Demo Reel needs feedback

zOffTy

Hello!

I just finished my Demo Reel

clik on the picture



Could you tell me what you think?
If the video is too long or not? if characters are not interesting to show?


Thanks

zOf

TWilson

The character presentation seems good to me. They're a lot of fun. I like the glimpse of peg legger dropping in there.

The music. It seems to me that something upbeat would be a better choice. The current music had me wondering if I left my own music on as well because of the mashup style. But mostly I thought it would match better to a movie sequence where something sad is happening to mr main character. The actual artist you choose may come down to personal taste but the tone is important. I recently recommended these to a friend: Amon Tobin- Sordid, Rubin Steiner- Guitarlandia, MrScruff- Blackpool Roll, and a Fatboy Slim track I cant remember.

This is just a thought but I wonder if an intro screen for your characters might help break it up too. On the intro screen I would put the character posed, name, and stats. It would be a "This is what I'm going to show you." screen. That way there wouldn't be so much to try to take in when you actually show the character as well.

A screen dedicated to your website address at the end would help direct people to your site after the video.

zOffTy

Thanks TWilson!

I'll see if I find a better music
There is my website url at the end, but I didn't write "http://" so I will add it!

Good idea for the intro screen :poly121:

frubes

I really like the low poly characters. I think they are presented fine. You zbrush models lack asymmetry which i think lets them down slightly whilst they are good sculpts they could do with more detail and breaking up. I love the manitee/walrus rider/mount combo but i keep staring at the checker texture on both of them, it reminds me of the unwrap texture in max. Personally i would change it to some leather strapping, currently i dont think it fits the style of the characters.

Lastly i would get rid of the environment. Its a really odd ending to a predominantly character based reel. I dont think you will miss anything by loosing it. Currently its just confusing and could be the lasting impression a potential employer recalls about your reel. Im guessing you want to do character art? If so the environment is a poor ending. Start with your best work, put the not so good stuff in the middle and finish strongly. Currently i think you have a good start and middle but a weak ending to the reel. Hope this helps.

zOffTy

thanks frubes!

i will reflect on the end, but if i have a good start and middle, i don't have anymore better. Perhaps make the turn around of 2 Silverfall character's, and end by zbrush head, and dw3 ?