Demo Reel Tips to ACTUALLY Get You Hired!

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4 жыл бұрын

Ever wonder what recruiters want to see on your demo reel or portfolio? Learn how to get and keep your DREAM job!! This panel of recruiters and animators will help you prepare your demo reel / portfolio. You'll learn interview skills, do's and don'ts, and essential job advice for your first animation industry job. Enjoy!
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Sir Wade - Moderator (Me)
Shawn Kelly - Associate Animation Supervisor at ILM | Co-Founder of Animation Mentor
Deb Stone - Director of Recruiting & Talent Development at Blue Sky Animation
Lori Beck - Senior Recruiter at ILM
Robin Linn - Animation Talent Development Recruiter at Netflix Animation
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@NithinAbrahamJohn 4 жыл бұрын

Initially I was like so lazy to watch the complete video ... But after watching felt really good ... Thanks alot was really informative

@PrashanSubasinghe 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Sir Wade! Thank you for posting this! this was great and you did a fantastic job moderating the panel! went through some great questions. missed you at CTN but I'll catch you next year!

@b.chantalacostaflores447 4 жыл бұрын

Very valuable advice and very inspirational to listen to. Thank you for such a wonderful video!

@enderperez-lopezanimations4103 4 жыл бұрын

Oh cool, thank you Sir Wade to share this!!!

@NatHolmeaa 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this an hosting it! And what a great host you are, asking all the good questions!

@nicksantangelo6168 4 жыл бұрын

This was so awesome to be able to watch, because I was not able to attend CTN this year. Thank you so much for making this happen! :)

@shelishapiro1948 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Sir Wade! Thanks a lot for all your effort! Wish I could have been there, very insightful! You are awesome!

@PeterRobieArt 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Wade! This was really insightful and a huge help.

@AxelEztudio 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great panel and the good information you guys add to the world wide community :)

@henrysmalstig1319 4 жыл бұрын

This is awesome, I had to miss this when I was CTN but I heard great things from some friends who went. Thanks so much for uploading

@sophieouvrard6387 4 жыл бұрын

Just discovered your channel yesterday and the content you provide i so cool for animation student thank you so much and keep going !

@xavierrobertson8730 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome vid as always Sirwade. Great edvice from great people 👍🏼

@bobbyboombeck 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Sir Wade, it was great seeing you at CTN and thank you for rocking this panel. It was definitely one of my favorites of the show!

@anom794939393 4 жыл бұрын

this is awesome i feel like allot of this advice is helpful for so many fields not just animation!

@LucasSantos-cn4wb 4 жыл бұрын

I was at CTN at this panel and never got to talk to you after. Wanted to say thank you for monitoring the panel, and I really liked ur shirt.

@BrianKouhi 4 жыл бұрын

Super informative, Thanks!

@Brietron 4 жыл бұрын

Wow this is beyond helpful! Thank you so much for all the tips and tricks! I TOOK NOTES! lol

@kshia001 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, Sir Wade. It was also a pleasure meeting you at CTN.

@adrienhirtz2788 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sir wade for what you do ! Very helpful !

@shaheedsaadiq7958 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the upload, learned a lot. The "On Air" signs a cool touch btw.

@doctorLaughsAlot 4 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks for uploading this. it was nice meeting you at ctn expo. I was the guy that asked you if you were gonna upload this video to youtube. It was my fist time going to that event.

@kez2936 3 жыл бұрын

Such a good panel, I've learned so much from this! Thank you!!

@ronaldodinguamah9660 2 жыл бұрын

Fancy meeting u here

@MaybSh 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍... Learnt the key fundamentals for approaching in the right direction and will keep learning & growing.

@earlbrawley8208 4 жыл бұрын

Nice panel, some really good advice in there.

@3DMartinez Жыл бұрын

This was a great thing to watch while currently finishing up a character animation reel!

@shevanvfx Жыл бұрын

thank you sir wade for this insight ! :) :)

@simrankumar6901 4 жыл бұрын

That was really insightful! Thanks👍

@roswarmth 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this gem 💓

@brunosldias 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing that Sir Wade! That is the kind of content that can really help prepare us junior animators. Finding a first job can be a cumbersome task. Keep up the great work!

@JustZinoG 4 жыл бұрын

big help thanks

@ahmedteeka 4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks for sharing that :)

@JirehMont Жыл бұрын

9:48 THANK YOU!

@mfiocca Жыл бұрын

a lot of good info here; applicable to most if not all professional industries

@virtual_intel 2 жыл бұрын

Know your ishhh :D I'm working on my own Animation Studio out here on KZfaq. Self made, no schooling, but yeah learning from the entire animation community out here. Oh and loving the process of creating my own Studio from scratch. As my sucking at 3D animation has humbled me a great deal over the years. I truly think sucking really bad at something shall become the drive a person needs to make them become far better than anyone ever thought they could become long term.

@maginpanic 4 жыл бұрын

31:45 is so so important.

@mr10pink 4 жыл бұрын

Curious to know, how parents or people with 30+ handle their careers in animation. But thats maybe a wrong topic for this video. :)

@AkashSingh-qh2ys 4 жыл бұрын

Idk what to say Thank you very much for the interview

@mr10pink 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for great video! What is your opinion. When some one before working in animation, worked some years in graphic design. Do recruiters or studios care about that or is it just the one thing you apply for?

@creativtalentnetwork 4 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks for bringing this panel to #CTNX2019. Really great topic. 👍👍👍

@dudeboyzgaming2380 4 жыл бұрын

congrats on 100k 🍬🍬🍬🍬

@aqualust5016 Жыл бұрын

For a graduating art student that probably doesn’t have a ton of work to share in their reel, would a recruiter or hiring staff prefer shots with animations with a scene or background or should the character(s) be isolated?

@jaredjohnson4085 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sir Wade! Could you do a lip sync tutorial?

@potatokitty 2 жыл бұрын

Yay.

@ILLRICARDO 4 жыл бұрын

Do you prefer 15.6 or 17.3 laptop screens?

@dddmod6596 4 жыл бұрын

What to do if you want to animate characters but don’t want to animate in Maya :-)

@nathanhaynes2856 Жыл бұрын

14:25 take this advice with a grain of salt, I asked this question a few times during various interviews and it's never well received. You've either got the right stuff or you don't, just shove your greatness down their throats. 40:30 pretty much says it all. I don't think I'd like to work for these people lol.

@Violazemo 2 жыл бұрын

I'm really curious how that will work out with 2 kids and my wife working full time. I don't think studios will appreciate if I had to stay home because my kids are sick or they have no school that day. So I'm being bold here and say that young students are definitely more advantaged than old dinosaur like me...

@princealmighty5391 4 жыл бұрын

You all are so young I'm 23 I know animation takes 20 years to learn I will be 43 before getting a job In animation man need to start getting fit so can live a long career Life drawing will take 7 years to learn to a desired standard and propotion and placement 13 years I dont even think 20 years is enough time

@pixelwizard1685 26 күн бұрын

sad that it took til 2020 to get hard answers like this

@Meantime_Creations 3 жыл бұрын

I just recently got rejected by ilm :D

@yuriventura5601 4 жыл бұрын

Initially I was a lil appalled to constantly hear “Be a kind person” “You wanna be on your p’s and Q’s” “you wanna make sure to listen and listen” but I’m not seeing anyone being given a reason as to why they should work with any of these companies like you also have to be a leader someone can work with because the way I hear the directors get Lee way for being kind of rude and covering it up as “Honest” is kind of a red flag. But overall as always I loved this and enjoyed the pointers given here.