6 Animation Demo Reel Dos and Don’ts

This short article explains don Kim's six do's and don'ts when submitting a demo reel. Don Kim is an animation director who looks threw hundreds of animation reels. Don Kim suggests to put only your best work forward, allowing some one else to look over your work before submitting it. Another tip is to make your animation reel 1-2 minuets long. people only have a limited amount of time to review your demo reel. always start your demo reel with your best work, some thing that will really wow the viewer, so that they want to watch more! not only should you have animations in your reel, but you should include other talents, like a short film, animatics and even story boarding.

This article had some helpful tips, but over all i feel like this was mostly common scene when submitting an animation reel. i also feel like you should show some improvements. like an older drawing or animation next to a new one, to show how much you have improved. I also think that you should so a wide variety of different skills and abilities, from lip sinking to character design.