreel Research

Of course, if I'm going to make a showreel, it'd be wise to check out other people's, to observe standard practices parameters. So I did.

An interesting showreel I found was on the personal website of animator Mark Mason. Instead of compiling all his work into one video, Mark has used the playlist feature of YouTube to allow people to scroll through his work, split up into bite-size chunks.



Perhaps Mark has another, singular video for giving to prospective employers in person, encouraging them to visit his website for this more in-depth, albeit YouTube dependant, showreel. He clearly has a wealth of experience and work to show people, and so the playlist method, while unorthodox, works well in this context. However, my limited arsenal of past projects would make compiling a showreel like this pointless, and I prefer the idea of a single video that does everything a showreel should do.

Another showreel I liked is that of Guilherme Ferreirinha, who uses a retro aesthetic to make his showreel visually appealing. The action happens in time to the music, which helps general flow, and it's just generally nice to look at. The information (in this case, just his website) is displayed concisely at the very end. It's inspired me to make a showreel that flows nicely. I like things to look retro, so I'll definitely take something of Ferreirinha's away in regards to aesthetic.