Episode 15 - What Level Animator Are You?

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Assessing yourself as an artist can be difficult. In episode 15, we cover some practical ways to objectively evaluate where you are in your journey from new student to seasoned professional, and provide tips on how to advance to the next level!

EPISODE OUTLINE

1) 0:11:24 Beginner

• Example Demo Reel 1: Garrett’s First Reel

• Example Demo Reel 2: Ben’s First Reel

2) 0:26:00 INTERMEDIATE

• Example Demo Reel 1: Garrett’s 2015 Reel

• Example Demo Reel 2: Ben’s 2015 Reel

• Example Demo Reel 3: Tarun Lak’s 2014 Reel

3) 0:45:05 INTERNSHIP READY

• 0:53:00 Coco Shot ‘Everyone Knows Juanita’

• 0:54:00 Monica Eggert’s Demo Reel

• Example Demo Reel 1: Ben Girmann (hired as intern at Blue Sky in 2016)

• Example Demo Reel 2: Luisa Alaniz (hired as intern at Blue Sky in 2016)

• Example Demo Reel 3: Daniel Ceballos (hired as intern at Blue Sky in 2018)

4) 1:07:42 JUNIOR PROFESSIONAL (Trainee, apprentice, resident, junior animator, crowds/fix animator, assistant animator)

• Example Demo Reel 1: Madison Healy (hired as apprentice at Disney in 2018)

• Example Demo Reel 2: Katie Low (hired as apprentice at Disney in 2018)

• Example Demo Reel 3: Sagar Arun (hired as apprentice at Disney in 2018)

5) 1:35:06 ANIMATOR

• Example Demo Reel 1: Garrett Lewis (hired as animator at Disney in 2019)

• Example Demo Reel 2: Laura Han (hired as animator at Disney in 2020)

6) 1:45:32 SUPERVISING ANIMATOR

• Example Demo Reel 1: Rani Namaani (Supervising Animator at DreamWorks)

• Example Demo Reel 2: Dave Hardin (Supervising Animator on Ralph Breaks the Internet)

• Example Demo Reel 3: Jen Hager (Supervising Animator at Disney)

7) 1:54:41 TIP JAR

Check out the YouTube channel: 3D Animation Internships for more example demo reels. This channel has curated playlists for specific categories like “Pixar Internship Reel,” which makes it easy to backtrack and find the reels that got people hired.