This article was about things you should put on your resume, and things you shouldn't. The first thing you should do is only show your best work. Even if you like something that you did a long time ago, you need to be completely honest with yourself and only use it if it's good. It's helpful to get a second opinion from a friend when you do this as well. Next, something you shouldn't do is have a 5-10 minute demo reel. This is way to long, and will probably bore who ever is watching it. Only using your best work should help on keeping the demo reel 1-2 minutes long, which is ideal. The next thing you should do is to start and end on the best examples of work you have. This will help leave a first good impression, and also leave the viewer on a good note at the end. But also you should make sure the work in the middle is still good. The next thing you shouldn't do is edit in a bunch of titles, music and transitions into your demo reel. It is important nothing is distracting from your work. Clarity is important. The next thing you should do is keep in mind the order of what each clip is. Of course each example of animation isn't telling a story, but you defiantly need to keep in mind the rhythm of your reel. If you just showed of something big, maybe slow it down with more calm animation. And the last thing that you should do, is include a portfolio with your demo reel. Most animation studios, also welcome this as an option. It's good to see what other works you might have done such as Still art, Short films or Storyboards.
I could have sworn we did an article exactly like this in the past, but I think this article brought some useful stuff to my attention. I'm glad to hear that Studios are looking to see other work as well. Because if I ever want to get a job in animation, I could show them some of the stuff I'll do in the Film portion of Digital Media next year.
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