Turntable - Show-off - Tips and Advice?

Ace-Angel

Hey peeps,

I was wondering if you guys had any tips about turntables and such to show off stuff.

An example of what I mean: Turntable, should I be rotating the lights alongside the mesh, or should I rotate the camera around the mesh?

This is also related to my previous question, since I made custom shaders, how do I show them off? Should I just show them on a sphere and cube? Or a specific model must be used, etc?

And since I'm using custom shaders, how should I show them off on my turntable, especially for stuff like complex eye shaders, which would benefit better from rotating the camera instead of the mesh?

I know it's sound like I'm complicating things, but after an hour or two of watching show-off-reels (especially lacking in technical side of things) I'm confused what the best course of action is.

Cheers!

Ace-Angel

Good points, any ideas if a video would better serve in this case or images?

Eric Chadwick

Both are good. An image offers a nice sharp high-res view, and add a video to show it in motion (lighting changes, topology moving, etc.).

It helps to show a nice model when you're showing off shaders, not just a teapot or sphere.

It's also helpful to show before/after comparisons... standard shader vs. yours.

Ged

what about using unity or the latest flash or p3d etc to show it in 3D, is that getting more acceptable? I still use both images and a unity link because I know people dont necessarily have unity. If its interactive 3d maybe people can look at what they are personally interested in.

Eric Chadwick

3D plugins and Flash viewers are still going to be passed over by some reviewers. You don't want to require someone to install a plugin to view your work, or sit through a loading progress bar. You can add plugin content, but it's still best to have 2D images as your main portfolio source. They're hands-down the quickest way for portfolio reviewers to see your work and make their judgement.

This remains excellent advice, to this day.
http://www.thejonjones.com/2005/10/07/your-portfolio-repels-jobs/