This article was about how important creature animation is to put on your demo reel. Shawn Kelly, lead animator over at Industrial Light & Magic discusses some points of why this is.
First he discusses how creature animation gives you a much better chance at getting a job. Variety is important, and nothing says variety more than creature animation. Speaking of variety, the next point is on how variety is never a bad thing. Most animators didn't start out miraculously at Pixar after they graduated from college. They worked they way up at different studios, until they could get the great gig that Pixar is. Basically, don't set out to work right away at a top dog company. Get some experience first and when you're ready, you're ready. And the last point is about how there isn't a Creature Animator or Feature Animator, only an Animator. Most animation companies are looking for a certain thing, like Pixar primarily looking for more character animation than super realistic debris falling from buildings. But any different style can help you out no matter where you are applying for. It all comes back to variety. And the last point that Shawn makes is that there is only one type of Animator, an Animator. No matter what you do for what company, where all the same.
I thought this article was pretty good, and brought up some good points for animation students looking to make a demo reel. Although I thought a few of the points kinda blended togethor. But never the less a good informative article.
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