We started by finding some background music, that fitted with our work as well as being suitable to cut between different videos to. We had to cut it down to the required amount, leaving it to run a little longer than the visual comp just to have a safe space to work in. The next step was to import all the footage we had made previously so that there was 50 seconds of content plus the music in AE.
The next step saw us move into Illustrator to create the title and end slates - something that would help start and end the showreel as well personalise the content to ourselves. For the title slide I used my personal branding, which includes my logo, colour scheme, and font family (Raleway).
To help with the branding, I added my name, and the title, as well as the year. On the endboard I added a copyright notice and a link to my other animation work on Vimeo.
For the structure of the reel, we were told to put a good piece of work - one that we would like to do more of in the future. This would then be followed by a better piece of work to show improvement. Any less good work would then follow this, before, building up the quality again before the finish. The end piece should be something that you would be willing to talk about - as if you were watching it with any potential clients or interviewers.
Once this was ready, we began to set up the timeline with the projects in them to the desired order, as well as matching them up with the music. I then went back and shortened the desired clips so that it would cut/transition to another piece of work. And added effects to the transitions because I felt this matched the music more.
Animation showreel 2016 from Matt McGough on Vimeo.
To help with the branding, I added my name, and the title, as well as the year. On the endboard I added a copyright notice and a link to my other animation work on Vimeo.
For the structure of the reel, we were told to put a good piece of work - one that we would like to do more of in the future. This would then be followed by a better piece of work to show improvement. Any less good work would then follow this, before, building up the quality again before the finish. The end piece should be something that you would be willing to talk about - as if you were watching it with any potential clients or interviewers.
Once this was ready, we began to set up the timeline with the projects in them to the desired order, as well as matching them up with the music. I then went back and shortened the desired clips so that it would cut/transition to another piece of work. And added effects to the transitions because I felt this matched the music more.
Animation showreel 2016 from Matt McGough on Vimeo.
