Motion Graphics Designer/Editor DEMO REEL ONILNE!!

[Philip Hodgetts]

Stephen – don’t know if I was blown away or not – the work is very good and at a professional level and very good for sure. But that’s what you’d expect.

The reel does showcase your undoubted talent in motion graphic design, but it doesn’t showcase your editing abilities. Editing (ie storytelling in picture sequences) is notoriously hard to do in a demo reel, so perhaps you’d be better served by simply labeling this your Motion graphics reel and let it stand as a good reel.

And good luck in your future endeavors – you have the talent and the chupaz (sp?) to make it.

Cheers

Philip Hodgetts
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[Ted Gore]

uhh, sorry, didn’t blow me away. You shouldn’t be so conceited. ‘My Reel will blow you away’ is not a good attitude to have, especially when your work is mediocre at best. You will get laughed at. You know the programs, so what… I don’t agree with what was said before about you being a talented motion graphic designer. I’d say you are fairly talented with the programs, but your design and typography skills are weak. The program is a tool, and knowing it doesn’t solely make you a good designer. It’s the least important part of the equation. Learn design and typography, and you will improve greatly.

Keep at it for sure, but stop telling people that your reel will blow them away.

Ted

[John Dickinson]

Full points for confidence and enthusiasm though 🙂

John Dickinson
Foxtel Graphics
Sydney, Australia

[David Oulashian]

Ted Gore,

Your reel, on the other hand, has some really cool stuff on it – enjoyed it very much!

David Oulashian

[Ace Billet]

is the Yiddish word you’re looking for.

Have to agree with Ted here – the design isn’t really the strong part in the reel.

cheers
ace

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[Philip Hodgetts]

[Asaf Billet] “Chuztpa, not Chupaz”

thanks. What can you expect from a goyim from Australia 😉

cheers

Philip Hodgetts
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[Martti Ekstrand]

You got the t and the z in wrong order 😉

[Clint Fleckenstein]

If I could make a suggestion…I think you’re trying too hard.

I *love* watching demo reels, because I’m a nuts-n-bolts guy with a broadcast news background, so I need inspiration. I’ve seen ’em all. So it’s hard for me to be blown away. But it’s typically the subtly smooth stuff that does it.

Lotsa guys know how to do funky effects (you seem to be particularly fond of a few) but it’s the sense of design, flow, all that abstract stuff that stands out. I remember at one of our studios we’d get tons of reels that looked like a car or furniture ad – pumping music, crap flying around all over the place…those got thrown in the trash almost immediately.

Not to mention that sooner or later the motion graphics design trend change, so you need to show some diversity and versatility. The whole flashy flickery quick-cut thing is old, kinda like the vector art style. Sorry I don’t have enough college to know the art school terms.

I’m no motion graphics genius and have no formal schooling, so I can’t talk down to anyone in this business; but I’ve been around long enough to have an eye for this sort of thing. I’d suggest that you look at a bunch of other demos from people that are already established in this business, and see how they mix temperance with talent.

Clint

Oh, by the way, a good place to start is http://www.justincone.com/tween/. There are links there to shops that are already doing the best work in the business; they’re excellent role models.

[Ted Gore]

Appreciate it. It’s old, and will be updated soon, hopefully.

Ted

[Yoyomama]

wow,

this demo reminds me of my first demo reel, when i was just starting. i thought that i had the best thing out there …
then i went to los angeles, and got schooled, big time.

humility … make this your watch word, stephen.

goooooooood luck!